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Surtees draws crowds to Sussex
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Hundreds of classic motorbikes and cars, including some from the collection of racing legend John Surtees, helped pull the crowds to Burpham Motor Racing Club’s third Classic Car and Motorbike Show…
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Custom builds
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Old Empire Motorcycles is a custom shop unlike any other. For one thing, the bloke behind it is about half the age of your typical grizzly old bike builder. But Alec Sharp, aged just 24 years old, knows what it takes to build a truly special bike. And he’s got a simple, but clever business…
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Italian classics unearthed
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A fascinating collection of Italian classics has gone on sale at North Leicester Motorcycles. The bikes, which belonged to an ageing Italian aristocrat were offered to NLM owner Stuart Mayhew earlier this year and include some weird, wonderful and very exotic machinery…
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‘Honda’ motorcycle number plate going under the hammer
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Owners of Honda CB750s and VFR750s will soon have a chance to bid on what may be the ideal number plate for their machine…
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Classic Bike Guide goes digital
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The world moves quickly and Classic Bike Guide has moved with it. Those of you with an ipad can now enjoy CBG as an app (ask your grandkids – they’ll know)…
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Classic Motorcycle Mechanics on sale
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Pocket rocket 125s, Stan Stephens reveals tuning secrets, Yamaha YZF750 rotary Norton replica, buying Honda’s CB500 twin, Yamaha XT500, Suzuki GT550 and Triumph Speed Twin. This month’s issue supplied with FREE cover-mounted reprint of Motor Cycle Weekly…
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Sheene merchandise
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Suzuki has launched a clothing line in honour of the legendary and sadly missed Barry Sheene, with 10% of every sale going to the Clic Sargent foundation, which was Barry’s chosen charity…
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The way we were: October 1912
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Thick autumn fog nearly prevented the BMCRC running its Open Championship Meeting on Saturday, October 12, but by midday the Brooklands track was bathed in sunshine as the first event of the day, the One Hour Cyclecar race started. J T Wood (1068cc GWK) led from start to finish…
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Brough founder’s bike under the hammer
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The personal 1922 racing SS80 bike of Brough’s founder, George Brough, is to be auctioned off at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford on October 23, and is expected to fetch £250,000-£270,000
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Classic British Legends
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An essential guide to the very best of British motorcycling has been launched by the team behind The Classic MotorCycle magazine…
