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Pete’s Prattle

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd August 2017

When a motorcycle manufacturer comes along and acquires the right to use a long-cherished name for its products, exactly what […]
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AUGUST 2017

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd August 2017

[su_note note_color=”#c0142b” text_color=”#ffffff”]Current issue: August 2017 – Next issue: September 2017 – On sale: September 2[/su_note] NEWS DIARY DATES MADE IN JAPAN A […]
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Classic racing and so much more at Donington’s brilliant weekend

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Sam Hewitt

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9th June 2017

Looking around the paddock at Donington Park race circuit on the first weekend in May one couldn’t help wondering whether […]
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Barry Sheene’s world championship-winning Suzuki RG500s at Cumbria Steam Gathering

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Sam Hewitt

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9th June 2017

Barry Sheene’s two world championship-winning Suzuki RG500s will be among the star attractions at the Cumbria Steam Gathering at Cark […]
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NMM Winter Raffle winners – and a ‘Goldie’ to dream about!

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Sam Hewitt

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9th June 2017

After the winning ticket in the National Motorcycle Museum’s Winter Raffle was drawn by former World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss […]
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Straight-line thrills in store at Brighton

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Sam Hewitt

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9th June 2017

Bike entries in the Brighton and Hove Motor Club’s Brighton Speed Trials along Madeira Drive on Saturday, September 2 are […]
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Unidentical twins

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Sam Hewitt

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9th June 2017

Although different in appearance, the 650cc BSA A10 Gold Flash and Ariel Huntmaster FH parallel twins offered identical performance as […]
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Pete’s Prattle

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Sam Hewitt

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9th June 2017

Sometimes a letter or email arrives that’s truly humbling, such as the one I recently received from Richard Illingworth, the […]
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JUNE 2017

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Sam Hewitt

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9th June 2017

[su_note note_color=”#c0142b” text_color=”#ffffff”]Current issue: June 2017 – Next issue: July 2017 – On sale: July 1[/su_note] NEWS PENDINE LAND SPEED WEEKEND READERS’ LETTERS […]
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What happened to my once-beloved ’Schmitt?

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Sam Hewitt

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27th May 2017

My heart skipped a beat and I spluttered an expletive when I saw the photo of the Messerschmitt bubble car […]
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