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Welcome to HMG (South African Historic Motorcycle Group)
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This from Port Elizabeth. Les V Breda then Mick Grant and just behind Peter Labuschagne.
Picture by Dave Pearson
Zwartkops.
Fabulous weekend. Hot and humid but apart from that 48 HMG members had good practises and rides.
Putting up pictures and text in a day or so. Couple of UK rider errors in list below.
Click on "read more" to see the full list of riders.
Mick Grant. RG500
Phil Read. RG500
Steve Plater. MV Agusta
Alan Walker. Ducati 888
Bry Bayes. Honda RS250
Syd Rasheel. Suzuki GSXR 750
Rob Burns. Suzuki XR 69
Bill Simpson. Yamaha TZ750
George Cornorchan. Bike unknown.
Steve Maxwell. Suzuki XR 69
Carl Tiffany. Honda Britain VFR 400 picture at the end.
Yoshiaki Nakamura. Rothmans Honda NR 250.
Plus many South African riders.
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6
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Rob Godwin
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Yamaha TZA350 1973
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8
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Mike Cox
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Ducati 864GT
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12
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John Boswell
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Weslake 950cc 1970
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17
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Mike Mcskimming
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Triumph Thruxton Bonneville 650
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21
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Dave Barnes
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Ducati Desmo 450
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22
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Peter Watson
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Aermacchi 350
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24
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John Wakeling
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Norton Atlas 750 1963
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26
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Vic Matthews
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BMW R90S 1974
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37
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Mike Boon
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Honda CB500
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38
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Anton Viljoen
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Ducati 900SS 1975
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41
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Gary Hunter
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Honda 750cc
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51
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Charl Venter
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Honda CB450 1976
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56
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Etienne Louw
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Kawasaki Z900
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58
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Kurt Behm
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Kawasaki Z900 1975
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75
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James Barson
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Bultaco TSS
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82
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Clifford Ferreira
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Honda 450 1971
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83
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Alan Mathews
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BMW R90S
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88
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Peter Moody
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NRE Triton
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91
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Fergal Mcadam
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BMW R1000
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101
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Robbie Beeton
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Moto Guzzi SP 1000
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105
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Peter Herbert
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Honda Rickman 750
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125
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Tony Brunton
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Honda CB750 1971
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3
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David Barson
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Greeves Oulton
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7
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John Thornton
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Ducati 350cc
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9
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Dave Hinds
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Honda 350
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14
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Bronwen Mckerchar
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Yamaha TR3
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19
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Dion De Beer
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Royal Enfield Bullit 500cc 1955
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20
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Tommy Schoeman
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Rob North BSA Rocket 3 750cc 1972
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27
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Henry Kinnear
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Vincent Egli Comet 1950 500cc
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29
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Matthew Herbert
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Honda 350cc
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31
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Lofty Pretorius
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Ducati 750cc
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32
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Terry Barson
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Norvin 1951 1000cc
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39
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Paul White
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Suzuki T200 1968
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45
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Jimmy Whyte
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Matchless G50 Metisse
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54
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Darryl Barlow
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Yamaha TZ350 Kenny Roberts Replica
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57
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Dave Marriner
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Honda 400/4 1974
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61
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Peter Nicholl
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Ducati 450
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63
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Kevin Rehse
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Suzuki GT250 1975
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64
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Derek Lockwood
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Norton Commando 750cc 1972
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65
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Mike Moloney
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Ducati 250cc
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69
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Trevor Williams
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Honda 500/4 1973
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76
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Colin Blackburn
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AJS
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79
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Coenie Britz
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Triumph Bonneville
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84
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Fred Tofts
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Norton Atlas
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145
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Glenn Smith
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BSA Thunderbolt 650cc 1971
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1012 schedule of events below.
Known to millions throughout the world. Jim Redman.
14 January. Practice fun day. Confirmed. Midvaal.
21 January. Port Elizabeth. Portable Shade Tourist Trophy TT Series.
29 January. Zwartkops. Day of Champions. HMG Parades.
18 February. Midvaal. Club Championship Round 1KZN & MS2000
24 March. Zwartkops. Name to be specified.
00 April. Open.
26 May. Midvaal. Club Championship Round 2 KZN & MS2000
09 June. Pat Ormston Guiness Smythe Day East London.
07 July. Midvaal. Club Championship Round 3 KZN & MS2000
11 August. Zwartkops. Name to be specified.
08 September. Midvaal. Club Championship Round 4 KZN & MS2000
00 October. RedStar. Date to be decided.
03 November. Zwartkops. Name to be specified.
00 December. AGM.
At the Day of Champions in Jan and Feb each year held for the first time at Port Elizabeth, then Zwartkops and Killarney Cape Town, we have overseas past champions come out and ride with us.
Some of the overseas riders who now live in South Africa were well known in their own right, before settling here.
When conditions allow, we have overseas well known and past champions ride with us. They are offered local machinery to use whilst they are here.
A brace of Hondas from the Herberts stable.
Henry Kinnears Egli Vincent.
Mike Boon left, Mike Cox talking to Peter Moody.
Mike Boons Honda, then Trevor Williams Honda and Mike Cox's Triton.
Ian groat's Arter Matchless, ridden by Peter Labuschagne.
Doug Moss, Suzuki.
Terry Barson,s Honda which Jim Redman rode.
Mike Cox and Jim Redman in conversation.
Jim Redman behind Terry Barson's honda.
Jim talking to some friends of HMG.
Tony Brunton on his 750 Honda.
Our hard working Penny Barson who does all the paperwork including registration at meetings.
Jim and Mike.
Mike Boon explaining the battle scars to Mathew Herbert.
Mike McSkimming's Triumph TT. It's up for sale. Mike is looking for a Triple two-stroke.
Terry Barson and his Norvin. Dont ask how long it takes to take the engine out?
That yours truly, Mike Cox checking the carburettor on 'Brutus" my Triton.
H.M.G. have at present over 86 riders and 119 bikes on our register, one up from a few months ago, riding a variety of machinery from Manx Norton’s to Gold Stars, Ducati's, Triumphs, BSA’s, Velocettes, Greeves, Moto-Guzzi's, Egli Vincent, Montessa, Vincent Black lightning, AJS,s, Matchless's, Kawasakis, Suzukis, Yamahas, Tritons, Seely and of course Hondas etc, as well as more exotic machinery, such as Yamaha TZ750, Rob North Triples and a Metiesse. We now have a G50 up and running and a 7R. Ian Groat together with John Boswell the bike builder have a G50 Wagon Wheel up and running.
Lofty Pretorius has completed a Jawa 350cc, of which there are only a couple left in the world.
There is a brand new race track operating off the Witbank highway near Delmas and very proffessional in its approach.
The Historic Motorcycle Group takes part in parades and demonstrations at specific tracks throughout South Africa. These include, Kyalami, Wesbank, Phakisa, Zwartkops, Midvaal, East London GP track and the Killarney track in Cape Town. With Red Star Raceway now operating, we will be riding there as well.
The selected machines in the group are all manufactured prior to end December 1975 and most have racing histories.
Some of our older machines took part in racing events prior to the Second World War.
Group 'B' riders joined us for the first time to get to know existing members and set up group 'B' for future events.
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This is Bronwen McKerchar riding her fathers newly built Yamaha.
The criteria for inclusion to allow a specific motorcycle to appear are;
•Must be manufactured prior to the end of December 1975.
•Magnesium wheels only by special dispensation. Spoke wheels the norm.
•The make and model was originally designed to allow owners to take part in race meetings and sporting events.
•The rider must wear a "D' ring full-face helmet and gloves. We recommend one or 2 piece leathers.
•All selected machines must pass scrutineering, as would any other machine before being allowed onto the racetrack.
The motorcycles range from:
AJS/Match
M18, G50, 7R and G80 Matchless.
BSA
Rickman Rocket 3. A10RR.
BSA.
Rocket Gold Star. Gold Star DBD 34. CR 722. B33.
Ducati.
250, 350, 450, 750 and a few 864's.
Honda.
250/4. 350/4. 400/4. 500/4. CB & Black Bomber and plus 750/4's.
Norton.
Manx M30 and M40, Norvin, Commando and Atlas.
Seeley.
750cc, 5-speed.
Suzuki.
T20. T500 Titan and 500 water cooled GP500. GT750.
Triton.
650cc. 750cc slimline, wideline and Weslake 8-valve head machines.
Triumph.
Bonneville. Tiger100. Triumph TT. Rob North Trident.
Velocette.
KTT. Viper. Venom. Velocette Special 294
Vincent.
Rapide. Egli Comet. And now a Black Lightning.
Yamahas.
TZ250. TZ350. TZ750. RD05A and a 500 V-four has arrived.
Weslake
650, 750, 860 twins.
Kawasaki
Mach3. 900/4.
Metiesse
750 Triple.
Greeves.
Oulton.
Bultaco.
250 water-cooled.
And many others.
We are privileged to have riders such as Jim Redman, 6 times world champion, to local past riders and local champions, such as Les Van Breda, Keith Zeeman, Paddy Driver, Alan Harris that quickly come to mind as well as Ex Rhodesian past champions such as Jimmy Whyte and enthusiastic as well as local and overseas owners and riders of ex racing machines who take part in many parades.