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  • Show spot

    Show spot

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    In between the world wars, Morris Motors introduced its Minor, with both side valve and ohc engines, the latter soon being dropped. Bill Van de Becke built this supercharged single seater on a Minor chassis and set a 100mph Brooklands lap…

  • Festival of 1349 bikes

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    There’s going to be chaos at the Mallory Park bus stop this summer as 30% more classics than usual razz round the Leicestershire circuit at the VMCC’s festival of 1000 Bikes on July 7-8th

  • BSA Bantam Rotovator

    BSA Bantam Rotovator

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    Walking the stalls at bike show always reveals something quirky, and recent Stafford show was no exception. Classic Bike Guide editor Nigel Clark stumbled across this unusual use of a BSA Bantam engine…

  • Crockers auction

    Crockers auction

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    A trio of American Crocker machines were displayed at the Stafford Show, over the weekend of April 28-29. Probably never again will there be an opportunity in the UK to see three of the rarest and most period powerful classic motorcycles ever built on these shores

  • Classics in Cornwall

    Classics in Cornwall

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    The Cornwall Classic Motorcycle Club’s annual Festival Of Motorcycles and Classic Vehicle Rally took place at St Ive Keason in April. Although the weather was inclement on the Saturday, around 500 visitors enjoyed the glorious sunshine on the Sunday…

  • Rare find

    Rare find

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    Many people would have coasted past this machine on the Gov’Nors Bridge Motorcycles stand, at the recent Stafford Show and simply assumed it was a scruffy NH Ariel for restoration. However, the eagle-eyed may have spotted that some things were not entirely Birmingham. That’s because it was in fact a 1954 350cc Cabton Knightly…

  • Biker rides Britain for kids’ hospice

    Biker rides Britain for kids’ hospice

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    On Saturday, June 23, Worcester rider Steve Shaw is planning an 800-mile ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats, to raise support for children who need specialist medical care…

  • The way we were: 1987

    The way we were: 1987

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    1987 snapshot: the IoM TT races are 80 years old. The first contest run in 1907 over the St John’s course was divided into two classes, single and multi cylinder…

  • Ride to Work Day

    Ride to Work Day

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    The annual Ride to Work Day sees motorcycle and scooter riders around the UK unite and commute to work to demonstrate to the general public that bikes are a viable transport solution. It’s 21 years old and is a key event in raising biking awareness…

  • Cruising with Parrish

    Cruising with Parrish

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    Steve Parrish would like to invite motorsport fans to join him aboard NCL Spirit in February 2013, for a cruise from Barcelona to the Canary Islands

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