December 2013

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The Classic MotorCycle

The world authority on motorcycling history and historic motorcycles. The bikes, the people, the passion.



Archive photograph                                      6
News                                                          8
Diary                                                          12
Kop Hill Climb                                           14
Subscribe and save                                     18
Angle-Dutch Rally                                      20
Letters                                                        24
Velocette MAC Super Profile                     28
Isle of Wight Scurry                                    38
Veloce 3½hp                                              42
Glass plate – 1954 Belgian Sidecar GP       47
Vincent Black Shadow                                52
Reader’s restoration – Velocette Thruxton    58
Francis-Barnett Falcon                                 62
Ted Mellors reflections                                 68
Classic components                                      71
Closer Look – 1965 ISDT                           74
Ivan Rhodes interview                                   78
Men who mattered – Syd Gleave                  82
Marque of distinction – Ariels                       84
Roy Poynting column                                    86
Jerry Thurston column                                   88
You were asking                                           90
Restoration Guide – NSU Max                     94
Technical feature – Girder forks                     96
Next month                                                 112
Classic camera                                            114

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