This is the story of two Peckham boys, John Bowden and Graham Cole, and their biking days in the 1950s and 60s, and I’m writing it because of John’s sad and early death in April
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A Cotton restored
Last October we ran a short feature headed ‘The Cotton they dragged from the Grand Union Canal’ telling the story of a 1937 350cc JAP-engined Cotton Sports that VMCC Taverners Section member Brian Matthews had
Read moreBritish scooter display opens at Haynes Motor Museum
After several years in the planning, the British Motorcycle Charitable Trust’s exhibition of British motor scooters opened to the public within the Haynes International Motor Museum near Yeovil on May 21. British scooter display opens
Read moreNimble, stylish and a joy to ride – a tale of just what might have been
Concluding the story of his endless quest to find a dohc 350cc BSA Fury, Tony Page tells how he ended up with a Triumph Bandit as well – and what the bikes are actually like
Read moreT160 triplex primary drive problem solved
Owners of T160 Triumph Tridents might be interested to know that a T160 Triplex primary drive conversion sprocket is now available from Clive Scarfe Systems. T160 triplex primary drive problem solved All you need to
Read moreCarole Nash winner Ben spends a day with his hero Leon Haslam
After winning a Carole Nash Insurance competition, 37-year-old Ben Hayes from Cheshire recently spent a day he’ll never forget with his motorcycle racing hero, Leon Haslam. Carole Nash winner Ben spends a day with his
Read moreJapanese bikers’ day at Sammy Miller Museum
Almost 200 bikes, including some real Japanese exotica, turned up for the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club’s Japanese bikers’ day at the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum on Saturday, June 11 – and Nigel Barratt and Steph
Read moreThe long-running Watsonian Palma range
Mick Payne looks back at the long history of the Watsonian Squire Palma range of sidecars, which were innovative at the time of their introduction and remain available to this day. The long-running Watsonian Palma
Read moreTimely Thunderfest victory for Rob Head
Sponsored by Harleyworld of Chesterfield, the 2016 Thunderfest at Darley Moor saw a packed grid striving to reach their personal target times in a tough 10-lap competition. Timely Thunderfest victory for Rob Head Class A
Read moreWho said that old bikes weren’t fun to ride?
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to ride a Brough, a ‘cammy’ Velocette, a two-speed Scott or a ‘Class One’ veteran? Who said that old bikes weren’t fun to ride? The club’s
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