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94 year old is Britain's oldest biker
By Visordown News on 28/06/2011 14:11:33
Currently riding a Honda CBR250R Reg Scott has 74 years riding experience
AT 94 years of age Reg Scott has been given the title of Britain's Oldest Biker.With 74 years on the road, Reg started riding in 1937 when he paid £73 for a 490cc Norton 16H, a man who has only seven bikes to his biking CV, he now rides a new Honda
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Support the oldest Bloke in racing!
By Ben Cope on 07/12/2011 18:25:05
...he started racing the year I was born. Nuff said
This year I got to know Mike 'Spike' Edwards really well, as we were both racing in the 848 Challenge.Mike is a legend in British bike racing, and next year will be his 30th season. How many 75-year olds do you know who are still active, let alone regularly on the podium at natio...
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Oldest American motorcycle up for sale
By Visordown News on 16/04/2012 11:10:57
Looks more like a bicycle, but this was nirvana in 1903
POSSIBLY the oldest unrestored Indian motorcycle is soon to be auctioned.The 1903 Indian motorcycle originated from the world of velodrome bicycle racing and it was originally described as a motorized-bicycle. Despite its current state, this Indian
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Britain's oldest motorcycle goes overseas
By Visordown News on 26/01/2009 14:05:42
110-year-old Raleigh sold to Dutch buyer after British museums decline to bid
BRITAIN'S OLDEST motorcycle has been sold to an overseas buyer after the National Motorcycle Museum and Wollaton Hall in Nottingham declined to buy it.The 110-year-old petrol-engined bike, made by Raleigh called the 'Sir Walter' was built
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Matchless on the comeback trail
By Visordown News on 12/12/2012 10:52:00
One of the oldest names in motorcycling set to return
.Matchless is one of the oldest brands in British motorcycling, established in 1899 in Plumstead, London. The brand eventually disappeared in 1966 after a series of mergers by holding company AMC swallowed the Matchless name into obscurity. Initial plans extend only
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20 Questions... John Warr
By Hariet Ridley on 22/10/2007 16:38:14
Europe's oldest Harley-Davidson dealership, Warrs, was founded by John's father Fred. The former racer and mechanic now runs the company
Europe's oldest Harley-Davidson dealership, Warrs, was founded by John's father Fred. The former racer and mechanic now runs the companyWhat's the most embarrassing bike you lusted after as a youth?My best mate Tom's AP50 with a bum-stop seat
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The Pioneer Motorcycle Run
By Colin Goodwin on 14/10/2010 13:18:06
Toodle pip and chocks away, Ginger! Visordown's off on the oldest classic bike run in Blighty. Hurrah! Don't spare the horses, and last one home's a rotten egg
Back in 1912, W. Harry Bashall won the Junior TT on a Douglas in 3hrs 46min 59sec at an average speed of 39.65mph. Pig slow you say, but right this moment the enormity of his achievement is beginning to dawn on me as I am riding a 1912 Douglas, very much like the one Bashall must...
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First Ride: 2002 Kawasaki ZX-6R 636
By Visordown on 12/07/2002 09:38:30
Make it bigger and better is the order of pedigree. In 2001 Kawasaki, despite the fact that their bike was probably the oldest on the grid, won the World Supersport Championship - as vindications go, it doesn't get much better than that really!
Cadwell is a perfect test bed for splitting differences between 600s, so I wanted to test the 636 alongside our blindingly quick road test editor Niall Mackenzie, and wrestle it around the painfully tight 2.2 mile circuit. This way we could compare notes (from his level down to m...
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Pioneer Spirit
By Colin Goodwin on 25/06/2008 14:57:49
Toodle pip and chocks away, Ginger! TWO's off on the oldest classic bike run in Blighty. Hurrah! Don't spare the horses, and last one home's a rotten egg
it not for the fact his 2003 BMW R1150GS wouldn't start this morning. All around us beards and tweed are in evidence. This is a must-do event if you're glum about getting old because here you'll feel quite young. The oldest rider is 85-year-old Charlie Jenner from
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First Person - 60 year-old trackday warrior
By Phil Price on 19/10/2010 13:06:27
Phil Price is a bus-pass waving pensioner who also happens to be addicted to trackdays. he might be 60 years old but he holds his own in the fast group...
I was taught to ride by my uncle, he had a Vincent Black Shadow. He used to take me out on the back of that when I was around 14 years old. I can remember it having a great big round speedo on the headlight that I used to peer round to look at and see how fast we were going. That...
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