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  • The Classic MotorCycle

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    Jul 03, 2019 3 minutes
    Words and photographs: PHILLIP TOOTH

    “It is a lot bumpier than it looks” says Stu Rogers as he pulls a pantomime face and gives his backside a rub. He has been campaigning cammy Nortons in classic racing for over 50 years, so he knows what he’s talking about when he shows us a replica of the works Norton that Jimmy Guthrie rode here in 1935. “Jimmy broke 15 world records. He needed a huge seven-gallon tank to carry enough alcohol fuel for the One Hour record, when

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