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  1. Race format revisions for Goodwood 2008

    ... of this original meeting -- including machines such as the Matchless G45 and Vincent Grey Flash, rather than the handbuilt modern exotica ... for 1960s machines - such as the Manx Norton 500 and Matchless G50 - as is already the case for the popular St Mary's Trophy for ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 22/09/2019 - 19:20 - 0 comments

  2. Manx Senior GP: Goodall succumbs to injuries

    ... and shortened to three laps. 67-year-old Goodall and his Matchless G50 approached the Ballacraine right-hander only a few moments after ... in second spot and local man Allan Brew third on a Seeley Matchless G50. There had been an early challenge by another TT star, Gary ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 22/09/2019 - 21:21 - 0 comments

  3. Top 10 motorcycle marques that should be revived

    ... Last year we saw new machines carrying the names Ariel, Matchless, Brough Superior and Hesketh. And then there are heavier-hitting ... successful firm and for other British names like Ariel, Matchless, Vincent and Brough to be brought out of retirement in recent years, ...

    Visordown News - 23/09/2019 - 00:52 - 0 comments

  4. Road Test: C-R40 v Enfield Cafe Racer v Bonneville

    ... manufacturers had been world leaders. Norton, Royal Enfield, Matchless, AJS, Triumph and BSA (among many) had led where others followed. And ... manufacturers had been world leaders. Norton, Royal Enfield, Matchless, AJS, Triumph and BSA (among many) had led where others followed. And ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 22/09/2019 - 19:20 - 0 comments

  5. Which era was the best?

    ... come home and bark orders at me while I wobbled round on his Matchless. I took my test on a pushbike with a motor that you dropped onto the ... so did the girls... the bikers weren’t far behind Matchless G50 A race bike everyone wanted back then. Even now they’re ...

    elbows in - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 0 comments

  6. What are the advantages of a V4 engine?

    ... to mass-produce a successful V4 powerplant in a bike was the Matchless Silver Hawk from the 1930s, although the shape and design of the ...

    Simon Hancocks - 28/04/2020 - 17:11 - 9 comments

  7. V4 victory: Honda’s legendary engine

    ... It was by no means the first to try the format in a bike; Matchless was at it back in the 30s, long before Honda even existed, and even ...

    Visordown Corre... - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 2 comments

  8. TT Century: 100 Years of the Tourist Trophy

    ... and Frank Marshall, though it was Charlie Collier on a 3.5hp Matchless who picked up the £25 cash prize for winning the single-cylinder ...

    rgo - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 0 comments

  9. Formby's Bike Up For Sale

    ... Formby, owned several bikes including a Scott, a Matchless G3LC and a Vincent Rapide series C, all supplied to him by Manchester ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

  10. MV Agusta triple to race at Manx Grand Prix

    ... race records with ease. As a result, leading Manx Norton and Matchless G50 tuner Fred Walmsley has pulled his bike out of this year’s ...

    Visordown News - 19/09/2018 - 03:49 - 0 comments

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