Sam Hewitt

As one of the oldest dealers in the country, Damerells in Indian Queens in Cornwall, is currently run by the grandson of the founder, Steve Damerell.  While they’re a new-bike dealership, they also retail second-hand machines and so there’s little surprise that they have an amazing collection of bikes, including an impressive array of classic…

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Motorcycles with an interesting provenance tend to raise some truly astounding prices at auction, yet this 1935 OK Supreme has an estimate that seems to buck that trend. When it was originally owned by Henry Harrison from Liverpool, shortly after World War Two, it was modified to have a rear swinging arm with AMC suspension…

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The 2019 Taunton Classic Motorcycle Club annual charity Exmoor Run will be held on Sunday, August 11. The run is open to all motorcycles, and starts at Sheppy’s Cider just outside Taunton.  Signing on is from 8.15am at Sheppy’s – where you will be able to buy tea or coffee and a bacon bap –…

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Even folk who don’t hold Redditch products high on their choice of classic motorcycles will have heard of Johnny Brittain, and will be aware that he rode a Royal Enfield. They’ll also be aware that the Enfield Bullet has been in production since God’s dog was a puppy, and that production of the 350 and…

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Okay, so it was Kazuyuki Ishihara’s garden ‘Green switch’ that actually won the gold, and while his Japanese-style garden was, undoubtedly, absolutely fantastic, he has to be commended for including a ’53 Triumph Trophy TR5 in his display, thanks to Ideal Motorcycles. The concept for Mr Ishihara’s 2019 garden was to provide a place of…

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Having first taken place in July 1905, the Brighton Speed Trials can rightly be considered as being the longest running motor sport event in the world. 114 years later and Saturday, September 7 sees yet another running of this iconic event, the current format being a standing-start ¼ mile sprint along Brighton seafront’s Madeira Drive.…

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Lytham Hall, near Blackpool, is celebrating a round dozen for the popular Classic Car & Motorcycle Show, as the impressive Georgian mansion prepares its 78 acres for an automotive invasion on Sunday, August 4. Aside from a vast array of classic motorcycles, there’ll also be a huge display of classic cars, from Austin Sevens to…

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Now in its third year, this wonderful event organised and promoted by the busy bee workers of the Galloway Motorcycle Club Ltd, has already become something of a national treasure among classic motocross fans, and this year’s event was just as superb as the previous two – maybe even better. For the members of the…

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The Clifford Arms Show in Great Haywood, Staffordshire, goes from strength to strength. This year’s event was on May 19, with sunshine drawing a big crowd of classic and modern bikes to the car park of this popular pub. Club stands from the Norton Owners, Moto Guzzi, Vintage Japanese and Clifford Clubs added to the…

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