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A SPECIAL SHORT RACING season has been created for later this summer at Scarborough’s Oliver’s Mount circuit to give fans a burst of post-lockdown action. The two three-day events at the only real road circuit in mainland Britain have been created in conjunction with 243 Road Racing Association and are set for August and September.…

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BUILDING A NORTON-BASED special or restoring a bike with a bent frame? Andover Norton has revealed that it has commissioned a batch of brand-new Norton Wideline Featherbed frames for road or racing use. The new frames are replicas of the road-going 1957 Norton Wideline product. They were manufactured by a long-established motorcycle frame maker based…

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The National Motorcycle Museum has announced that their Museum LIVE event is postponed until October 2021. The event was due to take place on Saturday 31 October 2020, but issues revolving around social distancing requirements due to Covid-19 means Museum LIVE “simply isn’t possible”. James Hewing, Museum Director, thanked everybody who has supported the event since…

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Back in August 1957, John Surtees took viewers for a ride when the BBC’s television programme, ‘Let’s go motor cycling’, filmed a lap of Oulton Park with the World Champion. That June, John had come second in the Senior TT on his 500/4 MV Agusta, in the longest ever Grand Prix, at 8 laps, 3hrs,…

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THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM has launched an urgent appeal to ensure the museum can reopen without having to sell some of the collection. You can help out… and could end up owning one of three spotless British classics into the bargain. The National Motorcycle Museum receives no external funding, relying partly on visitors’ support, but…

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The National Motorcycle Museum has launched an urgent appeal because of concerns about how and when the museum will be able to reopen. The National Motorcycle Museum receives no external funding, meaning the museum relies on visitors to the museum and income from conference business and two sister hotels. Hospitality and leisure has been one of the…

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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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ELSEWHERE IN THIS month’s magazine you will find an article on cable making. If you don’t want to make them yourselves, Royal Enfield Interceptor owners who are finding the clutch a little stiff are being thrown a lifeline by cable specialists Venhill. Designed and made in Britain, the ‘Featherlight’ cable provides a lighter, smoother action,…

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