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The gates have swung open at this weekend’s 20th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show. Held at the Stafford County Showground, the event promises to be the best classic motorcycle celebration of the year…

We caught up with stunt star Steve Colley at Stafford, as he warmed up for his weekend’s displays. Steve is an ex trial champ and his stunt antics will leave you open mouthed! Come and see Steve at Stafford this weekend…

Special guest at Stafford, Christian Sarron, is a former 250cc GP and 500cc champion. Christian has just completed his first stint on stage with compere Dave Craggs…

A loud, unsilenced crackle from a classic racing two stroke multi signified it was time to visit the Classic Racer GP paddock at Stafford and witness some of the old race track icons being revved up…

It is the biggest show in the classic calendar. You’ll find everything from the very best motorcycle restorations through to gravity-defying stunts and tributes to the iconic ‘Fizzy’ and it all takes place on two superb days at Stafford County Showground…

It’s set up day at the Stafford County Showground, as the motorcycle stands and autojumble displays lovingly receive their final touches in preparation for the weekend’s show….

Classic TT report, Pat Hennen, American Grand Prix pioneer talks, Commonwealth Honda test, Rod Gould’s road to a world title, Donington classic festival and all the usual columnists and regulars. On sale now!

Negotiations over the future of Mallory Park will continue with

Ducati 900SS – Bologna’s six figure superbike tested, plus Honda CX500 cafe race, Honda Blackbird tested, sorting Fireblade valve clearances and the latest on our budget project bike. Plus all the usual regulars and columnists. On sale now!

The VMCC Sprint Section readily accepted Sheelagh Neal’s suggestion that the season-closing Eelmoor sprint, held September 29th, was named in honour of her late father, Ossie, who last completed 25 years ago, when in his eighties…

The hugely popular Stafford motorcycle show runs next weekend at the showground, an unmissable event in the classic biker’s year. Expect hundreds of classic motorcycles on display, a massive autojumble, outside attractions and huge crowds. Advanced money saving tickets are still available…

Haynes Publishing, long-time publisher of owners’ workshop manuals for cars and motorcycles, has announced plans to relocate its office facilities currently based in Sparkford, Somerset…

David Pattison sent us a pic of his recent acquisition – an ES2 – and asks for some help with its history…

The October issue comes over international with articles on a BMW R90S, Laverda GTL twin, and Kawasaki Z750. But to keep things Britishly balanced, you’ll also find BSA’s Bantam and M20, Cottons aplenty, Scott’s Squirrel, Enfield’s Bullet and a big Norton single inside, too…

CBC and CBG favourite Louise Limb has just released details of her 2014 calendar. The first 100 sold will be numbered and personally signed by Louise’s fair hand…

In the 1960s motocross became a TV phenomenon. At its peak, the BBC TV Grandstand programme was watched by millions on Saturday afternoons throughout the winter and it became a sensation for spectators and riders alike…

Ace Cafe London is world famous. Until 2011 it was also the only one of its kind. No filial was open anywhere else…

Ariel Square Four, the original superbike, Collier 1000cc Norton Special, Edward Turner’s Terrier trip, Velocette MSS brought back to life, Bonneville road test, Classic TT highlights, plus all the classic regulars and archive stories. On sale now!

It is a weekend that celebrates the superb era of motorcycling that was the 1960s, 70s and 80s and excitement is building in the classic motorcycle fraternity as one of the year’s biggest and most eagerly anticipated events draws closer…

The deadline for the offer of a guaranteed ride into the 2014 Pre-65 Scottish Trial for riders of the 2013 Trial has now passed and the committee is delighted to announce that it has 32 spaces available when the entry form for 2014 was released on October 1, 2013…

Mallory Park Motorsport Limited has announced today that the company has been put into Administration. The company has been in discussions with Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council over residents’ objections to disruptive noise levels from the circuit…

A single-owner collection of almost 100 classic Japanese motorcycles, the majority of which are Hondas, will be offered for sale at the Bonhams auction during The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at the Staffordshire County Showground in Stafford, England, on Sunday, October 20…

Royal Enfield Continental GT test, Moto Guzzi Le Mans v Ducati 900SS, stunning Series A Vincent Rapide, ton-up specials, Classic TT, Velocette Venom guide, plus all the usual regulars and columnists. On sale now!

The VMCC Grass Track and Speedway Section rounded off the season last Sunday September 22 with the Autumn Chalfont Hill Climb. The section’s events are supported by riders of all ages…

Just had news in that the Westland Classic Motorcycle Club is organising an evening with six-times world champion Jim Redman on October 8 at the Manor Hotel, Yeovil, Somerset. Monies raised will go to local charities, so it’s for a good cause…

Niall Mackenzie rides his restored Yamaha RD350LC and Stan Stephen’s reveals his best ever LC. Plus Honda CB900, Kawasaki KR250 showstopper, Yamaha YDS6 classic ride, Steve Parrish’s Yamaha FZ750, Triumph Speed Triple test and all the usual regulars and columnists…

Laverda 3CL Italian triple treat, Suzuki GS500E, Yamaha RD350LC tuning secrets and SRX400 showstopper, Triumph Trident future classic, Suzuki GS1000, Ducati 888 and much more. On sale now!

Here’s a date for your diary, Saturday, September 28, location Gibson Exhausts. CMM and Gibson have teamed up to lay on a treat for you, for £10 you can give your pre-1998 motorcycle a dyno run…

Royal Enfield’s latest incarnation of its air-cooled, single-cylinder, four-stroke is the Continental GT – with an all-new rolling chassis, developed in conjunction with Harris Performance in Hertford, and a 535cc engine based on the previous 500cc electronic fuel injected motor…

BMF Show organiser The Mulberry Group has announced that this year’s Tailend Show will have some extra features and some very special guests over the weekend…

Regular readers will no doubt remember our news piece in OBM a couple of issues back… in which we said how Dave Robinson, Pete Muxloe and Keith Beacroft called at OBM HQ here in Horncastle as they launched their End to End run to raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK and Macmillan cancer Support…

Expect a big turnout for the last British Historic Racing meeting of 2013 at Cadwell Park, September 28-29, with all the riding ‘aces’ signed up for two days of racing at one of the best circuits in the country – for riders and spectators…

The Morini OC’s annual Cadwell Park track day, on July 26, was, once again, well supported, with a whole load of Morinis in attendance, as well as various other (mainly modern) machines, with a fair few there making a weekend of it, and riding at the next day’s Beezumph too…

Following the unveiling of a prototype lightweight, the 74.8cc overhead valve unit construction BSA Beagle last year, the factory has now further developed the machine…

We are sad to learn Swedish MX legend and twice world MX champion Bill Nilsson died on August 25 aged 80. Bill was the very first MX world champion in 1957…

Douglas Dragonfly, 1950s styling sensation, a grand day out at the original autojumble, BSA A10, Triumph 3T front fork rebuild, Royal Enfield’s capable Crusader, plus all the usual archive features and columnists. On sale now!

Harris Works Collection (HWC) has reintroduced exhaust systems with a black chrome finish for classic Japanese superbikes of the 1970’s and 1980’s…

The Classic Racing Motorcycle Club’s Donington meeting, on August 9-11, was judged a great success, with a huge variety of machinery on display, parading and racing…

Sheds and garages are being emptied, cars and vans are being loaded and motorcycle enthusiasts across the UK are getting ready to sniff out the bargains with one of Europe’s largest autojumble events now just days away…

Choosing the right oil for your bike is so much easier these days since Castrol’s reintroduction of its early grades specially formulated for today’s vintage, veteran and classic motorcycles…

Cracking weather and racing with thrilling wheel-to-wheel dices at the fifth round of the BHR series produced a weekend of record breaking and a clean sweep in the ‘BEARS’ races for Ben Kingham’s flying ‘Brick’– his BMW K100 – with a new lap record of 81.14mph…

As usual, the monthly RealClassic magazine features a bunch of brilliant British bikes interspersed with international exotica – plus! the return of Graham and Daisy for one issue only. All this for just three quid. It’s a snip!

The 20th Annual Ace Cafe Reunion Weekend & Ride With The Rockers celebrates the unique history, culture and style of the Ace Cafe and takes place over three days of full throttle action on the weekend of September 13-15…

Bonneville bound Brits, rebuilding a lost Enfield Interceptor, the V-twins that took on Brough, Norton 650SS guide, Buddy Elmore’s Triumph, Tri-BSA special plus all the usual favourites. On sale now!

Private collection of 1950s to present day Japanese motorcycles to headline Bonhams Autumn Stafford sale at forthcoming Stafford show…

Fancy a charity rideout around the North Cotswolds and Malvern Hills for a good charity cause? Watsonian sidecars has organised a run on September 22 in memory of its workshop manager, Mike Ellis, who died tragically in 2012…

It is now under two weeks away, and Classic Bike Shows’ 20th Carole Nash Eurojumble is set to be one of the busiest and best ever…

Did you compete in the ISDT or ISDE? If so, we want to hear from you… in fact, we want to see you!

This is the new Roadster kit for the Honda CX500 which includes frame conversion parts, leather-covered seat, glass fibre seat moulding, front mudguard moulding, exhaust downpipes, rear hugger, battery box, radiator cover, instrument housings, headlamp brackets and full instructions…

The leathers might have been a bit tighter, and the hair a lot greyer but the bikes still looked and went as good as ever…

For more than 50 years, the Bluebell Railway has been a leading pioneer in transport preservation. In August, the railway holds an annual Vintage Transport Weekend. This year’s event took place near the beautifully-restored Horsted Keynes station, deep in the Sussex countryside…

Motorcycle electrical wizard Ferret was among many riders who turned up to support the VMCC’s International West Kent Run held earlier this month. He was riding a recently-acquired 1929 New Hudson Model 90 Semi Sport 600 side valve…