Sam Hewitt

  • The Border Classic Bike Show

    The Border Classic Bike Show

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    Held at Lacon Childe School in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire DY14 8PE, on September 8, the Border Classic is a long-standing show of more than 30 years’ provenance that has a small, but definitive, change for 2019. Previously run by classic motorcycle stalwart and all-round good guy ‘Uncle’ Jim Reynolds, this year’s show will be organised…

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  • Eurojumble traders invited for a knees up on Friday evening

    Eurojumble traders invited for a knees up on Friday evening

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    Building on the fantastic success of last year’s event, join hundreds of traders as they showcase their wares to thousands of enthusiasts at the Carole Nash Eurojumble on Friday and Saturday, September 6-7.

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  • Joy of Atlas

    Joy of Atlas

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    I was struggling to read the June issue, having just got back from having some swarf excavated from my eye at the local hospital (by the most delightful young lady!) and I chanced upon the Stafford Show report. On page 42, centre right, was a machine finished in brown, a machine of such outstanding AWESOMENESS,…

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  • Herefordshire On The Edge 2019

    Herefordshire On The Edge 2019

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    The fourth running of Herefordshire on the Edge attracted no less than 92 entries, all on classic machines ranging from the 1920s through to the 1990s. This unique, navigational event, organised by the Herefordshire section of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club, provided its usual challenge to riders and machines, with unscheduled heavy rain adding to…

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  • Jumbling with the bard

    Jumbling with the bard

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    Thanks to the really rather successful first showing at Stratford-upon-Avon racecourse, September 15 sees a return to the venue for the Stratford autojumble. Tickets can be purchased in advance, which allows customers to beat the queues. Go to www.stratfordautojumble.co.uk for more information or call 01507 529430 for all trade enquiries. Read more News and Features…

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  • Cadwell outfits

    Cadwell outfits

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    As Cadwell Park hosts the Sidecar Revival Meeting I thought it would be appropriate to include the last three Colin Clark images of sidecar outfits in the 1950s. The first is a Norton outfit (70) which, although there is no evidence on the original, I think may be Stan Hailwood. No clues at all about…

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  • Made in Japan: Yamaha YDS7/YR5

    Made in Japan: Yamaha YDS7/YR5

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    Over the last few months, Steve Cooper has stomped through Yamaha’s earlier back catalogue of machinery, showing the steep learning curve that the factory covered in those years… Even if the factory had adopted the more logical format of horizontally split crankcases for the seminal 350cc YR1 in 1967 it had persisted with the more…

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  • Bonhams MPH to sponsor Stratford Autojumble

    Bonhams MPH to sponsor Stratford Autojumble

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    Stratford Autojumble is proud to have Bonhams MPH as sponsor for the September event, which takes place at the centre ring at Stratford Racecourse on Sunday 15th.

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  • A lifetime of collecting

    A lifetime of collecting

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    Amassed by Shropshire lad Doug Jackson, his lifetime collection of motorcycle ephemera is being sold by Charterhouse at its auction of classic and vintage motorcycles being held at The Haynes International Museum, Somerset, on Saturday, August 10. Doug’s business, The World’s Motorcycle News Agency, was founded in 1963 and for decades he was the go-to…

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  • Classic TT set to shine

    Classic TT set to shine

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    The Isle of Man’s Classic TT’s star continues on its ascension, with a number of high-profile riders set to compete at this year’s event. With qualifying beginning on August 27, it’s anyone’s guess as to who will be gracing the podium in any of the races, given the impressive line-up of previous winners and TT…

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