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001 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
002 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
003 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
004 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
005 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
006 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
007 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
008 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
009 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
010 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
011 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
012 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
013 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
014 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
016 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
017 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
018 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
019 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
020 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
021 NCC South Downs Headstock Keywords: Back Street Heroes, Event, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
053 SFTP 08 Shifting sands - Beach racing at Saltburn in 1932, the great weather with a big crowd watching on. Local hero Ron Parkinson, in gleaming overalls on his 500cc AJS. No. 35 Fearnside (Norton) Keywords: 2014, Glass Plates, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle
Bert-Munro-009 Bret Munro the smiling Bonneville 'Hero' displays his reward. A bag of cash given to him to make sure he could keep riding after 'American Customs' required him to post a high cash bond while his 42 year old cycle was in the USA Keywords: Motorcycle, Motorbike, bike, rider, ride, riding, race, racer, racing, machine, Mortons Archive, Bret Munro
I 011 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Bert le Vack, having won the 1921 500 mile race. Indian's Billy Wells offers his congratulations. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection (3 files)

A collection of images from our vast archive depicting motorcycles and motorcycling lifestyle from the early 1900's through to the present day.
070 A-Z RCK YRS 04 Was there ever a greater two-wheeled hero? Throughout the late 50s and 60s there was no one to touch him. Keywords: Action, Alternative A to Z of Rockers, Castle Combe, Classic Bike Guide, Mar 11, Mike Hailwood, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Sheenebookazine24 Sheene loathed the Isle of Man, but raced many times at Scarborough's Oliver's Mount Circuit, a narrow, tree-lined pure road circuit where a memorial now stands at the startline in his honour. Here he is (41) pictured chasing his good friend and hero John 'Mooneyes' Cooper (1) and Steve Machin (19), the man who took advantage of Barry's decision to contest a big money end of season meeting in America to nip ahead and snatch the 1971 250 British title from his grasp. The chasers are Derek Chatterton (35) and Cliff Carr (4). (You Tube) Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, Sheene
Sheenebookazine28 Future World Champions Phil Read and Bill Ivy both raced Frank Sheene-tuned two-strokes in the early 60s. Bill Ivy is caught in action on a 50cc Sheene Special at Brands on 14 July 1963. Barry came close to quitting racing when Bill, both a friend and hero, was killed in practice for the 1969 East German GP. Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, Nick Nicholls, Nick Nicholls Collection at Mortons Archive, Sheene

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Collection > From our issues - motorcycles (24 files)

Images used in our publications, now available for commercial use.
053 SFTP 08 Shifting sands - Beach racing at Saltburn in 1932, the great weather with a big crowd watching on. Local hero Ron Parkinson, in gleaming overalls on his 500cc AJS. No. 35 Fearnside (Norton) Keywords: 2014, Glass Plates, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle
067 centre 01 No. 25, American hero Dick Mann heels the works Rocket Three into Shaw's Hairpin, Mallory Park, during the 1971 Match Races. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
classic racer cal 006 June George O'Dell and Kenny Arthur - Another great working class British hero. Keywords: 2012, Calendar, Classic Racer, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls
Eric Fernihough 19 Death of hero - Eric Ferihough Keywords: Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd
I 003 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Start of two-lap scratch race, at the first BMCRC meeting, April 1909. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 005 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Crowds gather before a race in May 1910. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 006 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Tommy Green and Cyril Pullin, both Rudge, first and second Brooklands one hour race, October 1913. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 007 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Handicap race 1914; Brooke's Indian (4) is pushed away, Launder (6, Henderson four) waits his turn. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 009 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Lined up on Railway Straight in 1920; unusually, numbers 20 and 22, and the machine behind 20, are all Woolers. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 010 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - The Brooklands paddock in April 1920. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 011 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Bert le Vack, having won the 1921 500 mile race. Indian's Billy Wells offers his congratulations. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 012 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Victor Horsman enjoyed much success at the track, first on Norton, then later Triumph. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 013 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Brookies at work in 1921. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 014 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Riders start just off the Byfleet Banking, 1923. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 015 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Track legend Bill Lacey in his tuning 'shed.' His Grindley-Peerless stands patiently. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 016 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Joe Wright (1000cc Zenith-JAP) raises th elap record to 117.19mph in April 1929. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 017 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - RAF pilot Chris Staniland with tuner Woolly Worters and 250cc Rex-Acme Blackburne. He'd just won this race, in 1930, at 90.22mph. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 018 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - The 1930 Brooklands Grand Prix Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 020a Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Riders ready themselves before the start of a 1934 race. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 020b Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Motorcycles adn three wheelers of all sizes line up for the start of the 1935 Hutchinson 100. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 021 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Riders turn onto the Members Banking, in 1936. Number four is Francis Beart, legendary 1950s and 60s Manx Norton tuner and holder of the Test HIll record. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 022 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Two legends of Brooklands - Ben Bickell (Bickell-JAP) leads Dave Whitworth, on his famous, venerable old Blackburne-powered Rex Acme, in 1936. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 023 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - The 'new' Campbell Circuit, in 1937. Phil Heath (Vincent) chases Waite and Moss, both Norton. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 024 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - One of the Brooklands heroes. Eric Fernihough, posed outside his Weybridge premises in 1937; he was killed, attempting the motorcycle land speed record in Hungary, in 1938. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Nick Nicholls collection (2 files)

The Nick Nicholls collection is recognised as one of the finest collections of motorcycle-sport images from the second half of the 20th century.
John Cooper NNC 010 Mallory Parks favourite son John Mooneyes Cooper in typical pose as he rounds Gerards Bend during the 1971 Easter Sunday meeting ahead of Lincolnshire ace Steve Machin (Padgett Yamaha) and Jim Curry on the 350 Honda twin. An unlikely looking hero, with his studious John Lennon glasses, on this occasion Cooper heads the field on his 350 Yamsel, the product of joining one of Colin Seeleys fine handling chassis with the, by then, dominant Yamaha engines. For a decade or more Cooper was the man to beat at Mallory Park, whether Manx Norton, BSA Rocket 3 or Yamsel mounted. Keywords: 2009 calendar, action, classic racer, John Cooper, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Nick Nicholls, yamsel
NNC 19 01 12A 025 NNC 19 01 12A 025 - Everybody's hero Helmut Dahne - 750cc BMW at Whitegates Keywords: 1973, F750 TT, Isle of Man, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Nick Nicholls collection > Off road images (1 file)

NNC 24 10 11 031 NNC 24 10 11 031 - Stig Karlsson on a 412cc Matchless - Hero of the week Keywords: 1980, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, Off road, Sottish Six Day Trial, Trials

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection (29 files)

The Mortons Archive team have carefully selected a collection of classic images from our archive, which have been used in our magazine titles recently.
001 I 001 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Start of the 1921 Brooklands 500 Miler, 64 starters ready to get under way. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
053 SFTP 08 Shifting sands - Beach racing at Saltburn in 1932, the great weather with a big crowd watching on. Local hero Ron Parkinson, in gleaming overalls on his 500cc AJS. No. 35 Fearnside (Norton) Keywords: 2014, Glass Plates, May, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, Straight from the plate, The Classic MotorCycle
067 centre 01 No. 25, American hero Dick Mann heels the works Rocket Three into Shaw's Hairpin, Mallory Park, during the 1971 Match Races. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
070 A-Z RCK YRS 04 Was there ever a greater two-wheeled hero? Throughout the late 50s and 60s there was no one to touch him. Keywords: Action, Alternative A to Z of Rockers, Castle Combe, Classic Bike Guide, Mar 11, Mike Hailwood, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
classic racer cal 006 June George O'Dell and Kenny Arthur - Another great working class British hero. Keywords: 2012, Calendar, Classic Racer, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls
cr2009cfeb Mallory Park’s favourite son John ‘Mooneyes’ Cooper in typical pose as he rounds Gerard’s Bend during the 1971 Easter Sunday meeting ahead of Lincolnshire ace Steve Machin (Padgett Yamaha) and Jim Curry on the 350 Honda twin. An unlikely looking hero, with his studious John Lennon glasses, on this occasion Cooper heads the field on his 350 Yamsel, the product of joining one of Colin Seeley’s fine handling chassis with the, by then, dominant Yamaha engines. For a decade or more Cooper was the man to beat at Mallory Park, whether Manx Norton, BSA Rocket 3 or Yamsel mounted. Keywords: action, 2009 calendar, classic racer, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group Ltd, yamsel
I 002 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - The banked circuit was created by Hugh Locke King. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 003 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Start of two-lap scratch race, at the first BMCRC meeting, April 1909. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 005 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Crowds gather before a race in May 1910. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 006 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Tommy Green and Cyril Pullin, both Rudge, first and second Brooklands one hour race, October 1913. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 007 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Handicap race 1914; Brooke's Indian (4) is pushed away, Launder (6, Henderson four) waits his turn. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 008 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Test Hill, in 1915; Private Read (Indian) enjoys a canter. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 009 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Lined up on Railway Straight in 1920; unusually, numbers 20 and 22, and the machine behind 20, are all Woolers. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 010 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - The Brooklands paddock in April 1920. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 011 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Bert le Vack, having won the 1921 500 mile race. Indian's Billy Wells offers his congratulations. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 012 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Victor Horsman enjoyed much success at the track, first on Norton, then later Triumph. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 014 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Riders start just off the Byfleet Banking, 1923. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 015 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Track legend Bill Lacey in his tuning 'shed.' His Grindley-Peerless stands patiently. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 016 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Joe Wright (1000cc Zenith-JAP) raises th elap record to 117.19mph in April 1929. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 017 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - RAF pilot Chris Staniland with tuner Woolly Worters and 250cc Rex-Acme Blackburne. He'd just won this race, in 1930, at 90.22mph. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 018 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - The 1930 Brooklands Grand Prix Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 020a Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Riders ready themselves before the start of a 1934 race. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 020b Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Motorcycles adn three wheelers of all sizes line up for the start of the 1935 Hutchinson 100. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 021 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Riders turn onto the Members Banking, in 1936. Number four is Francis Beart, legendary 1950s and 60s Manx Norton tuner and holder of the Test HIll record. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 022 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Two legends of Brooklands - Ben Bickell (Bickell-JAP) leads Dave Whitworth, on his famous, venerable old Blackburne-powered Rex Acme, in 1936. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 023 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - The 'new' Campbell Circuit, in 1937. Phil Heath (Vincent) chases Waite and Moss, both Norton. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 024 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - One of the Brooklands heroes. Eric Fernihough, posed outside his Weybridge premises in 1937; he was killed, attempting the motorcycle land speed record in Hungary, in 1938. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 025 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Noel Pope wrestles the ex-Baragwanath Brough Superior, to set a new lap record at 127mph, in 1939. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
Sheenebookazine24 Sheene loathed the Isle of Man, but raced many times at Scarborough's Oliver's Mount Circuit, a narrow, tree-lined pure road circuit where a memorial now stands at the startline in his honour. Here he is (41) pictured chasing his good friend and hero John 'Mooneyes' Cooper (1) and Steve Machin (19), the man who took advantage of Barry's decision to contest a big money end of season meeting in America to nip ahead and snatch the 1971 250 British title from his grasp. The chasers are Derek Chatterton (35) and Cliff Carr (4). (You Tube) Keywords: Barry Sheene, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media, Mortons Media Group Ltd, motor cycle, motorcycle, Sheene

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Archive collection > From our issues - motorcycles (23 files)

Images used in our publications, now available for commercial use.
067 centre 01 No. 25, American hero Dick Mann heels the works Rocket Three into Shaw's Hairpin, Mallory Park, during the 1971 Match Races. Keywords: 2012, Classic Bike Guide, February, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
classic racer cal 006 June George O'Dell and Kenny Arthur - Another great working class British hero. Keywords: 2012, Calendar, Classic Racer, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls
I 001 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Start of the 1921 Brooklands 500 Miler, 64 starters ready to get under way. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 002 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - The banked circuit was created by Hugh Locke King. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 003 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Start of two-lap scratch race, at the first BMCRC meeting, April 1909. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 005 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Crowds gather before a race in May 1910. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 006 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Tommy Green and Cyril Pullin, both Rudge, first and second Brooklands one hour race, October 1913. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 007 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Handicap race 1914; Brooke's Indian (4) is pushed away, Launder (6, Henderson four) waits his turn. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 009 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Lined up on Railway Straight in 1920; unusually, numbers 20 and 22, and the machine behind 20, are all Woolers. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 010 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - The Brooklands paddock in April 1920. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 011 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Bert le Vack, having won the 1921 500 mile race. Indian's Billy Wells offers his congratulations. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 012 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Victor Horsman enjoyed much success at the track, first on Norton, then later Triumph. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 014 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Riders start just off the Byfleet Banking, 1923. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 015 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Track legend Bill Lacey in his tuning 'shed.' His Grindley-Peerless stands patiently. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 016 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Joe Wright (1000cc Zenith-JAP) raises th elap record to 117.19mph in April 1929. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 017 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - RAF pilot Chris Staniland with tuner Woolly Worters and 250cc Rex-Acme Blackburne. He'd just won this race, in 1930, at 90.22mph. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 018 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - The 1930 Brooklands Grand Prix Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 020a Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Riders ready themselves before the start of a 1934 race. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 020b Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Motorcycles adn three wheelers of all sizes line up for the start of the 1935 Hutchinson 100. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 021 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Riders turn onto the Members Banking, in 1936. Number four is Francis Beart, legendary 1950s and 60s Manx Norton tuner and holder of the Test HIll record. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 022 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Two legends of Brooklands - Ben Bickell (Bickell-JAP) leads Dave Whitworth, on his famous, venerable old Blackburne-powered Rex Acme, in 1936. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 023 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - The 'new' Campbell Circuit, in 1937. Phil Heath (Vincent) chases Waite and Moss, both Norton. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group
I 025 Home of Heroes - Brooklands - Noel Pope wrestles the ex-Baragwanath Brough Superior, to set a new lap record at 127mph, in 1939. Keywords: 2012, Bookazine, Classic British Legends, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Famous motorcycle events and riders (1 file)

Images from Mark Wernham and Nick Nicholls collections - famous motorcycle racing events from the TT to modern day World Superbike races.
NNC 24 10 11 031 NNC 24 10 11 031 - Stig Karlsson on a 412cc Matchless - Hero of the week Keywords: 1980, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, Off road, Sottish Six Day Trial, Trials

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Famous motorcycle events and riders > Nick Nicholls collection (1 file)

The Nick Nicholls collection is recognised as one of the finest collections of motorcycle-sport images from the second half of the 20th century.
NNC 19 01 12A 025 NNC 19 01 12A 025 - Everybody's hero Helmut Dahne - 750cc BMW at Whitegates Keywords: 1973, F750 TT, Isle of Man, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls

MORTONS ARCHIVE > Mortons Archive Print Collection > Famous motorcycle events and riders > Nick Nicholls collection > Off road images (1 file)

NNC 24 10 11 031 NNC 24 10 11 031 - Stig Karlsson on a 412cc Matchless - Hero of the week Keywords: 1980, Mortons Archive, Mortons Media Group, Nick Nicholls, Off road, Sottish Six Day Trial, Trials

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