Lucky boy Terry Stevenson gets to canter the McIntosh Manx. His other race bike remains a ‘work in progress’, an ex-Norris Farrow twin shock McIntosh Suzuki GSX1100 F1 machine, which won the Bike of the
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BRISTOL BEATS THE STORMS
Winners all – Despite the inclement weather the Bristol Show winners clearly had a great weekend. Living up to pre-show expectations, a trio of bikes from well-known collector and sprint star, Henry Body, drew lots
Read moreTEAM MOLNAR MANX
Young Richard Molnar is planning more of the same in 2016. In addition Richard Molnar won both 350cc and 500cc Club Championships, and finished second in the ACU 500 Classic Championship. The Classic TT didn’t
Read moreOBITUARY: STEVE MURRAY
Steve giving Tommy Robb some words of advice at Daytona. Steve was taken from us suffering from prostate cancer. Having been friends with Steve since his early trips to race in Ireland, North and South,
Read moreTRAILBLAZERS: KEEPING MOTORCYCLE HISTORY ALIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Early day photo of Trailblazers founder A.F. Van Order and his family. Such was the case almost 80 years ago in Southern California, when people involved in racing there wondered what had become of some
Read moreKen McIntosh: The legend lives on
Cameron Donald, racing the 25th Anniversary McIntosh to another victory, at Hampton Downs 2015. It was a time when many aftermarket European frame manufacturers were thriving, with the likes of Harris, Rickman, Egli, Magni, Moto
Read moreThierry Rapicault TZ250: That's a works bike!
Fast Frenchman Thierry Rapicault in flat out action. What had Carlos Lavado’s experienced eye recognised? He’d seen the brackets for the YPVS motor and the magnesium alloy, adjustable top yoke that were fitted to OW47s
Read moreENDLESS SUMMER: A Month of Racing in the Isle of Man – 1966
And it was much more so way back in 1966 too. Speculation was that TT 1966 promised to be a memorable one, and Motor Cycling’s headline in May proclaimed, ‘TT Week Attracts a Record 499
Read moreHuge NMM effort brings Classic TT paddock alive
Everyone involved in the National Motorcycle Museum’s brilliant ‘Norton – The Rotary Years’ parade lap poses with the machines that took part. Visitors described the huge pop-up museum display as the best ever seen in
Read moreDoing the Double: Freddie Spencer's story
Erv Kanemoto looks tense during a Daytona pit stop. During that 1983 season, it became clear we were limited on how much further Honda could take the three-cylinder. We’d suspected that the Yamaha would be
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