Sam Hewitt

Moto Guzzi’s chrome and black special

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Sam Hewitt

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17th July 2018

MOTO GUZZI HAVE unveiled a new version of their popular 750cc V7 III, the chrome tanked Limited. Just 500 of the V7 III Limited will be sold worldwide, with 20 coming to the UK. The fully chromed tank is topped off with a black leather vintage-look strap. Chrome plate shines across the rest of the Limited,…
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Legendary London bike shop to close

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Sam Hewitt

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17th July 2018

THE STREETS OF London will soon lose part of their motorcycling heritage with the closure of Reg Allen Motorcycles. The Hanwell shop is to close because of the semi-retirement of the longest serving servant of classic biking in the capital. Those bikes weren’t classics when Bill Crosby bought the Reg Allen dealership in 1958 at the age…
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Antrim Rudge arrives at Sammy Miller’s

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Sam Hewitt

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17th July 2018

THE LATEST project for the Sammy Miller Restoration Workshop is a 1913 TT Rudge that was donated to the Museum Trust by staunch supporter Bill McComb of County Antrim. Bill had the machine for many years in a dismantled and poor state and decided that it needed restoring, to bring it back to its full glory…
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Faster and longer for Leighton Hall’s hill climb

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Sam Hewitt

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17th July 2018

SPECTATORS AND COMPETITORS are in for even more high-octane action at Leighton Hall’s annual hill climb this year. Now in its fourth year, the event in Carnforth, Lancashire on Sunday, September 23 has an extended course with the track lengthened by nearly a quarter to 268m from the previous 220. The increased challenge for riders also means…
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Norton prepares ground for Atlas Scrambler

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Sam Hewitt

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17th July 2018

A FAMOUS NORTON name is set to return with their new 650cc scrambler model. The Atlas Scrambler will feature a new 650cc 270° parallel twin, which is believed to be derived from the long-awaited design for a 1200cc V4 superbike. Computer generated images of the new Scrambler were posted on Twitter by CEO Stuart Garner. The 650…
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Last of the few: The BSA Royal Star

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Sam Hewitt

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17th July 2018

If we all had access to a time machine it might be a good move to scoot back to the late 1960s and buy a twin-cylinder 500.
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How to improve your starting!

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Sam Hewitt

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26th June 2018

We look at what to check to give your bike the best chance of starting every time
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Norton Commando 750

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Sam Hewitt

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24th June 2018

Dennis Poore watched with relish as Associated Motor Cycles began imploding under a mountain of debt. In 1960, AMC, the giant conglomerate that included Matchless, AJS, Norton, Francis-Barnett and James, had turned a profit of £219,000 but a year later the books revealed a massive £350,000 loss. And that was a huge sum of money…
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The perfect faux classic? Triumph Thruxton R

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd June 2018

We like Triumph’s Street Cup, so is its larger sibling worth the extra money?
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Enfield’s Pegasus takes flight

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Sam Hewitt

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20th June 2018

ROYAL ENFIELD HAVE launched a new Pegasus special edition in tribute to Parachute Regiment troops who used a revolutionary lightweight motorcycle at the height of the Second World War. Royal Enfield made a tough little 125cc motorcycle known to soldiers as the Flying Flea. Officially designated the RE/WD 125, it was designed to be deployed…
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