Features

Miller’s ‘other’ Ariel

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Sam Hewitt

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11th July 2016

It was well known in the 1960s that Sammy Miller ran two almost identical Ariels –though 786 GON was often […]
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Cantilever Beezer

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Sam Hewitt

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11th July 2016

These days a monoshock or cantilever suspension system is considered ‘normal’, but in 1962 John Wilkinson must have caused a […]
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Original and unrestored

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Sam Hewitt

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11th July 2016

It started off as a nice idea when CDB was offered a totally original Francis-Barnett trials bike to feature. How […]
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SID’S SCOTTISH…

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Sam Hewitt

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11th July 2016

In 1966, while England’s footballers prepared to write their names in World Cup history, a young Yorkshire lad was putting […]
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Lito X-cam

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Sam Hewitt

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11th July 2016

This bike created a sensation at Earls Court Motorcycle Show in 1966. In a world in which two-strokes suddenly had […]
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That was the year… Les Archer became European MX champion

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Sam Hewitt

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11th July 2016

Though history records Les Archer as being European motocross champion in 1956, results, or lack of, at the start of […]
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Gone but not forgotten

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Sam Hewitt

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11th July 2016

Time and time again proof arises that the British industry wasn’t short on ideas or talent. Finance on the other […]
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Manx Classic Trial

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Sam Hewitt

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15th June 2016

One of the most popular events on the trials calendar is the Manx International Classic Trial. A two-day affair, held […]
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Martin Lampkin: 1951 – 2016

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Sam Hewitt

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15th June 2016

Having achieved so much in motorcycling, Harold Martin Lampkin – ‘Mart’, ‘Big Mart’ or ‘H’ depending on who you talk […]
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Manx Classic Trial

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Classic Bike Hub UK

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3rd June 2016

Rob Bowyer, former winner of the Pre-65 Scottish, concentrates hard at Sloc Corner. There was a slight hiccup to the […]
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