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Category: Features

Laps of the Gods!

8th August 2022 Bertie Simmonds Features

For the 1967 Senior TT Mike Hailwood faced a bit of a challenge in his bid to score his second hat-trick of wins around the Isle of Man course – but lady luck was smiling…

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Mission Impossible

5th August 2022 Classic Bike Hub UK Features

Did anyone really think that even with the combination of Steve Hislop’s amazing talent and the sheer speed of the Norton NRS588 that they would win the 1992 Senior TT? Words: Bertie Simmonds  Photograph: Mortons

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Talented Tony

5th August 2022 Classic Bike Hub UK Features

From enjoying a short but spectacular career as a racer, to running one of the country’s best bike dealerships, to guiding the career of a TT legend, Tony Jefferies’ entire life revolved around motorcycles. Words:

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Hammer of the Gods!

5th August 2022 Bertie Simmonds Features

Twenty years ago, a sound was emanating from the tracks and pit lanes in Grand Prix racing that hadn’t been heard in quite some time. From the mid-1970s the two-stroke had been king, ever since

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The New Naughty 90s Hall at The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show

4th August 2022 Classic Bike Hub UK Features

‘Classic’ is in the eye of the beholder and well, it’s time for the new guard to make their mark at Stafford. The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show is back in Stafford this October, and tickets

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Book of the Week: Classic Superbikes II

1st August 2022 Classic Bike Hub UK Features

Our first book of the week for August is the recently published Classic Superbikes II by Frank Melling. A classic superbike is a motorcycle which has universal appeal, regardless of your age or riding experience.

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Rocket Ron

26th July 2022 Classic Bike Hub UK Features

It’s refreshing to have a colour photo from the archive for once and Ron Haslam’s smile sums up the love so many have of racing. The scene appears to show a typical club racing scene,

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FROM THE ARCHIVE: The longest day

26th July 2022 Web Editor Features

France’s Bol d’Or 24-hour race celebrates its centenary this year. Here, we have a brilliant action photograph from the 1924 edition, where solos and sidecars ran together. This rather remarkable action picture is taken from

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Our Best Picks: Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Diary of 1000 Rides

11th May 2022 Sam Hewitt Features

An absolute must-have for motorbike enthusiasts is the VMCC’s new book: Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Diary of 1000 Rides! Bustling with over 1000 rides and biking events you can do in 2022 are listed in this

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BSB's British BOOST! – Niall Mackenzie and James Whitham

8th March 2022 Sam Hewitt Features

British motorcycle racing in the mid-1990s was a disparate amalgam of various series, TV-only events and confusing formulae which only the committed race fan could understand… then came ‘BSB’ with an added BOOST! It was

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