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  • In gear with Kinekt Design

    In gear with Kinekt Design

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    The pendant consists of three gears encased in a stainless steel heart. Sliding the pendant along its ball chain or pulling gently on the chain will set the gears in motion. It is available in three lengths of 18, 20, and 30 inches. It is fabricated using 316L, the highest quality stainless steel used in…

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  • Daytona reunion

    Daytona reunion

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    Left to right, Joe Rutherford, an expat Brit who has lived in Canada since the Seventies, Lincolnshire lad, Malc Wilkinson, who had the sense to move over to the US years ago, and, sort of a Lincolnshire lad, but now living down South in the UK, Dave Malc Wilkinson, who grew up just down the…

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  • Milestones TT calendar

    Milestones TT calendar

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    In a moment of madness, Rachael Clegg decided to make her own contribution to the world of nude motoring calendars with one that pays homage to the most challenging event in motorsport – the Isle of Man TT Races. But it’s not all about flesh. Each image is carefully crafted to interpret an event in…

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  • Brands Hatch 1980: Anglo American Match Races

    Brands Hatch 1980: Anglo American Match Races

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    Fans vent their anger at Sheene’s financial demands MCD, owners of Brands Hatch, Mallory Park, Oulton Park, and Snetterton, had reportedly failed to match the start money that Sheene commanded from Cadwell Park and Donington. “I did my best to come to terms with MCD but when I finally managed to contact Chris Lowe in…

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  • Classic Racer Nov-Dec on sale now!

    Classic Racer Nov-Dec on sale now!

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    Latest issue’s on sale! CLASSIC RACER REGULARS • Editor's intro Malc sets the scene • Archive Shot No cigar for Harley • Paddock Gossip Classic News • Readers Write Your turn to speak • Subscribe Why wouldn’t you? CLASSIC RACER PEOPLE • Dick Mann Living Legend CLASSIC RACER MACHINES • BMW’s Forgotten Wins Corporate Amnesia…

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  • Walter Villa, Assen, June 26, 1976

    Walter Villa, Assen, June 26, 1976

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    From the first round, Le Mans in France, Villa made his intensions known, taking the chequered linen first, ahead of his Harley-Davidson team-mate Gianfranco Bonera. Villa continued where he left off when the Continental Circus moved on to Mugello for round two, with another win and fastest lap. It was from round three in Yugoslavia,…

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  • A new dawn for Cadwell Park, August bank holiday 1961

    A new dawn for Cadwell Park, August bank holiday 1961

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    In a memorable day’s racing Cadwell Park got its first sight and sound of Jim Redman and the factory Honda four, who unsurprisingly dominated the 250cc race, romping home 43 seconds ahead of NSU mounted Dan Shorey and Norman Surtees aboard the Hailwood Mondial. It was runner-up spot again for Shorey; this time on the…

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  • Barry Sheene memorabilia collection at Stafford

    Barry Sheene memorabilia collection at Stafford

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    Bazza collection at Stafford Barry Sheene MBE was the iconic British pin-up of motorcycling throughout the 1970s, famed for his fearless speed chasing, World 500cc Championship wins, and on more than one occasion, cheating death after surviving several brutal racing accidents. Sheene’s racing career almost came to a catastrophic end when at the 1975 Daytona…

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  • 30 years of the Kawasaki Ninja

    30 years of the Kawasaki Ninja

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    Martin Carney, left, and Walt Fulton both Kawasaki stars back in the day World Superbike champion Tom Sykes was present at Kawasaki HQ along with regular Macau GP competitor and open class winner at the 2014 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, Jeremy Toye. Martin Carney and Walt Fulton represented some of the earliest days for Kawasaki…

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  • Steam Packet investment

    Steam Packet investment

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    Things have improved a little since the 1960s A new mezzanine vehicle deck will be fabricated this autumn for Manannan and installed prior to each TT, accommodating an extra 300 motorcycles each way every day. During the 2014 TT, the Steam Packet Company carried more than 12,100 motorcycles each way, an increase of 8% on…

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