Sam Hewitt

Heiden parts for Yamaha XS650

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Sam Hewitt

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25th June 2020

The Yamaha XS650 powerplant, bored out to 750cc, has been raced solo for some time in CRMC events and is […]
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International Dirt Bike Show postponed until 2021

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd June 2020

Due to the current situation with the coronavirus pandemic, Mortons Events have had to postpone the International Dirt Bike Show […]
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Inside the July/August edition of Classic Racer

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Sam Hewitt

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18th June 2020

Classic Racer magazine celebrates the greatest racers and racing motorcycles in history, where motorcycle-racing legends truly live on. Classic Racer […]
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Classic TT cancelled

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Sam Hewitt

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18th June 2020

The damage caused to the racing calendar by Covid-19 continues, with one of the latest victims as we closed for […]
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Giacomo Agostini: Life and career in pictures

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Sam Hewitt

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16th June 2020

Giacomo Agostini celebrates his 78th birthday today (June 16) so there’s no better time to reflect on the Italian’s illustrious […]
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From the archive: Bubba Shobert

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Sam Hewitt

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14th June 2020

All American Champion Bubba Shobert was following the established American path to the World Championship. A three time AMA flat […]
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Kawasaki’s Fearsome Formula 750 Racers

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Sam Hewitt

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7th June 2020

In the early 1970s, 500cc Grand Prix racing was boring in the extreme, usually consisting of a cruise to the chequered flag by Giacomo Agostini and the MV Agusta ahead of a field of outdated British singles.
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Barry Sheene's first 500cc Grand Prix win

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Sam Hewitt

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5th June 2020

In 1971 he scored three GP wins on the ex-Stuart Graham 125 Suzuki at Spa, Belgium; Anderstorp, Sweden and Imatra, […]
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Mike Hailwood: The fastest teenager on Earth

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Sam Hewitt

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4th June 2020

‘The fastest teenager on earth.’ That was how the press described Michael Hailwood in 1959.
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Archive: John Surtees wins the 1960 Senior TT

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Sam Hewitt

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4th June 2020

This is John Surtees in 1960, en route to winning the Senior TT. His MV Agusta was easily the fastest […]
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