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  • Phil Read MBE 1939-2022

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    Phil Read MBE, ‘The Prince of Speed’, died on Thursday morning.  The Read family released a statement on Thursday to report that he had died peacefully in his sleep on the morning of October 6th. He was 83. Phil is best known for winning Yamaha’s first world championship title in 1964 with four more Yamaha-mounted…

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  • Bond bike raises £138k for a Shropshire hospice

    Bond bike raises £138k for a Shropshire hospice

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    The motorbike ridden by Daniel Craig in the latest James Bond film has been auctioned for £138,600 in support of Severn Hospice The Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE which appeared in the latest James Bond film, No Time to Die, was sold at auction on Wednesday. The stunt bike appeared in a pre-credit chase scene through…

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  • Vindication!

    Vindication!

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    Words: Ron Haslam Photograph: Mortons Archive Back in 1981 I knew I had a chance, and was confident of an Isle of Man TT victory when I lined up for the start of the Formula One race. Graeme Crosby had a chain problem so wasn’t allowed to set off at his allocated time slot: instead…

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  • Lucky Seven! Barry Sheene's final winning machine at Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale

    Lucky Seven! Barry Sheene's final winning machine at Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale

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    A Manx Norton ridden by motorcycling great Barry Sheene to victory in his last winning race will be one of the stars at Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale on 15/16 October, featuring alongside a host of trophies won by the late World Champion. The latter are offered direct from the Sheene family. ex-Barry Sheene 2001 FWD…

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  • Lucky Seven! Barry Sheene's final winning machine at Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale

    Lucky Seven! Barry Sheene's final winning machine at Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale

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    A Manx Norton ridden by motorcycling great Barry Sheene to victory in his last winning race will be one of the stars at Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale on 15/16 October, featuring alongside a host of trophies won by the late World Champion. The latter are offered direct from the Sheene family. ex-Barry Sheene 2001 FWD…

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  • 31 Speedway Motorcycles to be auctioned at Stafford this October

    31 Speedway Motorcycles to be auctioned at Stafford this October

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    This October’s Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show features an extraordinary collection of 31 Speedway Motorcycles, reflecting the glory years of a sport, once the second most popular in the UK. The Forshaw Speedway Collection represents 60 years of speedway history from its beginnings in the 1920s. Led by an exemplary pre-war American duo of a Crocker…

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  • Book of the Week: Taking it to the Limit

    Book of the Week: Taking it to the Limit

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    Our book of the week this time around is Taking it to the Limit by the award-winning Peter Starr! With over 40 years experience in and around the motorcycle industry and 35 years as an award winning documentary film maker Peter Starr is very uniquely positioned to champion his favorite sport. His first book is…

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  • PREVIEW: SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER ISSUE OF CLASSIC RACER MAGAZINE

    PREVIEW: SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER ISSUE OF CLASSIC RACER MAGAZINE

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    Classic Racer magazine celebrates the greatest racers and racing motorcycles in history, where motorcycle-racing legends truly live on. Classic Racer magazine covers everything from tests of historic racing machinery, written by those who rode them, to tales of the heroes who made the sport great. With detailed bike profiles we take you so close to your…

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  • PREVIEW: SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER ISSUE OF CLASSIC RACER MAGAZINE

    PREVIEW: SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER ISSUE OF CLASSIC RACER MAGAZINE

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    Classic Racer magazine celebrates the greatest racers and racing motorcycles in history, where motorcycle-racing legends truly live on. Classic Racer magazine covers everything from tests of historic racing machinery, written by those who rode them, to tales of the heroes who made the sport great. With detailed bike profiles we take you so close to your…

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  • Morris Lubricants launch video series on how oil is made

    Morris Lubricants launch video series on how oil is made

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    Morris Lubricants have released a new video series starring Guy Martin – designed to provide end users and distributors in the motorcycle trade with an insight into how oil is made and the factors that should be considered when choosing a lubricant supplier. The series of five short videos demonstrates the key areas that should…

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