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Bazza collection at Stafford Barry Sheene MBE was the iconic British pin-up of motorcycling throughout the 1970s, famed for his fearless speed chasing, World 500cc Championship wins, and on more than one occasion, cheating death after surviving several brutal racing accidents. Sheene’s racing career almost came to a catastrophic end when at the 1975 Daytona…

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Martin Carney, left, and Walt Fulton both Kawasaki stars back in the day World Superbike champion Tom Sykes was present at Kawasaki HQ along with regular Macau GP competitor and open class winner at the 2014 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, Jeremy Toye. Martin Carney and Walt Fulton represented some of the earliest days for Kawasaki…

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Things have improved a little since the 1960s A new mezzanine vehicle deck will be fabricated this autumn for Manannan and installed prior to each TT, accommodating an extra 300 motorcycles each way every day. During the 2014 TT, the Steam Packet Company carried more than 12,100 motorcycles each way, an increase of 8% on…

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The Nourish head is supplied with a replacement barrel and pistons, which means that everything above the crankcase/barrel joint is new. Every part is optimised to improve efficiency and smooth running of the engine. The complete kit is supplied from £2350 plus VAT. The name Nourish has been synonymous with the production of replacement billet…

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The company’s wish list includes the Ducati 888s which competed in the hands of Trevor Nation, Robert Dunlop, Steve Hislop, Jim Moodie and Jeremy McWilliams and the Peckett-McNabb Kawasakis, which Asa Moyce, Les Burgan and Mike Hunt campaigned in the late 70s. Oxford’s early race exploits extended to the Isle of Man, where in 1981…

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Born in 1933 at Sulby Bridge, Sulby, Isle of Man, he married Kathleen (Cain), and they had three children, Angela, Paul, and Geoffrey. Dennis started riding motorcycles at 15, taking part in local scrambles, trials and short circuit racing at Jurby. He also competed in two Scottish Six Day and three International Six Day Trials…

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After patient tuition from the team at The Bike Experience charity, at Silverstone, and further practice at Snetterton, Phil attempted to be the first paraplegic to ride a solo around the TT course when he participated in the 90th Anniversary Past Winners’ Parade lap. Unfortunately things didn’t go completely to plan when a technical issue…

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New issue’s out! CLASSIC RACER REGULARS • Editor's intro Malc sets the scene • Archive Shot Roberts arrives • Paddock Gossip Packed with news • Readers Write Have your say • Subscribe Get a better deal CLASSIC RACER PEOPLE • Rod Scivyer Adding some colour • Fred Merkel If you want blood • Bruce Cox…

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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. The parade lap is part of the Isle of Man Classic TT Races presented by Bennetts. "We've gone to great…

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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 he had to re-learn all his old "250" lines where you used every inch of the road, and sometimes more!…

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