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MAGNIFICENT MINIATURE
BEAUTIFUL BABY MV SINGLE
NUTS ABOUT THE V-TWIN
STUNNING VINTAGE RESTORATION
AUGUST 2014
Royal Enfield’s
unsung star of
the scene
EXTRAORDINARY LOW-MILES NORTON NAVIGATOR
THE ASI MOTOSHOW
TALES FROM THE BANBURY RUN
PANTHERS TO SUIT VARIOUS POCKETS
REMARKABLE REYNOLDS RUNABOUT
THE INGENIUS MAURICE CANN
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Editor’s
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This year, I made my first ever visit to the Isle of Man. It’s
one of those things I’ve always meant to do, but just
never got round to – so this year (the excuse being my
mate Bruce’s stag do) we headed over, booking a
campsite behind the Quarter Bridge Hotel, and going
over on the ferry as foot passengers.
There were certain things I wanted to do and see,
which were accomplished. We viewed from Quarter
Bridge, the bottom of Bray Hill and also (my favourite)
the churchyard at Braddan Bridge, where the Isle of Man
‘experience’ was enhanced by the surroundings, while
the lovely ladies of the parish provided tea, in china
cups, for 40p a cup. A pint in the Quarter Bridge Hotel
was a must too, with the occasion recorded for
posterity… all brilliant.
While ‘on the Island’ several things struck me,
especially about the crowd. Many visitors were from
overseas, with lots from mainland Europe but also a fair
amount of Aussies and a smattering of Americans too.
The age demographic was interesting too – most of the
crowd being older than the racers, I think it’s fair to say.
But then, it’s certainly not a cheap trip (£89 as a foot
passenger on the ferry…) while there’s the question of
those in work using up holiday, too.
Then it was pretty much straight to Banbury, where
again I enjoyed a fabulous day, getting sunburned in the
process, but seeing lots of lovely motorcycles, and a
hugely enthusiastic paddock full of competitors and
spectators. And I’d say that there were more younger
riders taking part at Banbury, than there were riding over
as spectators on the Isle of Man. Interesting.
Talking of youngsters, Michael Barraclough has joined
us ‘full time’ after a spell on work experience. He’s full of
enthusiasm and I’m sure you’ll all join me in extending a
warm welcome to him.
As a final note, and one I’ve touched on before, I always
love to find out obscure little facts, and this month’s two
are that in his early racing days Stanley Woods had an
ohv 1000cc JAP-engined New Imperial (gleaned from
David Crawford’s book about Stanley). Another one I’ve
found out is that OEC’s 600cc sidecar outfit in the 1923
sidecar TT had a V-twin Blackburne engine, not a single as
I’d always assumed it would have been. Not exactly life
changing, but that’s two more machines to consider for
one ‘ultimate ever’ garage…
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Contributors
Roy Poynting, Richard Rosenthal, Jerry Thurston,
Phillip Tooth, Alan Turner, Andy Westlake, Steve Wilson.
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IN ASSOCIATION WITH
CONTENTS
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AUGUST 2014
Archive photograph ..........................................
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News....................................................................
8
Diary ................................................................
14
Letters ..............................................................
18
Banbury Run ...................................................
20
ASI MotoShow ................................................
26
Subscribe and save........................................
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COVER
STORY
Royal Enfield Constellation ...........................
32
NUT V-twin ....................................................
42
Norton Navigator............................................
46
Straight from the Plate – Racing at Blandford..
53
Reynolds Runabout........................................
58
MV Modello Sport ..........................................
62
Ted Mellors reflections...................................
68
Closer Look – the summer of ’46...................
72
Peter Higgs interview .....................................
78
Men who mattered – Maurice Cann ...................
80
Roy Poynting column.....................................
82
Jerry Thurston column...................................
84
Marque of distinction – Panthers..................
86
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You were asking ..............................................
88
Restoration Guide – Sunbeam Model 9 .......
92
Classic components – Binks track carbs ......
94
Technical feature – Two-stroke cooling...........
96
Next month...................................................
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Classic camera .............................................
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