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With the somewhat irregular operation of the standard speedometer on many classic bikes, and the necessity for having very accurate speedos in these days when you can land yourself a hefty fine and points on your licence for just a couple of mph over the posted speed limit, it makes sense to fit a more…

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There can be little more frustrating to a biker than a motorcycle with an incorrectly adjusted idle – either too high, creating noise, heat and unwarranted attention, or too low with constant stalling, or blipping of the throttle with that same unwanted attention! While many classic bikes have an easily adjustable idle, a few aren’t…

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The Brighton Speed Trials is considered to be the world’s longest running motorsport event, having first run in July 1905. However it, along with other motoring events on Madeira Drive (such as the veteran car run), is currently under threat as there are lobbyists who wish to ban all motor vehicles permanently from Madeira Drive.Fortunately…

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Due to the current situation with the coronavirus pandemic, Mortons Events have had to postpone the International Dirt Bike Show due to be held at Stafford Showground on the 31 October – 1 November 2020. The safety, wellbeing and enjoyment are essential parts of any show and under the current government guidelines, we don’t believe that this can…

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The current crisis has, as is alluded to in the editorial on page 2, brought forth the point that we have a vast aftermarket industry in the UK for classic motorcycles, and it’s one that has, in general, continued to supply parts and materials for our projects and complete bikes throughout the crisis. Kingpin Components…

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While the lockdown of shops and public traders has now begun to ease, we’ve yet to see any easing on the closures of public services such as libraries and museums, yet that doesn’t mean that they’ve been simply mothballed for the last few months. As an example, while the Sammy Miller Museum in the New…

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Thanks to the Covid-19 lockdown, the National Motorcycle Museum’s winter raffle was drawn by John ‘Moon Eyes’ Cooper at his home in Derbyshire. The lucky winner of the top prize – a brand new factory-customised Triumph Thruxton – was Andrew Winscom of Worcestershire, while Anne Alexander of Berwick won the Sealey electro-hydraulic bike lift, and…

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Motorsport is moving closer to starting up again, and one of the new motorsport disciplines to be taking place in 2020 is the Straightliners Ultimate British Classic Bike Championship. As the name suggests, it’s all about top speed, although in a change to the Bonneville-style format of very long open spaces, this championship will also…

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Amazingly, those folk at the National Motorcycle Museum have managed to find another brand new old stock British twin for their 2020 summer raffle! The bike in question is a 1977 Triumph T140J, which as you’ll know, is the Silver Jubilee edition. It has never been run or registered and, as such, shows just four…

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With the popularity of BSA’s two-stroke lightweight seemingly growing by the week, especially within the twin-shock off-road trials arena, it’s little surprise that the aftermarket is expanding to suit. What you see here are folding kick-starts for the Bantam – for trials or road use – as supplied by Alan Wright at Trico Products. These…

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