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  • George Brough plaques unveiled

    George Brough plaques unveiled

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    Plaques commissioned by the Brough Superior Club to acknowledge the life of George Brough have been affixed on two houses in Nottingham…

  • Pageant turns red

    Pageant turns red

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    The Cholmondeley Pageant of Power goes Latin with an Italian theme for 2014 when it opens the gates of the beautiful grounds of Cholmondeley Castle over June 13-15…

  • The way we were: May

    The way we were: May

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    Selection of motorcycle activities throughout from last century starting with The Motor Cycle advising readers of ferry arrangements for the Isle of Man in 1914…

  • Going solo

    Going solo

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    Although originally aimed at the racing fraternity, Solo starters quickly found a far wider market, and in the last eight years starters have been sold to collectors, engine builders, restorers, motorcycle dealers, and even the MoT Testing Station at Braddan, IoM…

  • Hammond a classic fan

    Hammond a classic fan

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    BBC Top Gear’s Richard Hammond made a surprise appearance at the recent Prescott Bike Festival, arriving on a classic Norton Dominator…

  • Six hour Velocette rewire – in three minutes!

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    People are prepared to pay for painting, plating, engine work etc, but are often reluctant to spend on rewiring. This is why it makes sense to invest in electrics…

  • Cotswold Scrambler, June 1953

    Cotswold Scrambler, June 1953

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    Fine weather was welcomed for the 1953 Cotswold Scramble – but that was to be expected for as The Motor Cycle commented it was “almost a tradition” that the “sun blazed down” and this season was no different…

  • Corgis at work

    Corgis at work

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    Presumably from late 1950 – as it was published on January 4, 1951 – a pair of Corgis are pressed into service as runabouts on an airfield during ‘a big exercise’ over Britain, in which RAF and US Air Force personnel took part…

  • Suzuki legends at Classic TT

    Suzuki legends at Classic TT

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    Three of Suzuki’s top engineers will be joining Steve Wheatman’s Classic Suzuki Race Team at the Classic TT in August. Tadano Matsui, Masaru Iwasaki and Makoto Suzuki are flying in especially for the event…

  • The Classic MotorCycle on sale – June 2014

    The Classic MotorCycle on sale – June 2014

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    Triumph Tiger 100 – fast fun, smooth and irrestisibly stylish. Also budget Velocette special, Czech engineering, James V-twins, a stunning Manx Norton plus all the usual archive stories and your favourite columnists. On sale now!


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