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Buying Guide: Kawasaki A1/A7
Anyone who knows a little about Japanese motorcycling history will be aware that when Ernst Degner defected to the west in 1961 he brought to Suzuki the hard won knowledge of MZ’s competition department…
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Fastest machine on earth
In a projectile measuring 17ft from nose to tail you would imagine there would be plenty of room for the rider. But that’s not so with Joe Dudek’s red and white Triumph-powered streamliner. Vic Willoughby explains…
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Workshop: Honda C77 rebuild parts 4-6
The restoration nears completion. In this part Richard completes the engine strip, reassembles and finishes and refits the body parts
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Keith Amor to ride Dunnell Nortons at 2014 Classic TT
Fresh from announcing his return to TT competition as Ryan Farquhar’s teammate, Keith Amor will also contest the Classic TT presented by Bennetts in August…
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Lightweight motorcycles
By 1933 The Motor Cycle reckoned small capacity two-wheelers were coming into their own…
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Somerset winners announced!
There are some incredible machines on display this year at the 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show here in Somerset. Despite the recent troubles across the West Country, thousands of visitors, traders and clubs have come out in force and made this weekend truly fantastic.
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Top selection of display bikes at Bristol Classic
The waiting is over and the judges’ votes are in; award winners have now been announced at the 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show and the standard this year has been exceptional…
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Celebration of classic motorcycles at Bristol show
Enthusiasts came out in droves to the Bath and West Showground over the weekend to enjoy a superb celebration of motorcycling, and it was the regional clubs that really shone in Somerset…
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A long pause!
Speedway enthusiast Colin Knight has a prize-winning collection of cinder-shifters, so was rather pleased to be offered a rare five-valve Weslake engine. Around 30 years ago, the engine had a brief, but glorious track-racing career until outlawed by regulations…
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Winners – 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show
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Local flavour at Shepton Mallet
The south west’s finest have turned out to support the 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show, and it’s not just classic bikes that have been celebrated…
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All systems go at Shepton Mallet
The 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show is underway at the Bath and West Showground, and enthusiasts are pouring in to the venue to explore the hundreds of traders, clubs, autojumbles and private entries on offer.
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Club stand winners announced at the Bath and West
The Bristol branch of the Norton Owners Club has scooped the prize for best club stand at the 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show. The display, laid out in the style of a 1960s shop window, was inspired by the date of the first meeting of the Bristol branch in 1963.
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Bargain hunters at the Bristol classic
With everything on offer from tyres to tinware, visitors in search of a bargain are routing through the autojumble stands at the 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show, which got underway this morning at the Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet.
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Come and see TCM at the show…
The 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show is in full swing and, as the title sponsor of the show, you can catch up with The Classic MotorCycle magazine by taking a trip to the main hall and saying hello to the team on the Mortons Main Stand.
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Pope’s Harley and leather jacket sell for nearly £250,000
Watched by a stunned crowd, a six minute bidding war saw the Pope’s Harley-Davidson Dyna Glide and leather motorcycle jacket, both signed by his Holiness, sell for £200,200 and £47,700 respectively…
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The Classic MotorCycle – March 2014
Ariel Red hunter profile, 1930s racing hardman Ernie Nott, 1954 ISDT gold medal Francis-Barnett, Velocette Viper restoration, Motor Guzzi V7, vintage BSA, plus all the usual archive stories and columnists. Also with this month’s issue, a free cover-mounted 32-page military British motorcycle supplement…
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Bristol show teaser video!
Just a reminder of what you can expect to see at this weekend’s 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle show, at the Bath and West showground, Shepton Mallet, in picturesque Somerset…
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Cotton repatriated
What is thought to be the earliest surviving Cotton Telstar 250cc racer (and certainly the only one remaining in Mark 1 specification) has come back to its home city after 50 years, thanks to the efforts of The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust…
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All set for Bristol!
The south-west and other parts of the UK have been battered by the recent weather but we can confirm this weekend’s 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show will take place and steps have been taken to make it as enjoyable and weatherproof as possible…
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Velocette MAC
Old Bike Mart reader Ron Pratt fondly remembered a Velocette MAC he owned and it prompted him to get another, albeit a slightly older one…
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Dunlop Motorsport to move to Europe
Dunlop Motorsport will be closing the factory gates at its Birmingham base on or by September 1 and moving to a Europe. It leaves the future of 240 workers in the balance…
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34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show 2014
The Bath and West Showground provides the curtain raiser to a season of classic exhibitions…
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The Classic MotorCycle military supplement
Bound to the forthcoming (March 2014) issue of The Classic MotorCycle is a 32-page supplement on British motorcycles and the military during the years 1899-1967. Written and researched by classic bike journalist and TCM contributor Richard Rosenthal, the supplement is a unique reference…
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Road Test: Ambassador Supreme
A luxury lightweight normally relies on an established brand name to trade on a reputation for quality, but Ambassador was confident from the very beginning of its ability to attract connoisseurs as its customers. Mike Lewis explains…
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Road Test: Ambassador Supreme
A luxury lightweight normally relies on an established brand name to trade on a reputation for quality, but Ambassador was confident from the very beginning of its ability to attract connoisseurs as its customers. Mike Lewis explains…
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Old Bike Mart Reader Survey
As part of our efforts to make Old Bike Mart the best publication it can possibly be, we are conducting a Reader Survey aimed at uncovering the best parts of the newspaper, the areas we can improve it and what kind of motorcycle related activities our readers enjoy…
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RealClassic 118 out now!
Fans of three-wheelers enjoy a special treat with 22 pages of sidecars in this special issue, but we don’t skimp on the two-wheeled classics either, featuring a Scott, a Harley-Davidson Sportster and two types of Triumph Bonneville…
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More power to Prescott!
The Prescott Bike Festival takes place on Sunday, April 6 this year at Gotherington near Cheltenham and promises to be a great day out for the whole family…
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Williams returns to TT course
Charlie Williams, one of the greatest TT competitors of all time, is set to make a racing comeback to the TT Mountain Course at the 2014 Classic TT, 30 years on from his last TT Race…
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John McGuinness honoured
John McGuinness was last night inducted into Motorsport magazine’s hall of fame in a glittering ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London…
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Holiday planning
In the February 14, 1963, issue of Motor Cycle the editorial team must have been gazing at a typically grey British winter’s day, contemplating sunny touring holidays. Well, they were probably looking to devise an advertising story in the depths of winter…
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Classic Bike Guide on sale – February 2014
Immaculate shed-built Matchless G9 350, South Bay Triumph, Ariel Square Four restoration project, hot rod Harley, cafe racers galore plus all the usual regular columnists, archive material and buying guides. On sale now!
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New web shop for Museum
The National Motorcycle Museum has announced the launch of its new web shop. The launch of the new online shop sees the start of a process to renew all the National Motorcycle Museum and Conference and Banqueting Centre’s web media…
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Old Bike Mart Unearthed – February 2014
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Bonhams’ Stafford sale moves to Sandylands Centre
The Stafford Sale of Collectors’ Motorcycles and Related Memorabilia relocates to The Sandylands Centre for this year’s sale on Sunday April 27…
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Dirt bike orienteering
Austin Vince’s Twinshock Trailfinder Pyrenees navigation event is looming. If you have fancy a go and have a twinshock bike of any age, then you are already qualified to take part…
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Rare Vincent collection unveiled
A collection of legendary motorbikes – with a reputation as the Rolls Royces of the motorcycling world – have been formally unveiled at the Lakeland Motor Museum in Cumbria…
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Mortons Archive photo comp
Fancy yourself as a bit of photographer? Well, we’re giving you the chance to showcase your snaps with the 2014 Mortons Archive photo competition! Top prize is a custom made helmet from Davida!
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Motorcycle and scooter posters
We’ve handpicked some of our most popular motorcycle and scooter images from the Mortons Archive and digitally reproduced onto 280 gsm A3 high quality gloss paper…
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Brighton Speed Trials gets go-ahead
A change of heart from the Brighton and Hove Council means the Brighton Speed Trials will continue to run. The event, which had been running since 1905, was being threatened with the chop by the Council over safety concerns…
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Clubs, traders and enthusiasts set for Bristol Classic Show
The doors will soon be open for the 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show and this year’s event is set to be a real spectacle…
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Joey Dunlop tribute planned for 2014 Classic TT
This?year’s Classic TT Races, part of the fortnight-long Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling, will pay tribute to Joey Dunlop and there will be an Eighties theme running throughout the event…
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Buying Guide: Honda CBX: the sound and the fury
The fabulous six-cylinder CBX lives on in the many guises born of its owners’ imaginations, continuing the drama of its amazing debut in 1978. John Nutting takes us back in time…
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Buying Guide: Honda CBX: the sound and the fury
The fabulous six-cylinder CBX lives on in the many guises born of its owners’ imaginations, continuing the drama of its amazing debut in 1978. John Nutting takes us back in time…
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Jumbled up
The weather this time of the year creates a part-vacuum for a few weeks in the motorcyclist’s calendar. In recent years, the Maldon British Motorcycle Owners Club has helped to fill the void with a jumble, held at the British Legion Hall in Witham, Essex…
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Road Test: Vincent V-twin
What is the ultimate classic motorcycle? The model that the whole movement is based on? That’s right, the Vincent V-twin. Jim Reynolds rides a brand new Vincent V-twin, a motorcycle assembled from Vincent spares and funded by the Vincent Owners Club
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Road Test: Vincent V-twin
What is the ultimate classic motorcycle? The model that the whole movement is based on? That’s right, the Vincent V-twin. Jim Reynolds rides a brand new Vincent V-twin, a motorcycle assembled from Vincent spares and funded by the Vincent Owners Club
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Hesketh returns after 30 years
Using inspiration from Hesketh’s Formula 1 roots, the limited-edition 24 will be the British motorcycle brand’s first bike since 1983…
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Marjorie Cottle
In the 1920s, with the enthusiastic support of Raleigh (a major manufacturer at the time) Marjorie Cottle became one of Britain’s best-known motorcyclists. Her ready smile brightened press photos, captured as she engaged in all sorts of motorcycle activities or displayed her considerable talent as a trials rider…
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Pope’s H-D auctioned for charity
To mark the 110th anniversary of the motorcycle brand, Pope Francis was presented with the 1,585cc Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide in June 2013. Now the machine is to be auctioned for charity by Bonhams at the Grand Palais on February 6, 2014…
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Five-valve heads
To get more ‘oomph’ out of a motor, you need to get the air and mixture in sharpish and then get the exhaust gases out as quick as you can. But which valve layout is best? For some manufacturers, five valves is the way to go…
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Classic Motorcycle Mechanics on sale – February 2014
Focus on Honda’s NS400R, Triumph Daytona 900 and Yamaha AS3 reviews, plus looking back on Honda’s mighty marvel – the CBX – and Garelli Tiger Cross buyer’s guide, Yamaha TZR rebuild plus all the usual regulars. On sale now!
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Garelli Tiger Cross
With a motorcycle now out of reach until 17 years of age the disaffected yoof wanted, needed and demanded the sexiest moped they could have and here it was, the Garelli Tiger Cross. The best sports moped ever? Many claimed it was… Article continues below… Advert Enjoy more classic motorcycle reading, Click here to subscribe…
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Newark Winter Classic, January 2014
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The National Motorcycle Museum appoints director
Former VMCC CEO James Hewing has been appointed as Museum Director at the National Motorcycle Museum, based in Solihull…
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Track legend John Surtees to attend Stafford show!
Legendary motorsport champion John Surtees will be in attendance at the Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show in April, and he’ll be bringing two historic machines with him…
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Buying Guide: Honda CB175
Some while ago we covered the dogged CD175 twin but there’s a sporty side to this dependable Honda; say hello to its non identical twin, the CB175…
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Buying Guide: Honda CB175
Some while ago we covered the dogged CD175 twin but there’s a sporty side to this dependable Honda; say hello to its non identical twin, the CB175…
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Triumph Quadrent
With a triple being developed in the wings Triumph was embracing multi-cylinder motorcycling whole heartedly… then those chaps at Honda pulled a fast one and produced an ohc-four for the road…
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VMCC Banbury Run 2014 dates announced
The Vintage Motor Cycle Club (VMCC) has announced its 66th Banbury Run will take place on Sunday June 8, 2014. With 600 entrants the VMCC Banbury Run is the biggest gathering and run in the world for machines manufactured before 1931…
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Prize winners at Newark – scooter style!
It’s not just the motorcycles that came out in force this weekend, the scooters have rocked up too. Find out who won the prizes…
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RealClassic 117 out now!
New year: same old bikes. Actually, some very different old bikes appear in this month’s RealClassic magazine, real rarities like a 350 AMC trialsbike, Enfield’s first 500 twin, Kawasaki’s 250 SG, Triumph’s TT flat-tracker, the Egli Vin and a one-off Norton Dominator…
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Roger Marshall interviewed by Steve Plater
Lincolnshire racing legend Roger Marshall is interviewed by fellow racing star Steve Plater
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Scooter World Hall 2014
Here’s a mini tour through the Scooter World Hall at Newark (January 2014).
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Replica Norton firing up at Newark
Chris Hawksley’s 1961 replica Norton fires up at Newark (January 2014). Just listen to that roar!
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Roger Marshall, Malc Wheeler and Steve Plater Interview
Three racing legends chat at Newark on stage (January 2014).
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Newark prize winners
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Reference: Norton Works 30M
Officially sanctioned by Norton, the Works Racing 30M is a top quality classic racer, built to exacting modern standards…
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Road Test: BSA A10 café racer
Building a bike from bits is an expensive way to do it these days, but it makes sense if half the bits are already in your possession – and if it’s done properly, the results can be very tasty indeed, as Jim Reynolds discovered…
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Road Test: BSA A10 café racer
Building a bike from bits is an expensive way to do it these days, but it makes sense if half the bits are already in your possession – and if it’s done properly, the results can be very tasty indeed, as Jim Reynolds discovered…
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Reference: Norton Works 30M
Officially sanctioned by Norton, the Works Racing 30M is a top quality classic racer, built to exacting modern standards…
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Crowds flock to the first classic show of 2014…
Thousands of classic motorcycle enthusiasts have descended on Newark Showground for the opening day of the first classic event of the new year…
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Air ambulance makes flying visit to classic bike show…
The Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance dropped in on the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic this morning to collect funds raised by the event’s organising team…
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Prize winners at Newark
The rosettes have been dished out and the winner’s names have been announced. We give you the Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic show winners of 2014…
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Farewell from Newark
What a way to kick-start 2014! The Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic Show is over for another year, but what a cracker it has been…
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Hitchcock’s spares haul
Hitchcock’s Motorcycles Ltd has recently acquired former Enfield importer Watsonian Squire’s entire stock of Royal Enfield spares…
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Classic motorcycling show delivers a happy new year
The year’s classic bike calendar is now underway in style as a 12 time British champion and legend of the race track regaled showgoers with his tales of past glory at the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic…
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THIS WEEKEND: Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic
The Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic Show at Newark takes place this weekend, January 4-5, and has hundreds of beautiful classic and custom bikes to admire. With a healthy mix of trade stalls, dealers and autojumble plots it’s the perfect place for your next project…
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And we’re off…
The 2014 calendar is well underway for fans of the older models with turnstiles now open at the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic.
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Million-mile test: Ariel Leader
Yes, it’s here at last – Britain’s biggest do-it-yourself road test! Sixty-seven Ariel Leader owners answered our call for considered opinions on the famous two-stroke twin. Most gave their mileages: added up, they came to 857,000! Allow for the dozen who missed out and the total must be somewhere around the million mark…
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The London Ladies Club, March 1936
From 1936, this picture shows members of the London Ladies Club lining up on their motorcycles before embarking on a club run. Though the photograph appeared in The Motor Cycle of April 9, 1936, with no further information, the lady on the left is the then Jessie Hole, founder member of the club and works…
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The Classic MotorCycle on sale – February 2014
Forgotten treasure: the oft-overlooked 500cc Matchless and AJS parallel twins. Also, Ariel’s stunning SG31, BMW R50S restoration, Cotton Street Scrambler, New Imperial and all the usual regulars and archive material. On sale now!
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Westland Classic MCC Charity Awards Evening
Every year the Westland Classic Motorcycle Club, based in Yeovil, Somerset, raises thousands of pounds for local charities by organising road riding events for owners of vintage and classic machines…
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Countdown to Newark
Racing legend and 12-time championship winner Roger Marshall will be the premier attraction at this weekend’s Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic at the Newark Showground…
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Triumphant book launch
Many of the great and good from the late 1960s/early 70s halcyon days of Triumph’s experimental department gathered at the National Motor Museum late November 2013, to celebrate the launch of a new book, Triumph Experimental: Doug Hele and his development team 1962-1975…
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Bryan Goss opens new shop in Yeovil
Talking with Bryan ‘Badger’ Goss in the showroom of his new shop in Yeovil, Somerset, we’re surrounded by all the hi-tech riding gear, parts and accessories that we associate with the modern sport of motocross…
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Old Bike Mart Unearthed – January 2014
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Road Test: Royal Enfield Constellation
Royal Enfield’s heavyweight twins never enjoyed the success or the popularity of their contemporaries but Jim Reynolds reckons they were equally as good, if not better. Here he gets all star-struck about a Constellation…
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Road Test: Royal Enfield Constellation
Royal Enfield’s heavyweight twins never enjoyed the success or the popularity of their contemporaries but Jim Reynolds reckons they were equally as good, if not better. Here he gets all star-struck about a Constellation…
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Phase one European Classic Series success
A decade on from winning the World Endurance Championship, Phase One Endurance Team has clinched the new FIM European Classic Series…
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Kempton Park Classic Off Road Show
As well as dry weather, EGP Enterprises’ December event at Kempton Park offered some interesting displays for those who could drag themselves from bargain-hunting in the jumble…
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Classic Bike Guide on sale! January, 2014
Three 1957 Triumphs, British trials irons, Dresda Triumph, BSA Thunderbolt restoration, British two-stroke buying guide, plus all the usual archive material and guest columnists. On sale now!
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Ventz arm vents
It’s cold and windy outside, we know. But cast your minds back to last summer. Remember? Balmy rides where you got all hot and sticky…
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Fireside Tours, 1924: exploring the highways and byways of Somerset
In the winter of 1924 The Motor Cycle carried a series of called ‘The Fireside Tours’ – essentially UK touring guides – ideas to warm the hearts of the readers during long cold, nights…
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Save the Brighton Speed Trials!
We hear the Brighton Speed Trials is under threat from the Brighton and Hove Council and the Brighton and Hove Motor Club, event organisers, is urging motorsport fans to sign the Council’s e-petition and register their views at their earliest…
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Classic TT programme confirmed
The Isle of Man Government, Department of Economic Development has confirmed details of the race programme for the 2014 Classic TT Races presented by Bennetts…
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International Dirt Bike Show on Motors TV
Don’t miss your chance to relive all the action from the 2013 International Dirt Bike Show when Motors TV screen a special programme on December 28 that was filmed at the Stoneleigh Park spectacular…
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TT Milestones
A pedigree budgie, a toilet, several laps of the TT course and a very patient photographer – Milestones TT calendar is back, with more wittily-illustrated TT anecdotes. Also new book from Classic Racer contributor…
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Survey says Festival is an Island booster
A study by the Isle of Man Government’s Treasury Economic Affairs Division into the contribution the Festival of Motorcycling made to the Island’s economy has shown an increase in visitors of almost 50% over a four-year period…
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