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Lowe not Rowe

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2019

I have just realised that there is a small, but significant, error to the write-up to the Morton’s Archive picture on the front cover of the April issue. The rider of the Sunbeam, is I believe, Bob Lowe not Rowe, a one-time specialist in Long Distance Trials. Bob ordered the Sunbeam direct from the factory…
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Brighton Speed Trials 2019

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Sam Hewitt

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12th July 2019

Having first taken place in July 1905, the Brighton Speed Trials can rightly be considered as being the longest running motor sport event in the world. 114 years later and Saturday, September 7 sees yet another running of this iconic event, the current format being a standing-start ¼ mile sprint along Brighton seafront’s Madeira Drive.…
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Classics on the coast

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Sam Hewitt

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11th July 2019

Lytham Hall, near Blackpool, is celebrating a round dozen for the popular Classic Car & Motorcycle Show, as the impressive Georgian mansion prepares its 78 acres for an automotive invasion on Sunday, August 4. Aside from a vast array of classic motorcycles, there’ll also be a huge display of classic cars, from Austin Sevens to…
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National Scramble of Scotland

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Sam Hewitt

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11th July 2019

Now in its third year, this wonderful event organised and promoted by the busy bee workers of the Galloway Motorcycle Club Ltd, has already become something of a national treasure among classic motocross fans, and this year’s event was just as superb as the previous two – maybe even better. For the members of the…
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The Clifford Arms Classic Show

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Sam Hewitt

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10th July 2019

The Clifford Arms Show in Great Haywood, Staffordshire, goes from strength to strength. This year’s event was on May 19, with sunshine drawing a big crowd of classic and modern bikes to the car park of this popular pub. Club stands from the Norton Owners, Moto Guzzi, Vintage Japanese and Clifford Clubs added to the…
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Hidden collection up for sale

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Sam Hewitt

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9th July 2019

July 30’s H&H Classics auctions sale at the National Motorcycle Museum will see, among others, an amazing collection of bikes from a Kent-based motorbike enthusiast who managed to secrete no fewer than 21 motorbikes in his garage, garden shed and cellar, all unknown to his family! After the secret collector’s death, his family were amazed…
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Chair rubber

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Sam Hewitt

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9th July 2019

Here is a photo, above, of the Norton Dominator 99 that Roger Maughfling built for me in 1964. I soon found that the 16” tyres did not last long (500 miles for the rear) and Owen Greenwood put on a used sidecar racing tyre for 10 shillings (50p to youngsters). From then on I’ve used…
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Made in Japan: Yamaha DS6

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Sam Hewitt

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8th July 2019

Fifty years ago, Yamaha took one final roll of the dice with an engine design that had been part and parcel of their line-up since their very first twin had appeared back in 1959. Steve Cooper takes a closer look. Although part of the long line of YDS 250cc two-stroke twins, Yamaha took the slightly…
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Poetic licence

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Sam Hewitt

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5th July 2019

I’m enclosing a little poem I wrote about a project I’ve recently completed. I’ve been restoring Triumphs for quite a number of years now and I have to admit, believe me, this was some project. I am the owner of seven classic Triumphs and never had one in such a bad state. But it’s been…
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Colin Clark’s Cadwell continues

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd July 2019

Thanks again to Dennis Prosser in helping to identify riders from Colin Clark’s images from the late ‘40s and early ‘50s. I will include any details that Colin may have added to these pictures, but notes are few and far between. The images this month show a Norton outfit (number 92), with some exuberant riding…
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