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All geared up for Gaffers Gallop
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In October 1953, Edward Turner and two colleagues successfully completed the ‘End to End’ (Land’s End to John o’Groats) aboard brand new 150cc Triumph Terriers, and under the watchful gaze of the ACU…
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Bright sparks
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This is the latest electronic magneto from BT-H Components. The OBM editorial Triumph has had a BT-H early version on for years and it has been superb but it doesn’t look like the original magneto. But that has changed…
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Win a professional tool kit worth over £740!
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We’ve teamed up with Draper Tools to offer one lucky reader the chance to win this fantastic professional tool kit worth more than £740…
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Mile munching Francis-Barnett
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The Francis-Barnett Owners’ Club was pleased to welcome Dave Shaw as part of the club’s display at the Elk Promotions Show at Ashford Cattle market on Easter Monday…
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McGuinness and Molyneux immortalised on TT course
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TT organisers have taken the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of today’s two most successful competitors, John McGuinness and Dave Molyneux, by naming locations on the Mountain Course after each of them…
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The way we were: May 1938
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‘Perseus’ of The Motor Cycle proved the value of cheap economical transport in the hard pressed times of the late 1930s. Riding a Villiers powered Cyc-Auto, which he cruised at 18-20mph, Perseus travelled from his home to Brighton for a planned late afternoon swim…
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Ariel Square Four special
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Ray Steer is totally steeped in Ariel Square Fours. Some years ago, his imagination was captured by a photo that appeared in a few publications, showing the mayor and police of Monterey Park, California, taking delivery of two appropriately specified Square Fours…
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Vincent and Broughs to headline Bonhams sale
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Pick of the Bonhams auction at Stafford this year will be, again, V-twins. There’s the Montlhery ‘record breaker’ (tested TCM November 2002) Vincent Black Shadow, a hugely desirable piece of kit estimated at £110,000 to £130,000, which will get the Vincent enthusiasts all aflutter…
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Hailwood Honda replica on track
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Though legendary in the off-road world, Sammy Miller was more than a dab hand at Tarmac stuff too. A top GP runner in the late 1950s, with Mondial, the Belfast lad mixed it with the best and proved himself equal to the task…
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Beasley Velocette to star at Stafford Show
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There’ll be plenty of star exhibits at the 33rd International Classic MotorCycle Show at Stafford on April 27-28, of course, but this freshly restored Beasley-framed Velocette-engined racer will be worth pausing and having a look at…
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