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JD centenary run
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Entries are now open for the centenary Johannesburg-Durban classic motorcycle regularity rally – the JD Rally – which will take place from March 7-9. The event will celebrate the first Johannesburg-Durban motorcycle race, held in 1913…
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Can-Am 250cc winner announced at Stafford
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It’s been a long time coming but finally the winner of the Can-Am 250cc enduro bike has been announced at the 19th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at the Stafford Showground…
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Just bootiful
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Eccles Racing Cruiser boots might just be the ticket if you’re after waterproof, stylish and sturdy boots with the classic look…
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Beating the crusher
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Ray Palmer acted quickly when a friend warned: “There’s an old motorbike in the local scrapyard.” Even so, it was too late for the frame, which had already gone to the crusher. The scrap-men said: “It was all rusty – you wouldn’t have wanted it.”
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Enjoy a great show over in Brum
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It’s a classic show… and motorcyclists would be mad to overlook it. Birmingham’s NEC hosts the Footman James Classic Motorshow from November 16-18, and there will be plenty for two-wheel fans to enjoy…
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Moidart Run 2013
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A popular associated event for attendees to the Pre-65 Scottish is the Moidart Run out on the Moidart Peninsular across from Fort William. It generally takes place on the Thursday before the Pre-65 and 2013 will be no different…
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The way we were: December 1987
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Yamaha proudly unveiled its new on/off dual purpose machine the TDR 250 in Yugoslavia. In effect a TZR 250 engine installed in an off road type chassis the versatile machine proved an instant hit with the press testers on hand…
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RealClassic 103 out now!
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This month’s RealClassic magazine is stuffed full of specials: a Triumph sprinter, a cammy Norton and a featherbed Suzuki (pardon?). Just as well there’s also a BSA Bantam, an Ariel single, a Moto Guzzi twin and a Laverda triple to ground us in reality. Here’s this month’s contents and how to buy a copy…
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The way we were: December 1962
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Sidecar ace Florian Camathias broke three sidecar world records at Monza on December 4, on an outfit comprising a single wheel ‘token’ sidecar hitched to a factory Honda 250cc four-cylinder racer…
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Dirt Bike Show: Moto Jumble
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The International Dirt Bike Show ‘EvoShock’ Moto Jumble will again open its doors today and is proving a huge success with Show visitors…