Sam Hewitt

BSA owners’ day

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Sam Hewitt

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28th July 2016

WHAT’S THE COLLECTIVE NOUN for a group of BSAs? A bantam of BSAs perhaps, or maybe a lightning or a spitfire? There were plenty of possibilities at the Market Harborough Rugby Club on an overcast Sunday when the BSA Owners’ Club held an open day at its annual rally. As befits the largest UK manufacturer…
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Brighton rocks

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Sam Hewitt

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28th July 2016

BRIGHTON SPEED TRIAL returns to Madeira Drive on September 3, 2016, with timed runs due to start at 11.30am after earlier practice runs. The trial, first run in 1905, is said to be the longest-running motorsport event in the world. The motorcycle entries of this car and bike event are managed by the Sprint Section…
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Classic collection funds cancer facility

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Sam Hewitt

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28th July 2016

ENTREPRENEUR ROBERT WHITE who died last year was an astute and dedicated businessman. He was also something of a petrolhead if the treasure trove of mechanical collectables he’s left behind is any indication. White’s commercial success enabled him to indulge a passion for collecting machines which embodied the finest design and engineering. He loved to ride…
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No speedy twin

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Sam Hewitt

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28th July 2016

I COMPARED THE Triumph Speed Twin in the June issue of CBG with two photos of a machine my son-in-law bought. It seemed to be a similar machine apart from the engine, which is a sidevalve motor, the one in the magazine being ohv. Would this have been a sidecar machine or was it a…
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A match made in Plumstead

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Sam Hewitt

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28th July 2016

The AJS Model 16 was certainly worthy of a long service medal. It was a trusted steed that left the AMC works in 1945 and would continue in various incarnations for two decades; postwar Britain needed affordable, reliable and rugged transport that would perform on very low octane fuel of the time, and a low…
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ROCKET REBORN

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Sam Hewitt

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28th July 2016

First generation Rocket 3s in their factory finish are few and far between. So don’t just buy one: build it instead ‘! always wanted a Rocket 3,’ explained owner Tom as a crowd gathered around the TR3OC stand on the balcony at Stafford. The onlookers marvelled at the stunning condition of Tom’s triple, at its eye-catching…
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Suspension of disbelief

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Sam Hewitt

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28th July 2016

BMW’s 500 flat twin benefited from sophisticated suspension from the mid-1950s. But it only got the engine performance to match when the S models arrived in 1960… THE R50 AND its R69 sibling represent BMW’s postwar great leap forward. Prior to their introduction, the company muddled through with the rag-tag remainder of their prewar range.…
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Can-do classic

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Sam Hewitt

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28th July 2016

If life gives you lemons… build a brilliant bike and kick-start a new career, why don’t you? Two years ago, this glittering tribute to the craft of metal manipulation was little more than a basket case, a non-running junker imported from California. Twenty-two-year-old Mark Purslow figured that the 1978 Yamaha SR500 would make a great…
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Vintage and veteran

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Sam Hewitt

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28th July 2016

IN A LITTLE less than a calendar month, the Vintage Motor Cycle Club hosted both the ‘largest gathering of veteran and vintage machines in the world’ and their increasingly popular ‘training day’. Many riders may harbour a desire to ride a vintage or even a veteran motorcycle for the first time, and the club provides…
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NO TIME LIKE SHOW TIME

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Sam Hewitt

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28th July 2016

A common grumble is that magazines like this one… okay, exactly this one… don’t carry enough technical stories. I never argue, not least because I always enjoy reading them. Another common grumble is that magazines like this one carry too many stories which are too technical. I never argue, because the skill levels of some…
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