It is hard to imagine what it was like when he was travelling around Europe in a mate’s Commer van, the two of them sleeping in the back between the bikes, the tools and the
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Scott celebrating centenary
Frank Phillips Scott mounted for the very first Scott Trial Unique in major observed trials the Scott has a time element making winning it a balancing act between setting a faster time or keeping your
Read moreHistory of the modern superbike
New book and lacquer treatment in a can The book charts the last of the throws of the dice for BSA, Triumph and Norton while looking at the inescapable future as produced by Japan. Running
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Well, 'bike cover' is too simplictic. It’s a preservation system for use when laying up a bike for a while. What it does is provide an easily assembled cover on its own ‘floor’ which seals
Read moreDate set for 2014 VJMC Cardiff show
It will be held at Whitchurch High School, Penlline Road, Cardiff, South Glamorgan CF14 2XJ on Sunday, May 11. The event has run successfully on and off over several years, missing out 2013, but it’s
Read moreMeteor sidecar back in production
Watsonian Meteor partnered with a Moto Guzzi V7 racer Only 601 of the initial Meteor were built by Watsonian, between 1946-49, using a batch of RAF Mosquito bomber reserve fuel tanks which the company had
Read moreSunbeam bobber features at Glasgow store
Beautiful bobber brightens Belstaff Although the bike had only 4500 miles it was cosmetically a mess. Owner Ian Spinney teamed up with John McGeachin of www.classicbikerepairsglasgow.co.uk to lighten the machine with stainless guards, fit a
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Frank Lemstra at speed • Dutch rider takes North East Club’s 500cc Classic Championship Frank Lemstra, a motorcycle dealer from Amsterdam, became the North East Motorcycle Racing Club’s 2013 500cc Classic Champion at East Fortune
Read moreOwners of Italian classics drink up the Maltogiro
Continuing on from the successful Border Revvers weekend in May, the event attracted just under 30 classics across a decent range of manufacturers including Laverda, Moto Morini, Moto Guzzi and Ducati. The base for the
Read moreHaynes on the move
The news comes following the completion of a strategic review recommending closure of the current warehouse and distribution operation based at Sparkford, and the amalgamation of the UK automotive manuals and general interest books section
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