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More info required… He said: “I have two family photographs, one taken in 1905-6, I think, with my great-grandfather Granger Willson and wife Dorothy, probably in Fordham, Cambridgeshire. “The second is my great-uncle John in 1921 looking cool with fag on lip, at Fairbourne near Barmouth in Wales. He lived in Shrewsbury and was on…

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Top racer and nice guy too, Ivor England in action In a 14 year racing career the quietly spoken man from Hampshire was undoubtedly one of the most popular riders of his generation, and the sight and sound of Ivor and his big booming four-strokes will be long remembered by a legion of West Country…

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Hugh Mason during his winning ride in 1913 One marque built close to the editor’s home town was the NUT – standing for Newcastle upon Tyne – and Chris Scott is the VMCC marque specialist for the make. Chris phoned the Old Bike Mart offices recently and mentioned 2013 was the centenary of NUT, or…

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Kits can transform 500cc models Inspired by the Crusader Sports of 1959, the Bullet Sports kit features drop handlebars and a Gold Star-style silencer. The fly screen is typical of those fitted to cafe racers in the 1960s and the neat bar end mirrors bolt directly into the end of the ace handlebars.  Royal Enfield…

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Always lock it… Glenn said: “There is a need for a publicly accessible listing of stolen motorcycles, both registered and unregistered and I started www.stolen dirtbikes.com.au in 2006 as a way for the owners of the stolen bikes to tell the general public about their loss. “While that site was intended for just Australian thefts…

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Last year’s winner was Malcolm Nettleship’s 1969 Yamaha YAS1 In 2012 the idea of an overall champion, by enthusiasts’ vote rather than an arbitrary decision by a panel of judges, was tested out. Basically the Best in Show at each of our 2012 shows went into the ring against each other and enthusiasts could log…

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Nortons at Shepton Mallet show For this year’s theme it is going for ‘a racing start’, and the stand will be decked out as a typical race track start line with a grandstand and a ticket office. On the start line will be a fine line up of Manx Nortons. 2013 marks the branches 50th…

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Kickstart and piston kits for Villiers As we all can appreciate, a motorcycle part designed to be kicked and spending its life in an area likely to be covered in road muck or mud and such, like in the case of an off-roadster, is likely to wear out. Most Villiers parts are well past their…

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Want a high gloss shine? Contact ACM Finishing The staff at the Lowestoft business had been polishing metal parts for years using conventional polishing methods which involve surface preparation and then buffing and finishing, and although this system has been sufficient for most polishing jobs they felt that some jobs required more than the usual…

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Harley-Davidson tour The Ride Home, which begins on August 18, is a 10 day ride across the United States from Los Angeles, California to Milwaukee, Wisconsin birthplace and home of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles. The tour arrives in Milwaukee just in time for the 110th anniversary of Harley-Davidson celebrations. On the way it will visit the Mojave…

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