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  • Hesketh day out

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    Nostalgia was the order of the day in Towcester Market Square on Saturday, September 7, as locals witnessed a scene that brought a lot of memories flooding back…

  • Sports Motorcycles are back

    Sports Motorcycles are back

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    Let’s play word association. Sports Motorcycles… Ducati. Correct! Even after all this time and despite owner Steve Wynne retiring to New Zealand the link will always be there…

  • Return of the stroker

    Return of the stroker

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    The world’s last performance two-stroke is made in England! More proof of the strength of the classic market comes with a newly built, Yamaha OW16 replica from Peregrine Engineering…

  • Vinduro Hot Trod 2012

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    It’s a classic enduro for pre 1987 motorcycles and had over 100 riders for the Saturday’s Hare and Hounds and the full time-card Enduro on Sunday.

  • Engine timing

    Engine timing

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    There’s a time and place for everything in life, including that all important spark for your bike’s engine. This month Steve Cooper talks us through flywheel magneto engine timing…

  • Benelli 900SEI

    Benelli 900SEI

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    Alan Arnold wanted to build a Benelli 900SEI that looks like a modernised 750. So he did. And now it’s almost finished – time for a shakedown run…

  • The way we were: November 1937

    The way we were: November 1937

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    German Ernst Henne (500cc supercharged BMW) set a new motorcycle world speed record of 173.57mph along the Frankfurt Autobahn on November 28, 1937…

  • VMCC’s Founders Day

    VMCC’s Founders Day

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    The VMCC’s Founders Day is one of the highlights of the calendar for many vintage and classic enthusiasts, so it was a great shame when summer rain forced its July cancellation. But the organising Taverner’s section weren’t to be easily beaten – and the rescheduled September 2 date seemed a natural fit…

  • Classic British Legends: Jeff Smith MBE

    Classic British Legends: Jeff Smith MBE

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    Twice FIM 500cc Motocross World Champion, twice British Trials Champion, multi British Experts trials wins, a Scottish Six Days Trials win and eight ISDT Gold medals… and there’s more…

  • Rough ride for Vinduro competitors

    Rough ride for Vinduro competitors

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    Almost 100 riders on a selection of twinshock and Evo enduro bikes gathered for the third annual Vinduro Hot Trod. The event, a vintage enduro for machines more than 25 years old, took place at Chatton in Northumberland on September 22-23…


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