Sam Hewitt

Brough Superiors have, of late, seemed to be fetching higher and higher figures at auction. And it’s highly unlikely that the bike you see here is going to buck the trend… This legendary SS100 was owned and ridden by FP ‘Gentleman’ Dickson, a famous rider in the 1920s with successes in most UK rallies and races.…

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A bit of early information here, just to make sure that you don’t double-book yourself, as this year’s Festival of 1000 Bikes, organised by the Vintage Motor Cycle Club, is to be held at Leicestershire’s Mallory Park over the weekend of July 12-14. All of the usual attractions will be on site – with track…

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We all like to support the kind of causes that we’re really interested in, or in which we have a vested interest, and the warm-hearted feeling brought by supporting such ventures is made all the better when you get something back in return. The National Motorcycle Museum’s scheme – Friends of the NMM – involves…

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Keen to walk off the overindulgence of turkey sandwiches, turkey curry, bubble and squeak and mince pies, Dave Manning heads to Newark Showground for the Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic. The first weekend in January may seem like a somewhat inconvenient time of year to be running a motorcycle show, of any kind, but it…

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Welcome, dirt bike fans, to the annual Classic Dirt Bike Show, sponsored by Hagon Shocks. We would like to thank all the folk who turned out to support the show last year; once again it was the scene of much activity and merriment (particularly at the bar…) with special thanks to all those who turned…

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