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  • Searching for Scott 

    Searching for Scott 

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    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,…

  • The pastime and industry in France

    The pastime and industry in France

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    From 1912, a report on motorcycling over the Channel, featured in The Motor Cycle.

  • Stock Tiger test

    Stock Tiger test

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    In the early part of 1937, ‘a demonstration of the high speed reliability of Triumph Tigers’ was undertaken.

  • Paul Smart (1943-2021)

    Paul Smart (1943-2021)

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    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: BMWs are just tourers, eh?

    From the archive: BMWs are just tourers, eh?

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    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…

  • From the Archive: Not just tiddlers

    From the Archive: Not just tiddlers

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    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…

  • From the Archive: Hubert Auriol: rally-raid legend!

    From the Archive: Hubert Auriol: rally-raid legend!

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    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: MV Memories

    From the Archive: MV Memories

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    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!

  • Flashback: Howard R Davies’ story

    Flashback: Howard R Davies’ story

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    Howard R Davies won the Senior TT, the world’s most important race, on a motorcycle he had built.

  • Archive: John Surtees wins the 1960 Senior TT

    Archive: John Surtees wins the 1960 Senior TT

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    Magnificent shot of John Surtees in 1960, en route to winning the Senior TT.

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