Anywhere in the world of motorcycling, especially where racing has been popular, there comes a day when people start to wonder where their friends, heroes or fellow competitors have gone. Sadly, we usually know the
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McIntosh: The machines
Aucklander Dave Morley is now onto his second immaculate McIntosh Manx Norton 500. McIntosh: The machines Lucky boy Terry Stevenson gets to canter the McIntosh Manx. His other race bike remains a ‘work in progress’,
Read moreBob Smith: the peoples’ champion
EVERY now and again there arises a rider who could hop on any bike and blast the hell out of his peers. Mike Hailwood was one, Bill Ivy another. But there’s another example – albeit
Read moreHurley Wilvert: From mechanic to the world stage
Hurley Wilvert was a mechanic and amateur racer who earned his shot at the big time in the early 1970s. By 1974, he was on the podium of the Daytona 200 with Giacomo Agostini and
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Hurley Wilvert in the winners’ enclosure after finishing third in the 1974 Daytona 200 looks on as paddock announcer, Roxy Rockwood, interviews an exhausted winner, Giacomo Agostini. Hurley Wilvert was born in Pennsylvania, one of
Read moreBob Smith: the peoples' champion
Bob leads into Scarborough’s Esses on the Suzuki RG 500, ahead of Steve Henshaw, Mark Salle Bob Smith was every part the gritty rider. He was a self-employed diesel fitter throughout the week and he
Read moreMcIntosh: The machines
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
Read moreKen McIntosh – the legend lives on
980 was a time when big-bore Formula One racing was catching on worldwide, and the crowds loved it! The bikes were big, made lots of noise and in the right hands they could sometimes take
Read moreTRAILBLAZERS: KEEPING MOTORCYCLE HISTORY ALIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Anywhere in the world of motorcycling, especially where racing has been popular, there comes a day when people start to wonder where their friends, heroes or fellow competitors have gone. Sadly, we usually know the
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
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