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BSA B25 Starfire

10th June 2020 RowenaH Reviews Leave a comment

Our roadtest on a BSA 250 unit single prompted Nigel Orchard to share his Starfire experiences, and he pulls few punches about the reality of riding an old bike on modern roads. Darrell Parsons and Bill Nelson chip in with some more hands-on expert advice about these characterful lightweights… I enjoyed the article on the BSA Starfire in RealClassic magazine…

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18th March 2020 RowenaH Reviews Leave a comment

‘And The Wheels Went Round’ by John Chisnall and Anthony Davis was published last year. Roy Workman is a sidecar rider so the two racing outfits on the front cover prompted him to buy it… John, the passenger, was the main contributor to the stories with Tony, the rider, adding his thoughts. What a great read! The motorcycling part of…

New on AllMyReads: The Scrapbook Series – AJS

11th October 2019 Sam Hewitt Reviews

At its peak Associated Motor Cycle, the proprietor of AJS and Matchless was making 96 motorcycles a day, with 1,500 people employed. By any standards, that’s a big player in the industry. Though AMC did of course include other names – James, Francis-Barnett and for a time the likes of Norton and Sunbeam – it is AJS and Matchless which…

Island Racer 2019 – The go-to guide for this year’s TT action

1st May 2019 Sam Hewitt Reviews

The Isle of Man TT is just around the corner and you can find 148 pages of incredible TT action in the upcoming Island Racer 2019 edition, on sale from May 16, 2019. Island Racer 2019 is the ultimate guide to this year’s Isle of Man TT races. It includes in-depth coverage of the racers, the races, the legends and…

BRAND NEW BOOKAZINE TELLS THE STORY OF JOHN ‘MOON EYES’ COOPER

24th April 2019 Sam Hewitt Reviews Leave a comment

Our publishers, Mortons Media Group, have recently launched a bookazine titled ‘Moon Eyes’ edited by Richard Skelton, using an interview by motorcycling journalist Chris Carter with John ‘Moon Eyes’ Cooper. Motorcycle racer John ‘Moon Eyes’ Cooper found fame and success during the golden age of road racing in the late 1960s and early 1970s. From his youthful beginnings in the…

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8th November 2018 RowenaH Reviews Leave a comment

This book is the story of Albert Simpkin, a dispatch rider during the First World War. Experienced motorcyclists were required to deliver messages to senior officers during the conflict. Albert joined up and as soon as you became a dispatch rider (DR) you were promoted to Corporal; this rank enabled you to talk to officers. Some of the DRs he…