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Not so much an American dream
“I don’t recognise your bike, but your fez is familiar?” This PR scene is from where else but Hollywood, where the Triumph Speed Twin, complete with ‘bathtub’ rear bodywork, was never popular Stateside.
From The Archive -
August 12, 2022
Rocket Ron
It’s refreshing to have a colour photo from the archive for once and Ron Haslam’s smile sums up the love so many have of racing. The scene appears to show a typical club racing scene, with friends helping out.
From The Archive -
August 12, 2022
Overseeing changing times
In 1969, none other than the Duke of Edinburgh graced the Isle of Man TT with his presence. The prince first visited the TT in 1949 and by all accounts really enjoyed the spectacle; he was regularly seen riding a Honda Monkey bike on the Royal estates.
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August 12, 2022
Searching for Scott 
The year is 1954 and Mr J Whitehouse is astride a 1930 Scott Squirrel. The happy throng is the end of the ACU National Rally at Rhyl, North Wales, a navigation exercise taking in a large proportion of the country. The idea was simple – to cover as close to 600 miles within 24 hours, passing through as many waypoints as you could, with one point per mile and two points per waypoint.
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August 3, 2022
The pastime and industry in France
From 1912, a report on motorcycling over the Channel, featured in The Motor Cycle.
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June 1, 2022
Stock Tiger test
In the early part of 1937, ‘a demonstration of the high speed reliability of Triumph Tigers’ was undertaken.
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June 1, 2022
Paul Smart (1943-2021)
After years of racing and riding, on October 27, 2021, Paul Smart was killed, riding his motorcycle, in a road traffic accident, which is the subject of investigation by the police and coroner.
From The Archive -
May 9, 2022
From the archive: BMWs are just tourers, eh?
The Thruxton 500 was an annual race, held at Thruxton, Wiltshire, from 1958 to 1973, and the first team to cover the 500 miles won... erm, hence the name. But it was more than just another race; it was for production bikes, so it became massively important to marketing for manufacturers and prestige in the years it ran, attracting the top riders and factory entries.
From The Archive - Arianne Davey
January 18, 2022
From the Archive: Not just tiddlers
This photograph, which is marked having been taken in August 1921, shows James was not ‘just’ a small bike manufacturer. Seen at the Spa racetrack in Belgium some 28 years before the track held its first Grand Prix, this James looks like the 496cc V-twin model, built for racing at the TT and Grand Prix races.
From The Archive - Arianne Davey
December 14, 2021
From the Archive: Hubert Auriol: rally-raid legend!
Hubert Auriol – who sadly passed away in January, aged just 68 – was not only a three-time winner of the Dakar Rally, but the first to win it on both two wheels and four.
From The Archive - Arianne Davey
December 7, 2021
From the Archive: MV Memories
As the two young girls watch Mike Hailwood round Signpost Corner, what are they thinking? It’s 1963, the Senior, but does any of this matter to them? Maybe they’re glad it’s the final race of the week and it won’t be so noisy!
From The Archive - Arianne Davey
November 30, 2021
Flashback: Howard R Davies' story
Howard R Davies won the Senior TT, the world’s most important race, on a motorcycle he had built.
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July 10, 2020
Archive: John Surtees wins the 1960 Senior TT
Magnificent shot of John Surtees in 1960, en route to winning the Senior TT.
From The Archive - Sam Hewitt
June 4, 2020
From the Archive: International Dirt Bike Show
Though a modern event, there is still the odd thing for us classic enthusiasts at the Motul- sponsored International Dirt Bike Show… With all that’s best in the modern dirt bike scene on display at
From The Archive - Nigel Devereux
May 5, 2020
From the Archive: Trading Post – YAMAHA SR500/SR400
Still Running, Still Riding: The traditional half-litre single is still on sale! Yamaha’s SR road banger has been in production since 1978. That is a very long time indeed, so it must be something special…
From The Archive - Nigel Devereux
May 5, 2020
From the Archive: Austin Hockley – Fearless Fighter
Ask any of the competitors who raced regularly against Austin Hockley and the most common description they give him is ‘fearless’. Chris Carter charts his varied career. Words: Chris Carter Photographs: Austin Hockley Collection and
From The Archive - Nigel Devereux
May 4, 2020
From the archive: Take five – whichever suits your style
Before Royal Enfield’s sensationally-styled Continental GT made its debut, the 250cc Crusader line had already evolved into two variations on a very agreeable five-speed theme – the leading link front fork Super 5 and the
From The Archive - Nigel Devereux
April 30, 2020
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