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  • Well-Travelled Classic Racer

    Well-Travelled Classic Racer

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Dear Malc Thought you might enjoy the travel adventures of my latest copy of Classic Racer. When it arrived to my home in the eastern United States, I saved it for my upcoming international travels. I ended up reading most of it on my long flight to Bangalore, India, where I travelled on business. I…

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  • The 1974 500cc Dutch TT Assen: Yamaha one and two

    The 1974 500cc Dutch TT Assen: Yamaha one and two

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Words and photographs: Jan & Hetty Burgers Over 150,000 race fans went to see the sixth round of the 500cc world championship at the end of June 1974. They were all eagerly looking forward to the battle of the fours between the MVs, Yamahas and Suzukis. The Isle of Man TT results of early June…

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  • Devimead: The racing Masons

    Devimead: The racing Masons

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Words and Photographs: Peter Crawford and Mason Collection. Synonymous with BSA there was far more to Devimead than parallel twins. They flirted with Bartons and Morinis but Pete Crawford found out that it was with Honda that they came closest to the big time. “With the F2 Honda we fixed all the problems, had it…

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  • Skip Aksland: What might have been

    Skip Aksland: What might have been

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Words: Norm DeWitt Photographs: Norm DeWitt and Mortons Archive Skip Aksland was another of the Californians who formed a tidal wave of talent that swept the podiums of the world. Along with Kenny Roberts and Cal Rayborn, Skip was amongst that first generation to make its mark in international road racing. Skip was immersed in motorcycles…

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  • Comes a time…

    Comes a time…

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    Sam Hewitt

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    I’ve been focused on the laptop screen for 20 minutes without typing a word. It’s not that I don’t know what I have to write… it’s that I’ve been struggling for a headline. As usual I’ve trawled the back catalogues of two of my favourite music legends; song titles have long been a source of…

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  • Kick-start your New Year with the Winter Classic

    Kick-start your New Year with the Winter Classic

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    Darren Hendley

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    About to enter into its sixth running, the Carole Nash Winter Classic event – supported by Classic Bike Guide magazine – has become one of the favourite dates on the show calendar. Stunning bikes, several traders and star racers will all come under one roof on the first full weekend of 2017, with the Carole…

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  • Bike-mad TV detectives are on the hunt for hidden treasures in the sheds of Britain

    Bike-mad TV detectives are on the hunt for hidden treasures in the sheds of Britain

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    Sam Hewitt

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    A BIKE-MAD pair of TV engineering detectives are on the hunt for forgotten and hidden treasures tucked away in the sheds of Britain. Travel Channel presenters Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove are about to film their next series which sees them rifling through the lock-ups and sheds of the UK. In previous series they’ve unearthed…

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  • The Classic TT: Isle of Man (August 27-29)

    The Classic TT: Isle of Man (August 27-29)

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Words: John Watterson – Photographs: John Watterson, Peter Faragher, Louis Porter, Richard Radcliffe and Mike Quayle. John McGuinness won his first Classic TT after four years of trying, the day after he had his maiden fall on the Mountain Course. In his 20th year of racing on the 37.7-mile Snaefell circuit, John McGuinness slid off Roger Winfield’s…

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  • Irish Classic Scene

    Irish Classic Scene

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    Sam Hewitt

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    When Killilane, traditionally the last race of the Irish season, was suddenly cancelled amid clouds of rancour and accusation, it fell to Armoy to provide a suitable finale to what has otherwise been an excellent classic road racing season. The picturesque north Antrim road circuit is no stranger to epic race battles and with all…

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  • Brilliant Brackley

    Brilliant Brackley

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Words: Bruce Cox Photograph: Roger Cooper The Brackley Festival of Motorcycling is a genuinely unique event in that it is the only town on the British mainland that is closed off to allow racing motorcycles run at speed along its streets. Back in 2008, organiser Roger Charlesworth and his team somehow persuaded the good burghers…

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