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Asian motorcycle tours
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From the balmy breezes of the Indian and Pacific Oceans to the unbeatable majesty of the Himalayas and the vast Gobi desert, Asian Adventures has the bike ride of a lifetime for everyone…
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The way we were: August 1962
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Weather forecasters promised warm sunny weather for the Bank Holiday Monday meeting at Oulton Park. On the day it was both warm and wet (no surprises there then…), resulting in a steaming track…
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The Classic Motorcycle’s on sale now!
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The August issue of The Classic Motorcycle goes on sale today. Packed with the usual mix of archive material, workshop repairs, technical advice, tests, interviews and classifieds, it’s not to be missed. Look out for the stunning Triumph Speed Twin on the cover…
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Essex Bikefest
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The 10th annual Bikefest at North Weald airfield, near Harlow, Essex, brought to you by Maitland Racing, kick-starts into action on Sunday, July 15, 2012 and promises to be another cracker…
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The way we were: August 1937
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Following derision from some quarters of the press and industry regarding his claim that makers could manufacture a four-cylinder motorcycle for £20, famous designer Granville Bradshaw detailed his concept. Using Bradshaw’s pencil sketches a Motor Cycle artist created the impression published in The Motor Cycle on August 19, 1937…
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Hesketh celebration
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Owners of Hesketh motorcycles have two anniversaries to celebrate this year since both the bike and the owners’ club have turned 30…
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Free bike photos!
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Do you fancy getting your bike photographed in our studio, here in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, and featured in a magazine, with a professional set of CD images to take away? We’ll chip in towards your fuel costs… and talking of chips, we may stretch to getting you a sandwich too…
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The Classic Motorcycle app
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The brilliant TCM app means you can download each month’s magazine onto your iPad or Android tablet days before the magazine reaches the news stands, and you can take a stack of back issues of your favourite magazine with you wherever you are in the world…
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Wal Handley book
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In the 1920s and 30s Wal Handley was one of the stars of motorcycle racing, a winner of four TTs and setter of nine lap records, as well as a front runner in countless others…
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The way we were: August 1912
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Press announcements confirmed Holley Brothers of Northumberland Road, Coventry was ready to launch an automatic carburettor. Although the carburettor was known as a Hedstrom after the Indian design engineer of that name, early examples were made for Indian by Aurora…
