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Newark Winter Classic

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Sam Hewitt

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4th November 2019

Breaking the stranglehold that religious festivals and cultural pressures have on the festive period and the new year, any excesses can be walked off with a healthy stroll around the former RAF Winthorpe, north of Newark, Nottinghamshire over the weekend of January 11-12, 2020. You’ll more likely know this as being Newark Showground, home to…
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Royal Enfield Continental GT

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Sam Hewitt

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31st October 2019

There’s been no cover-up operation regarding the new twin-cylinder Royal Enfield machines, although a significant wait was forthcoming for those of us desperately eager to get our hands on one of the new 650cc models. Nigh on 18 months after the new offerings were due to hit the roads of the UK, Dave Manning finally…
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Fowl play at 3 Sisters

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Sam Hewitt

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31st October 2019

The Preston & District Motorcycle Club were holding round 5 of their championship races at 3 Sisters race circuit near Wigan on September 8 and, taking part in the Classic and Post Classic races, was Mike Powell on his BSA Bantam racer. His chicken chaser gave a supreme performance, coming second overall in both race…
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Cadwell to the Clypse

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Sam Hewitt

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31st October 2019

I too have fond memories of going to Cadwell Park. I went with Charlie Freeman in the late 1950s. He raced his Manx and sidecar outfit there and at other meetings, including over on the Isle of Man. This picture was taken somewhere on the Clypse course with Billie Nelson in/on the chair. These were…
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Wildman memories

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Sam Hewitt

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30th October 2019

I enjoyed the article about A E Wildman & Sons in Spilsby, Lincolnshire. The history with this shop is amazing. Perhaps I could add a bit that I think is also amazing, and involves the same shop. I own a 1951 BSA A7, pictured here. The previous owner called at the shop in the ‘90s…
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Readers’ tips

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Sam Hewitt

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30th October 2019

The near side seat knob on my Norton Commando had to be removed to allow the seat to be fully lifted up and rest against the seat stay cable. But removing the knob meant that I could leave it behind, or leave it loose and so lose it when riding. Therefore I came up with…
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Honda’s 60 years on the Island: Nine years that rocked the world

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Sam Hewitt

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30th October 2019

This year marks the diamond jubilee of Honda’s first appearance at the Isle of Man TT in 1959, and there hasn’t been a single year since without the successful participation of racing machines built by the Japanese factory. Pete Kelly continues his look back over the first nine eventful years, from Honda’s first 125cc foray…
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Popham Motorcycle Megameet

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Sam Hewitt

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29th October 2019

Although Del Hickey had seen the event advertised for several years, he’d never been before… This year, I’d decided it was time to make the effort and head across country to check it out, after all, they said there was an autojumble, bike show and vintage aircraft fly-in, what could be better than that? Having…
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Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club

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Sam Hewitt

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29th October 2019

Cheshire Branch Bhurtpore Show What with a damp weather outlook in the south Cheshire countryside, Will Barber and the South Cheshire VJMC were expecting a considerable decrease in classic bike enthusiasts venturing out in the rain to their now well-established annual show. The previous day saw us erecting the marquees, staking out and allotting pitches…
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Colin Clark’s Cadwell concludes

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Sam Hewitt

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29th October 2019

To finish the images of Colin Clark I conclude with the final three, which show the duel of the twins, at least one of which is a Triumph. The look on the face of rider 7, which can be seen on the full-sized prints, is of absolute joy! The second is a picture of a…
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