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As has so often been the case the weather throughout the history of the North West played its part with downpours during most of the afternoon reducing speeds and decimating the entry, with only half finishing the race. Read more in the latest edition of Classic Racer  

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Winners all – Despite the inclement weather the Bristol Show winners clearly had a great weekend. Living up to pre-show expectations, a trio of bikes from well-known collector and sprint star, Henry Body, drew lots of attention, particularly his 1913 Williamson which is one of just a few rare survivors in the UK. Exhibition manager…

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Young Richard Molnar is planning more of the same in 2016. In addition Richard Molnar won both 350cc and 500cc Club Championships, and finished second in the ACU 500 Classic Championship. The Classic TT didn’t prove quite so successful, with ancillary parts causing problems, while leading both races, was a huge disappointment for the whole…

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Steve giving Tommy Robb some words of advice at Daytona. Steve was taken from us suffering from prostate cancer. Having been friends with Steve since his early trips to race in Ireland, North and South, in the mid/late 1950s I can honestly say there was no one who could make friends faster than Steve. READ…

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Everyone involved in the National Motorcycle Museum’s brilliant ‘Norton – The Rotary Years’ parade lap poses with the machines that took part. Visitors described the huge pop-up museum display as the best ever seen in a TT paddock, with a Norton racing machine to represent every decade from the 1900s to the 1990s. As if…

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The Welsh Classic Motorcycle Festival, May 30-31 With Anglesey being known as the Phillip Island of the northern hemisphere, you’ll know what to expect: a swooping track set against a stunning backdrop. Editor Bertie Simmonds will be there for the whole weekend, as will Andy Bolas and many members of the VJMC – along with…

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What price an unused Commando? The final batch of 25 bikes was released in 1977-78, but a tiny number of twins entered circulation even after then. The last officially documented new Commando was sold by Andover Norton for £2300 an entire five years after production ceased – presented to its new owner at a special…

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