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  • The way we were: March 1938

    The way we were: March 1938

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    The following is a direct quote from On the Four Winds, compiled by Nitor…

  • Old Bike Mart product news

    Old Bike Mart product news

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    Getting switched on with a magneto ignition key, big end bolts and nuts for BSA’s poplular A10 and A65 twins and a superb pair of despatch rider type gauntlets…

  • YCRT prepares for finale

    YCRT prepares for finale

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    Yamaha Classic Racing Team (YCRT) founder Ferry Brouwer has announced that after nearly a decade of activity, 2013 will be the final season for the unique team of legendary racing bikes and riders from Yamaha’s golden era…

  • The way we were: March 1988

    The way we were: March 1988

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    The FIM banned the Norton rotary racer from the World Formula 1 championship. The international organising body stated its 2:1 ration rule put the Norton’s capacity at 1176cc, not the 588cc Norton claimed…

  • Show’s ultra-rare racer adds to Bristol attractions

    Show’s ultra-rare racer adds to Bristol attractions

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    A faithful replica of a racing machine so rare you’re never likely to see one in the flesh has been added to the line-up for Bristol’s biggest and best gathering of classic motorcycles…

  • RealClassic 106 out now!

    RealClassic 106 out now!

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    This month’s magazine features a bunch of British bikes, from Triumph, Norton, BSA and AMC; two Italians by Guzzi and Morini, and more steam engines that any other motorcycle magazine we’ve ever encountered…

  • Get up early for 75th Pioneer Run

    Get up early for 75th Pioneer Run

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    The annual Sunbeam MCC’s Pioneer Run will soon be upon us again, but this year, it will be very special in various respects…

  • Hi-tech tyres

    Hi-tech tyres

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    Continental has launched a new radial tyre designed specifically for British bikes from the 1960s and 70s and which suits Japanese motorcycles from the SOHC CB750 onwards…

  • Old Bike Mart: news in brief

    Old Bike Mart: news in brief

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    Camera comp, racing up t’north, licence loophole closed and grab a coach to visit the Classic Motorcycle Show

  • Beat that! Bill’s ‘Old Bill’ Pyrenees

    Beat that! Bill’s ‘Old Bill’ Pyrenees

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    As is often the case with visits to our archive, a search for one thing pitches up something else that refers to a totally unrelated conversation days before…

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