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. SID’S SCOTTISH… Tyndrum was a long old ride from
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Lito X-cam
This bike created a sensation at Earls Court Motorcycle Show in 1966. In a world in which two-strokes suddenly had taken the lead in motocross, there were still lots of sympathies for classic four-stroke machines.
Read moreThat was the year… Les Archer became European MX champion
Though history records Les Archer as being European motocross champion in 1956, results, or lack of, at the start of the season suggested a different outcome for the series. That was the year… Les Archer
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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. Gone but not forgotten Former Greeves race
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One of the most popular events on the trials calendar is the Manx International Classic Trial. A two-day affair, held latterly on September 5-6, it took riders all round the Isle of Man and provided
Read moreMartin Lampkin: 1951 – 2016
Having achieved so much in motorcycling, Harold Martin Lampkin – ‘Mart’, ‘Big Mart’ or ‘H’ depending on who you talk to – is the subject of many images in our archive. We hope this small
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Rob Bowyer, former winner of the Pre-65 Scottish, concentrates hard at Sloc Corner. There was a slight hiccup to the route on the first day when a traffic incident, unconnected with the trial, caused a
Read moreMartin Lampkin: 1951-2016
It may look as if Martin is giving Vic Hanby a kick in the 1971 Scott trial, but his boot is on the rock. Mart is on his way to a Scott Spoon, as first
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Former Greeves race series champion Greg Radley shows the 500 can go… By the beginning of the 1970s clouds were gathering for the British motorcycle industry and by the end of 1970 Royal Enfield and
Read moreThat was the year… Les Archer became European MX champion
Les could well have graced the tarmac scene, he was certainly good enough. In an interview with Ralph Venables, published in The MotorCycle in September 1956, Archer admitted his season had started badly, something backed
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