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It seems only yesterday that the London Motorcycle Museum was celebrating its new display of the Derek Minter trophy collection which includes no fewer than 14 TT replicas. Thanks to financial assistance from the British Motorcycle Charitable Trust (see feature on pages 38-39) display cabinets were installed to show off the trophies, while the rest…

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With the new Triumph’s low seat height, crisp handling and excellent brakes, the good times are set to roll again. If ever there was a reason to buy a modern classic, it’s Triumph’s new Street Twin – the first in a line of five new bikes in the Bonneville range. The Street Twin is a…

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Entries of every kind and every age made Newark Showground’s George Stephenson Hall a focal point for visitors to last year’s Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic. One of the most popular British riders ever, Whitham will be on stage many times throughout the weekend, being interviewed about his life and career by fellow former competitor…

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This ex-Hubert Chantrey 1938 800cc Brough Superior BS4 (GY 989), with frame No 4004 and engine No M131039, is expected to sell for between £80,000 and £120,000 at the April Stafford Sale. “This is one of the greatest motorcycle discoveries of recent times,” said Ben Walker, International Director for Bonhams’ Collectors’ Motorcycle Department. “A lot…

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All owners of pre-1940 motorcycles are invited to join the club, which has been in existence since 1924 and is still thriving, with a current membership across the length and breadth of Britain. Read more in January’s edition of OBM  

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The ever-smiling Joan Westbrook hasn’t missed a single Jack Thompson Trial in 25 years. Photo: Jeremy Roberts. Although not a Sidcup Club member, Jack was a well-known and popular local British bike enthusiast and trials competitor, and the event in his memory was originally suggested by committee member Steve Potten. Read more in December’s edition…

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Entrants in the 43rd Beamish Trophy Trial await the ‘off’ with a venerable girder-fork Royal Enfield lightweight to the fore. One of the last events to closely resemble a prewar reliability trial, the Beamish was ably organised by Tom Norman and fellow club members, and the observed hills and mobile quiz make it a memorable…

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In 1949, the year she won her first International Six Days Trial gold medal on a Norton, Olga takes part in a road parade in the sidecar of a 497cc Norton outfit. Mortons Archive photo. He would appreciate hearing from anyone with reminiscences and/or photographs of Olga, and will acknowledge the sources of any material…

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Vendor John Hopkins stored these classic British bikes in a barn. “We’re still working through all the engines, gearboxes and frames to marry them together to get complete bikes,” said the auction house’s Matthew Whitney. “You could hardly walk through the one-bedroomed flat because of the clutter and motorcycle parts. We’ve come across several similar…

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This 1959 Triumph T120 Bonneville, restored in the NMM’s workshops, will be the top prize in the winter raffle, and the Tiger Cub, also pictured, will be the second prize. Highlights of the action-packed day included four-times World Superbike Champion Carl Fogarty MBE and Jamie Whitham conducting interviews with TT stars Maria Costello MBE and…

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