The Classic MotorCycle

Five things you didn’t know about Apollo 11’s return

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Sam Hewitt

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24th July 2019

Fifty years on, the programme to take the first humans to the moon is arguably our single greatest achievement.
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Pressed into service

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Sam Hewitt

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24th July 2019

The BSA Fleet Star was one of a number of smaller capacity modified ‘civilian’ machines that were used by the […]
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Electrifying?

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd July 2019

Dismissed by some, derided by many, Norton’s 400cc push-button start and indicator-equipped Electra was nonetheless a valiant effort by the […]
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History is made

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Sam Hewitt

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21st July 2019

Dan Thorpe joins his dad on the Challenge Trophy and they become the only father/son winners of the pre-65… so […]
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High point

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Sam Hewitt

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20th July 2019

From the veteran days through to the 1920s, the Zenith marque possessed a deserved reputation for excellence – it’s not […]
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With due reverence…

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Sam Hewitt

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19th July 2019

The Ixion Run is becoming an established event in the calendar and it is a fitting tribute to a remarkable […]
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Speeding Dominator caught by Dart

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Sam Hewitt

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17th July 2019

I found the letters by Bruce M Bennett (July 2019) very interesting as that was the era I started riding […]
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The unloved: Part 1

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Sam Hewitt

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15th July 2019

This collection of British ultra-lightweight losers should have been depressing – but putting them through their paces proved a right […]
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The same…But different

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Sam Hewitt

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13th July 2019

Egli-Vincents were an Anglo-Swiss creation which have sustained enduring popularity. In the land where they were produced, a single and […]
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Book Review: “Moon Eyes – The John Cooper story”

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Sam Hewitt

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12th July 2019

Road racing legend, Grand Prix hero, motorcycling icon Editor: Richard Skelton Author and interviewer: Chris Carter, with contributions byColin Seeley, […]
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