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RC Nov 16 – Issue 151

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd November 2016

Last month’s magazine was an all-British bike bonanza. The new issue is rather more international, with classic bikes from Italy, Germany and Japan. And a Viking. See exactly what’s inside… AJS SILVER STREAK When Associated Motorcycles wanted to catch the eye of the discerning 1930s customer, they jazzed up their ohv AJS singles with dazzling…
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Classic Mechanics Show

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Sam Hewitt

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12th October 2016

You don’t get to see too much of an event when you’re anchored to a magazine stand all weekend. Even so, we discovered some Significantly Interesting Stuff at Stafford… Mk3 COMMANDOS work really rather well with a pair of 30mm carbs, even though Norton specified (and most owners fit) 32mm Amals. A canny restorer might even…
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Hesketh V1000 and Vampire – Part 1

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RowenaH

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24th May 2016

It ain’t quite a British Bulldog, but the Hesketh motorcycle still demands respect. Despite near-fatal flaws and fiscal foolishness, it simply refused to lay down and die… ‘This bike is a giant. It’s going to become a classic’ – Superbike magazine, June 1980 They were so right – but not immediately. When the Hesketh V1000…
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Far Horizons by Andrew Earnshaw

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RowenaH

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24th May 2016

f you’re going to ride around the world in instalments, then America would seem like a fairly safe place to start. Rowena Hoseason reads all about it… Most motorcycle adventure books revolve around an extraordinary premise. The rider may be extraordinary in some way – a celebrity, or perhaps a person overcoming a substantial impediment…
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Caister Castle Motor Museum

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RowenaH

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24th May 2016

Roy Workman discovered an interesting collection of old automobiles in the East, and then got told off for taking photographs… This museum is situated in the grounds surrounding Caister Castle, which is fairly close to Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. The castle was built in 1432 and it is one of the earliest brick buildings in…
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Angelsey’s Transport Museum

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RowenaH

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24th May 2016

If you have a few hours to while away in North Wales, Roy Workman recommends this friendly museum… I found out about this collection whilst visiting a local tourist information centre. I noticed that motorcycles were included in the display, so I felt that it might be worth a visit Tacla Taid, the Anglesey Motor…
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A life with Classic Bikes, part one

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RowenaH

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24th May 2016

Bob Bagshaw recalls a riding life with classic motorcycles, starting with his war years and first British bikes… As I reach my four score years and ten I thought my experiences with motor vehicles and the gentle art of motorcycling might interest some of the younger readers — say those aged around 60 or so……
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A life with Classic Bikes, part three

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RowenaH

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24th May 2016

Bob Bagshaw recalls a riding life of some 70 years in the saddle, with old Brit bikes and even a modern Japanese motorcycle or two… After a few years away from bikes, the family moved to the Isle of Man and with the close presence of the Southern 100, the TT and MGP my addiction…
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A life with Classic Bikes, Part Two

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RowenaH

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24th May 2016

Bob Bagshaw recalls what it was like to ride a motorcycle back in the immediate post-war period. First of all, you had to get kitted out correctly… Demob came and with the bike in mind I chose a trench coat as part of my demob outfit. It was time to kit out. There were no…
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News from the National Motorcycle Museum

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RowenaH

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24th May 2016

Following the success of its inaugural ‘ride a classic’ day, the classic British bike museum in Brum is offering something eggstra special for the Easter holidays… If the Easter Bunny inspires you to do something different on Sunday 27th March 2016, then head to the National Motorcycle Museum near Birmingham to take advantage of some…
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