As history will record, American Suzuki rider Brad Lackey would finish the season as world champion. However, at this stage in our story that was still to come and the motorcycling press here in the
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SUPER PROFILE
The way of the magazine world is fascinating in many respects, especially where an archive is involved. Here at Mortons the archive is probably the company’s most valuable resource and also its most enticing department.
Read moreWEIGHT A MINUTE…
How light is too light and what is needed to create such a light bike? The first question is a difficult thing to quantify, as general thinking in the classic period had it that bikes
Read moreCDB Classic Championship
Words and pics Andy Withers at AW Sportsphoto The Classic Dirt Bike sponsored AMCA British Classic Motocross Championship got off to a cracking start at Yatton Keynall near Bath on April 23. The Pre-65 and
Read moreAnatomy of a winner
Words: John McCrink Pictures: John McCrink and Eric Miles What does it take to win the Pre-65 part of our sponsored scrambles series? John McCrink investigates. When Liston Bell won the Scottish Classic Racing Motorcycle
Read moreFROM OUR ARCHIVES: Gone but not forgotten
Time and time again proof arises that the British industry wasn’t short on ideas or talent. Finance on the other hand… Colin Sparrow looks over the Greeves 500. Words: Colin Sparrow Pics: Colin Sparrow, Greeves Archive
Read moreSid’s Scottish…
From our 2016 archive In 1966, while England’s footballers prepared to write their names in World Cup history, a young Yorkshire lad was putting his on the JR Alexander Trophy. Words: Tim Britton Pic: Tim
Read moreA touch of déjà vu
FROM OUR ARCHIVES When Triumph’s twin engine needed a better chassis for ISDT use, eyes turned to Hampshire and Eric Cheney’s workshop. Words: Tim Britton Pics: Bill McKeown On the face of it Triumph’s twin,
Read moreThat was the year… that Graham Noyce was MX king of the world
FROM THE ARCHIVES “It’s Noyce and his mechanic against the world!” screamed the headline in MotorCycle of March 24, 1979. How did that year pan out? Read on… Words Tim Britton Pics Nick Haskell The
Read moreStewart Riddell’s 1965 Twin Port CZ250
It is an undeniable fact that all classic enthusiasts can see what will be, rather than what is, when viewing a new addition to the workshop. Chris Montignani meets just such an enthusiast. FROM THE
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