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Toughing It Out
Published in the March 8, 1951 edition of The Motor Cycle, the reverse of this picture (dated February 28, 1951) reads: “Pierre Gerard de Langlade, who drove a motorcycle with sidecar the 10,000 miles from Algiers in the Algiers-Cape car rally. He is
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Prospective Project Purchases
Although I have plenty of projects to keep me going, I always enjoy trolling through the classified adverts to see what’s out there. Over the years, I have noticed that they are changing. I suppose it’s inevitable, though I remember, as a teen, handi
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Geoff Duke Remembers
Before he passed away in 2015 at the age of 92, I was able to visit six-time 350/500cc world champion Geoff Duke OBE in his beloved Isle of Man, where he won six TT races during a decade-long career as modern-day motorcycle racing’s first superstar.

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