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Japanese machinery of all descriptions made a beeline for the Sammy Miller Museum on June 11. Nearest the camera are a 500cc Honda single and a Kawasaki KH250. Awards for the best 1950s/60s bike, the best machines from the 1970s, 80s and 90s, the best bike at show and best ladies’ bike were presented by…

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Class A winner Rob Head (740 BSA Norton) is seen in close company with Class B winner Keith Ruddock (250 BSA). The riders had to decide what their own average speeds would be and then ride smoothly and consistently to achieve them. There was lots of motorcycling nostalgia in the paddock, with bikes ranging from…

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The club’s ‘Reed Scott’ is mastered by an enthusiastic rider. Well, your dreams can come true when you enrol on a Vintage Motor Cycle Club training day. Twice a year, the VMCC organises training days on which enthusiasts can experience the challenge of riding early machinery with hand gear-change, lever throttles and other interesting features…

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Welsh Motoring Auction cancelled This difficult decision had to be taken due to the very limited number of entries that had committed to the sale as the catalogue deadline approached. Having held the auction annually for over 15 years, during which time some rare and valuable vehicles have changed hands, Nigel Hodson, auctioneer in charge,…

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Old bikes don’t handle? Mervyn Stratford’s fiery cornering style on his Rudges could put many a lardy modern bike to shame! Based at the Autodromo di Varano de’Melagari, close to Parma in northern Italy, the three-day track event is a superb festival of motorcycling that’s totally free to view, yet as I discovered at the…

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They should have been looking over a beautiful patchwork of green fields… “Right, men,” he says. “I’ve got an idea. Instead of waiting for the invasion, we need to practise one ourselves, on our autocycles.” (The Home Guard doesn’t run to 16H Nortons). “Where?” asks Sergeant Wilson. “Not Scotland,” interrupts Private Godfrey. “My knees are…

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