Classic Bike News - October 2. Click here for more. Motorcycle news. October 2. Classic Bike News. British Caf. Bulgaria. Dog friendly rider & sidecar wanted. March 2. 01. 6 Classic Bike News. Check your spam boxes, please.. Tucker . It's official. Gordon Honeycombe: 1. Indian Scout IKON shocks. Harley- Davidson XA to Wheatcroft. The Complete book of BMW Motorcycles. So who's answering the Sump phone? September 2. 01. 5 Classic Bike News. Fat bastards. And skinny dudes. Fonzie's Triumph to auction. Again. Urban rider's workshop initiative. The NMM opens its doors for free. Great speedo cable fix from Venhill. BAD- ASS BIKER T- shirts are in stock. Buying a crash helmet; a Sump guide. Join Biography.com in a look at the life of actress Marilyn Monroe. See how she overcame a difficult childhood to become one of the world's biggest sex symbols. Latest environmental news, features and updates. Pictures, video and more. Get all the info first and enjoy membership benefits such as q Romney Marsh Classic Bike Jumble. New Goldtop silk scarf. Worst Netley Marsh autojumble ever? New Kawasaki W8. 00 buyers guide. Bonhams Beaulieu 2. Lord Edward Montagu: 1. Triumph's $2. 9 million US recall fine. New Fab Four coffee table book. Dean Carroll Jones: 1. Harley- Davidson test ride competition. Still awaiting your Skully AR- 1 lid? Two rare Italians headed for Stafford. Sump BAD- ASS T- shirt coming soon. Who the hell can you trust anymore? Austel Pullman 1. Oldtimer Motoren Museum? What's that? ACA auction Saturday 7th March 2. Sump's new road safety stickers. Kickback Stoneleigh to be televised. January 2. 01. 5 Classic Bike News. Land Rover manufacture exhibit. UK Triumph Scrambler sales jump. Mecum Kissimmee Sale results.
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New AA- Halfords . Check out the links below. December 2. 01. 3November 2. October 2. 01. 3September 2. August 2. 01. 3July 2. June 2. 01. 3May 2. April 2. 01. 3March 2. February 2. 01. 3January 2. December 2. 01. 2November 2. October 2. 01. 2September 2. August 2. 01. 2July 2. June 2. 01. 2May 2. April 2. 01. 2March 2. February 2. 01. 2January 2. December 2. 01. 1November 2. October 2. 01. 1September 2. August 2. 01. 1July 2. June 2. 01. 1May 2. April 2. 01. 1March 2. February 2. 01. 1January 2. December 2. 01. 0November 2. October 2. 01. 0September 2. August 2. 01. 0Top prize in the 2. AMD World Championships Freestyle Class went to Suicide Customs from Japan which presented the world with the (immediately) above 1. XLH Ironhead Sportster called . It's the third successive year in which Suicide Customs has walked away with the coveted trophy. The builder is Koh Niwa. He was one of 6. 7 competitors from 2. The second prize (Freestyle Class) went to Michael Naumann from Germany for . That's the entry immediately above. Meanwhile, Belgian Fred “Krugger” Bertrand of Krugger Motorcycles took third place (Freestyle Class) for his 1. S& S Cycle- powered “LADD” (pictured immediately above). Now, maybe we ought to get out a little more or something. Because as much as we recognise that these three motorcycles represent hundreds of hours of work and God only knows how many brainbytes of thought, it's nevertheless hard to see anything here that's significantly different from anything we haven't seen a hundred or more times. All three bikes appears to be rehashing established trends and bringing very little to the banquet that, in one form or another, wasn't already on the table. That said, we weren't there to study the bikes up close, and there's nothing like direct eyes on polished steel and aluminium (or flesh) to appreciate the quality of the engineering. But we have looked at a lot of photographs of these motorcycles, and nothing really impresses us. Good engineering, yes. Plenty of care, effort and what appears to be meticulous finishing. But we'd expect more than these on the AMD World Championships winners podium. Or is it simply that custom bike building has largely reached a plateau and needs a totally new wave to swamp it and bring out something truly radical? Ultimately, form follows function, and motorcycle function is pretty much the same as it was 1. A revolution is long overdue. Meanwhile, we quite like Larry Moore's . Moore hails from Witchita, Kansas where he runs a custom shop. This Shovehead entry took fourth place (Freestyle Class) and features dual Morris magnetos (nothing new there), split rocker boxes (also nothing new), oil and gas in the split fuel tank (nothing new there), and exaggerated board track racer styling (nothing new there either). But there's a novel vertical leaf spring arrangement for the rear wheel that we haven't seen before. And as with the other bikes, the workmanship is meticulous. Also, we like . We know nothing about the bike except that it's a two stroke and took 5th place in the Cafe Racer Class. We searched the web for more info, but at the time of writing, there was nothing helpful. And finally, we like this bike (immediately above) from Iron Custom Motorcycles which hails from Kharkov, Ukraine. This was the winner in the Cafe Racer Class (check the hand- made 5. We don't say that this bike is pretty. However, it's quirky and interesting, and those colours fight hard against each other, but work in a kind of bizarre Eastern Bloc, not- quite- on- message way. Nice. www. amdchampionship. Sam 7. We're talking about the UK- wide Blue Badge scheme which allows disabled shoppers to park as close as possible to the (Tesco) supermarket door instead taking a hike across the car park. The scheme has long been abused by . So Tesco has deployed a new high tech device which scans the displayed badge and forwards the information to whatever parking contractor is on the company books. The contractor checks the details, and if you're displaying a bogus badge, your goose will be cooked and a fine will wing its way to you in the mail. We haven't got a lot of sympathy for the cheats. But on the other hand, when you just want to nip in for a pint of milk or to use the facilities, a few seconds in the disabled bay (with or without a phoney badge) doesn't seem like much of a crime (not that we've ever transgressed). But of course, pensioners, the disabled and the chronically ill see it very differently and take issue with offenders regardless of how many blue badge parking bays are still vacant. Anyway, you've been warned. More worrying is the fact that these parking contractors can get easy access to the DVLA database which means that pretty much anyone else in the universe can get access because parking contractors, in our experience, rarely occupy offices on any kind of moral or legal high ground. Not for long, anyway. This isn't exactly a new development. The DVLA has long been careless and irresponsible with its information, and any teenage hacker can probably by- pass the government security. But it's worth remembering that your private details and the details of your expensive motorcycles are practically in the public domain. So if you're concerned about security, double it. The information age is a double edged sword, and sooner or later it's going to spill some unexpected blood. And beyond that, in this age of brutal and desperate commercial competition, it's a brave (and possibly very foolish) supermarket that starts a war with its customers, especially when so many of them are the enemy.— Big End. The 2. 01. 6 Bonhams London to Brighton Run has a distinctly Germanic flavour this season. That's because the event is celebrating 1. Karl Benz presented the world with his Patent- Motorwagen, while Gottlieb Daimler, just sixty miles away, quickly followed suit with an adapted horse- drawn carriage of his own. Consequently, it's . Except that these things never really have a birthplace. It's always smart men (and women) standing on the shoulders of other smart men (and women). Nevertheless, no one around these parts is doubting the huge contribution made by the Germans with regard to personal motorised transport. So it's game on for the Krauts. But why 1. 30 years? Well why the hell not? As ever, any excuse for a celebration of some kind is a good excuse. So the organisers are laying it on thick for our German cousins. Over 4. 00 entries are expected. Among them are 1. German cars including rare marques such as Adler, Delin and Cudell plus a Benz Victoria, Benz Phaeton (both from 1. Benz Spider (image immediately above) and a 1. Mercedes Simplex. Now, it's a well know fact that most of the world still hasn't turned out to watch and enjoy the London to Brighton Run (not to be confused with the Pioneer Run), and if that includes you, you can put it right on Sunday 6th November 2. But take note that it kicks- off before 7am. And if you can make it a day earlier (5th November), there's a free- to- watch classic car show in London's Regent Street, W1. Actually, the entire week preceding the run will showcase motoring art, lectures, history talks and suchlike in and around Regent Street. The run is open to all three- and four- wheelers built before 1. It's organised, as ever, by the Royal Automobile Club. And this year marks the 1. Emancipation Act which finally allowed . But it's nevertheless all very cool and evocative stuff, and you can always ride the route and enjoy the parade. Just be sensitive, if you will, to the needs of the entrants. The vehicles that can stop often can't do it quickly. And those that have stopped often find it hard to get going again. Notable Classmates. Skip Rowland was a student. Wilson. Skip Rowland starred. Wilson in the 1. 94. It’s difficult to. Rowland in just his on- field. He played football. Bruins in the 4. 0s, and would coach. Wilson as one of the premier baseball programs in the country. Rowland is a member. Halls of Fame for his accomplishments, including three. Long Beach. He had been inducted into the Wilson. Long Beach Century Club, UCLA, UCLA Baseball, Long Beach Baseball, and. CIF Halls of Fame. As a player, he was. All- City, All- League, and All- CIF in both baseball and football, and was. All- City and All- League in basketball. In 1. 94. 3, he captained Wilson’s. Poly, and earned. Long Beach Football Player of the Year honors.
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