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Steaming ahead, a record to be broken on two wheels
Steam Powered Motorbike World record attempt 2019
It was an honour to meet the amazing Graham Sykes at the Staffordshire Bike Show, as he proudly presented his latest project bike “Force of Nature” AKA the Steam Rocket Bike.
His hobby, which could be called an unwavering passion, has derived from his extensive engineer background. Although self-taught, he has shared his expertise with some serious players motor racing arena. Being involved with world record attempts for himself and others only drives his enthusiasm, to excel even f
Nero - A trail blazer born from the ashes
Nero - A trail blazer born from the ashes It was great to see the Nero brought back to life at the open day on the 27th October. The National Motorbike Museum hosted a brilliant event, with hundreds of visitors being enticed through the chilling conditions to enjoy some iconic machines. The Nero was literally a phoenix from the ashes, the remains of a burned out Rapide being rescued by George for the princely sum of £5. During its lifetime, it took several exciting journey with or without its distinctive bullet shaped fairing. After the war, George Brown had worked...
The Flying Inventor - Allen Millyard's amazing machine
Allen Millyard National Motorcycle Museum The Flying Millyard
I had the absolute pleasure of chatting to Allen Millyard at the National Motorcycle Museum about his amazing Flying Millyard Motorcycle. It could be described as beautifully bonkers or a modern-day homage to yesteryear, but this machine was a hand-built concept bike from a man with a massive imagination.
Suzuki to rebuild first ever RG500 at Motorcycle Live
Barry Sheene Motorcycle Live NEC Rebuild RG500 Suzuki
Suzuki will restore arguably the most important racing motorcycle it ever produced at this year’s Motorcycle Live – which takes place at Birmingham’s NEC 17-25 November – with the rebuild of the G-54, the precursor to the iconic XR14 and RG500 machines that went on to take Suzuki and Barry Sheene to world championship glory.
Bradley Ray one step closer to motorcycle licence with Module One pass
Bradley Ray Superbiker on L Plates
Suzuki’s British Superbike star Bradley Ray is one step closer to obtaining his full motorcycle licence, after completing his Module One test on an SV650.
The BSB race-winner – who has re-signed with the Buildbase Suzuki team for 2019 – spent a day with Shires Motorcycle Training in Peterborough on a restricted SV650, practicing the required manoeuvres for the first part of his test, including U-turns, figures of eight, and avoision tests.