Roper will parade the very same 1959 Matchless G50, frame number 1709, that he rode to victory in the three-lap event in the Classic Racer Magazine Classic TT Lap of Honour on Monday 25th August.
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Bruce Anstey to ride McIntosh Norton in the 2014 Classic Senior TT
Nine times TT winner Anstey was lying second last year in the inaugural Senior Classic TT when a piston failure caused his retirement on the second lap of the four lap race. Anstey commented that
Read moreMichael Dunlop to ride father's Norton rotary at Classic TT races
The parade, a tribute to twenty-six time TT Race winner Joey Dunlop, takes place on the Isle of Man on Saturday August 23 as part of the Island's Classic TT Races. The Ballymoney man, who
Read moreBritish icon returns to racing
Bennetts Brough Superior, as the team will be known, will enter the Moto2 class with rider Luke Mossey competing on board the team’s innovative British-designed carbon fibre Carbon 2 machine. The project is headed by
Read moreNew Classic TT Trophies
The illustrious riders – Joey Dunlop OBE (26 wins), Geoff Duke OBE, (6 wins), Mike Hailwood MBE (14 wins) and Phil Read MBE (8 wins), have accumulated a total of 54 TT Race victories between
Read moreThe TT comes to the Wheatsheaf, Louth!
Wheatsheaf, Louth. Be there! Star guests already confirmed to attend are two time TT winner Steve Plater, 12 time British champion Roger Marshall and radio/tv presenters and massive bike enthusiasts Andy Kershaw and Tony Carter.
Read moreThe Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance 2014
Since the introduction of motorbikes in 2011, the Concours has enjoyed nearly 80 two-wheeled entries including; a Brough SS100, a Ducati 750SS, an AJS E95 'Porcupine', a Harley-Davidson WLA, an Indian 8 Valve Works Racer
Read moreCameron Donald confirms classic TT return
Donald will line up on the team's 500cc Seeley G50 and 350cc 7R AJS as he did in 2013. Thirty-six-year old Donald, who rode the factory Norton at this year's TT, enjoyed a strong Classic
Read moreSporting icons, bikes, bikers and more
And he will be joined by modern day heroes among them John McGuinness and Michael Dunlop along with the three times British Superbike Champion Ryuichi Kiyonari. Sporting personalities are just one element of this “everything
Read moreTT stars to renew rivalry at Classic TT
The entry list features a mixture of current TT stars and established Classic contenders, and picking a winner will not be straightforward with at least a dozen riders more than capable of taking the win
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