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NORTH WEST 200 RETURNS: May 1947
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For the first time since 1939 racing returned to the North West 200 in Northern Ireland. At that time the Portrush – Portstewart – Coleraine triangle ran to 11 gruelling miles. NORTH WEST 200 RETURNS:
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TT Superstar Set For Stafford October
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John McGuinness, the 21 times TT winner, has been confirmed as guest of honour for October’s classic bike event in Stafford. The Morecambe Missile will headline the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show on October
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Easter activities at The National Motorcycle Museum
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Easter Sunday March 27th, 2016. Easter activities at The National Motorcycle Museum Free Museum Tours On Easter Sunday we will be providing free guided museum tours for everyone visiting the museum collection. Having paid your
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Bill Little to retire after almost 40 years
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After establishing his business, Bill Little Motorcycles of Oak Farm, Braydon, near Swindon SN50AG, in 1979, Bill has finally decided to put his feet up, and a Retirement Sale, with lots of automobilia and memorabilia to clear from his barn, takes place on Saturday, August 6.
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Another brilliant Banbury Run – and it’s still the biggest and best in the world!
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Almost 500 riders took part in the Vintage Motor Cycle Club’s 68th Banbury Run, open only to VMCC members on pre-1931 machines, on Sunday, June 19 – down a little on the 600 or so during the halcyon days of a few years ago, but still living up to the event’s tag of ‘the largest…
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A Cotton restored
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Last October we ran a short feature headed ‘The Cotton they dragged from the Grand Union Canal’ telling the story of a 1937 350cc JAP-engined Cotton Sports that VMCC Taverners Section member Brian Matthews had just started putting back together. Now the job is done, and Brian tells the tale.
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British scooter display opens at Haynes Motor Museum
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After several years in the planning, the British Motorcycle Charitable Trust’s exhibition of British motor scooters opened to the public within the Haynes International Motor Museum near Yeovil on May 21.
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T160 triplex primary drive problem solved
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Owners of T160 Triumph Tridents might be interested to know that a T160 Triplex primary drive conversion sprocket is now available from Clive Scarfe Systems.
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Carole Nash winner Ben spends a day with his hero Leon Haslam
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After winning a Carole Nash Insurance competition, 37-year-old Ben Hayes from Cheshire recently spent a day he’ll never forget with his motorcycle racing hero, Leon Haslam.
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Japanese bikers’ day at Sammy Miller Museum
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Almost 200 bikes, including some real Japanese exotica, turned up for the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club’s Japanese bikers’ day at the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum on Saturday, June 11 – and Nigel Barratt and Steph Murchison are to be congratulated on once again organising such a fabulous event.
