Sam Hewitt

Stafford 2019: View Bonhams catalogue for free

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Sam Hewitt

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4th October 2019

With the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show only a few weeks away, Bonhams are showing their catalogue ahead of the show for free.
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Charterhouse head for the TT

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd October 2019

CHARTERHOUSE AUCTIONS ARE to host classic motorcycle sales at the next Isle of Man Classic TT. The Dorset-based auctioneers have signed a deal with the IoM government to become an official partner of the Classic TT races from 2020. Charterhouse will run an auction of historic, vintage and classic motorcycles at the Classic TT races…
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Jock Wilson: Isdt legend

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Sam Hewitt

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1st October 2019

PETER ‘JOCK’ WILSON, the ISDT legend who ran the British Vase and Trophy teams from 1978-1997 and built the AJS and Triumphs that triumphed in Fifties and Sixties competition, has died at the age of 85. Peter Cameron Wilson was born in Scotland on January 12, 1934 at Oakbank, Bridge of Balgie, Glen Lyon, Perthshire,…
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The genius of Millyard: Amazing bike creations on display at Stafford

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Sam Hewitt

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29th September 2019

THE creator of incredible motorcycles Allen Millyard will be the guest of honour at the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at Stafford this October, showcasing a selection of his amazing hand-built specials. Allen is renowned for creating mind-boggling bikes, having built more than 30 multi-cylinder machines ranging from four and five-pot, two-stroke Kawasakis, to a V12…
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Motorcycles that matter: Manx Norton

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Sam Hewitt

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26th September 2019

This month we tell the story of the Manx Norton, its DNA and its endurance. THERE is no need for gushy adjectives when describing the significance of the Manx Norton; one only needs to look at the dates. This is a machine whose life spanned four decades, from the earliest incarnations of the model in…
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From our archive: Fulfilling a dream

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Sam Hewitt

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26th September 2019

Howard R Davies was born in 1895 and he quickly showed a love of life and excitement, riding horses and hunting as a child. However, racing motorcycles was what he wanted to do. Davies worked for AJS and Sunbeam, competing in both the ISDT (International Six Days Trial) and the TT, but he constantly suffered…
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Thumping good start

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Sam Hewitt

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24th September 2019

I read the article about the XT500 enthusiastically because I’ve always had a soft spot for these big two-valve single engines, both in XT and SR forms. On the matter of starting, I found the ‘little window’ in the end of the camshaft all but useless and seldom worked well. The following was much more…
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Make them so we can ride them!

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Sam Hewitt

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24th September 2019

Having just come back from my wife trying a new Royal Enfield Himalayan for size, we couldn’t believe your editorial piece in the last issue. The seat height is 30 inches and it is just too high for her 5ft 3in. She recently sold her Moto Guzzi Nevada because despite lowering the suspension and seat,…
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650 BSA SPITFIRE 1958

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Sam Hewitt

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24th September 2019

Words and Photography: Robert Davies. Much thanks to: Graham Horne and Tony Cooper Have you ever gone to view a motorcycle and then ended up looking at something completely different? I did that. I went along to Graham Horne’s to talk about the elusive, but mysterious, Ariel Square Four, but I spent most of the…
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Have bike will travel

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Sam Hewitt

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24th September 2019

This Vincent Rapide had the usual issues while being restored, but now gets more use than a company car! Words: a happy OliPHOTOGRAPHY: Jon Ryan “YOU START IT,” says Andy, tickling the new Amal carbs and putting a foot, clad in a Nike trainer, on the Vincent Rapide’s kick-start, “like a cement mixer.” Vincents have…
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