sammy miller

  • RealClassic Reading: The NW200 Road and Race

    RealClassic Reading: The NW200 Road and Race

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    The North West 200 is one of those street-circuit road races which tests both the metal of the machines and the mettle of their pilots. It’s one of the fastest road-based courses on the racing calendar, where bikes average 120mph and can exceed 200mph in places. It’s one of Northern Ireland’s largest sporting events –…

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  • The Miller Museum, Part Two

    The Miller Museum, Part Two

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    The Sammy Miller museum doesn’t restrict itself to British bikes, but also hosts many exotic machines from overseas. Richard Jones reveals some of these extra-special classic motorcycles which you’ll find on display at Bashley Manor – once, of course, legal restrictions are lifted. The museum hopes to host a series of ride-ins during 2021 with…

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  • The Miller Museum

    The Miller Museum

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    These days it’s best not to delay – when you do get an opportunity to ride your old bike it helps to already have a plan in place. The Sammy Miller Museum in Hampshire has adapted very rapidly to the changing circumstances in recent times, providing a safely-distanced destination for motorcyclists to enjoy. When legal…

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  • Plugs & Leads: classic bike news

    Plugs & Leads: classic bike news

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    In this week’s news round-up we’ve found some smashing old trials bikes going under the hammer; spotted perfect panniers for Royal Enfield owners; report on Japanese classics in the New Forest, and can tell you where it’s all happening on Sunday 13 September (a clue: it’s in Kent!) Old Bikes at AuctionEntries are lining up…

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  • See Sammy’s Machines at Stafford

    See Sammy’s Machines at Stafford

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    The Carole Nash Classic MotorCycle Show celebrates its 40th birthday this April, and Sammy Miller has attended every single year. You can depend on finding the most exotic and intriguing machines from the Miller Museum on display at the Stafford Show, and this year Sammy is bringing along two extra-special classic racers… The first of…

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  • Frank Melling: The Flying Penguin

    Frank Melling: The Flying Penguin

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    Frank Melling tells a mean tall story. You’d seek him out on Friday night, pint in hand, to hear ripping yarns about being black-flagged on Sammy Miller’s Norton Kneeler, or staring down the wrong end of a Colt 45 barrel in backwoods Missouri. The twist to this second collection of postcards from a riding life…

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