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Peter Williams Motorcycles plans replica Arter-Matchless, a road-going JPN, Commando parts and an exclusive club!

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

Lots of things are happening at Peter Williams Motorcycles, including the formation of a PWM club with the many benefits that go with it, a project to build an Arter-Matchless replica, a road bike evolution of the John Player Norton and even hand-painted Bell helmets with Peter’s distinctive ‘Big W’ blue and white motif! Peter…
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Herefordshire VMCC invites older machines to new long-distance ride

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

Starting and finishing at Ross-on-Wye Cattle Market, the first running of a new long-distance ride entitled ‘Herefordshire on the Edge’ takes place on Sunday, June 26. Herefordshire VMCC invites older machines to new long-distance ride Beautiful vistas like this are awaiting all who take up the challenge of the VMCC’s inaugural ‘Herefordshire on the Edge’…
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Make a date for the Golden Era Run

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

Organised by the North East section of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club, the highly-regarded Golden Era Run for motorcycles and three-wheelers built before 1931 will take place at the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington, near York, on Sunday, July 24. Make a date for the Golden Era Run Notable vintage restorer and Golden Era Run…
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Music to the ears! Suzuki’s GT550 triple

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

Steve Cooper fondly remembers Suzuki’s largest air-cooled two-stroke triple – the excellent but often overlooked GT550 Music to the ears! Suzuki’s GT550 triple The refined (by comparison) Suzuki GT550 poses with its much more berserk rival, Kawasaki’s H1 Mach III. In recent discussion with one of this column’s readers, I was asked why on earth…
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Agricultural it wasn’t – farmer Jack’s Zundapp-Arrow special

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

When OBM reader and Adler to Zundapp Club member Bernie alerted us to a long-forgotten Zundapp-Arrow special, it was a simple matter to visit the Mortons Archive and turn up the original report. Agricultural it wasn’t – farmer Jack’s Zundapp-Arrow special Jack Piper explains the technicalities to seated Motor Cycle staffman Peter Fraser. There’s been…
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Here’s a car showroom – turn it into a bike shop!

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

Concluding the story about motorcycles in his life, Tony Proctor tells how he set up a brand new Yamaha Centre 38 years ago. Here’s a car showroom – turn it into a bike shop! A group of likely lads ogle the selection of new Yamahas during an open day at the former St Neots Yamaha…
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Sunbeam Club’s Pioneer Run hits 77 not out

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

In mid-February 1930, a crowd gathered at Croydon Aerodrome to witness the very first Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club’s Pioneer Run to Brighton for pre-1914 motorcycles – which, it has to be said, were not all that old at the time! Sunbeam Club’s Pioneer Run hits 77 not out On his way to winning the Laurie…
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More than half-a-million bikes in a year – Royal Enfield’s best financial results ever

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

After selling more than half-a-million motorcycles in the last financial year, Royal Enfield has announced its best-ever results for a 12-month period. More than half-a-million bikes in a year – Royal Enfield’s best financial results ever After opening a new Royal Enfield store at Mitcham, Surrey, last year, RE’s CEO Siddhartha Lal (left) attended the…
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Vintage Tyres appoints new managing director

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

Vintage Tyres, the world’s largest supplier of original-equipment tyres for enthusiast vehicles, has appointed Ben Field, who joined the company last June, as its new managing director. Vintage Tyres appoints new managing director Ben Field – taking over as the new MD. Ben, who has 25 years’ experience in the classic vehicle industry as a…
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Square Four evolution

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2016

While little cannot already have been written about the Ariel Square Four, it takes only a brief look through the Mortons Archive to reignite the intrigue this distinguished British design has always generated, writes Pete Kelly. Square Four evolution In 1931 Ariel won the Maudes Trophy with an ingenious ‘Sevens’ test devised by the firm’s…
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