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Return of the stroker
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The world’s last performance two-stroke is made in England! More proof of the strength of the classic market comes with a newly built, Yamaha OW16 replica from Peregrine Engineering…
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The way we were: November 1937
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German Ernst Henne (500cc supercharged BMW) set a new motorcycle world speed record of 173.57mph along the Frankfurt Autobahn on November 28, 1937…
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VMCC’s Founders Day
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The VMCC’s Founders Day is one of the highlights of the calendar for many vintage and classic enthusiasts, so it was a great shame when summer rain forced its July cancellation. But the organising Taverner’s section weren’t to be easily beaten – and the rescheduled September 2 date seemed a natural fit…
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CBL image galleries
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Our favourite images from the recently released Classic British Legends bookazine have just gone live online, and they include rare images of Barry Sheene, Geoff Duke and others…
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Be like Kenny Roberts
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Jeff Elliot is selling his Yamaha TZ750 flat track replica. The bike, featured in Classic Bike Guide and our sister title Classic Motorcycle Mechanics (July 2010 if you want a back issue) has a TZ750 engine in a homebuilt chassis…
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Rough ride for Vinduro competitors
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Almost 100 riders on a selection of twinshock and Evo enduro bikes gathered for the third annual Vinduro Hot Trod. The event, a vintage enduro for machines more than 25 years old, took place at Chatton in Northumberland on September 22-23…
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Not a Norton
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From 10 feet away it looks like a Norton RC588. Good enough to fool some knowledgeable Norton experts. And then you notice the slightly-too-long exhaust pipe, Kayaba upside-down forks and six-piston brake calipers off a Yamaha YZF750…
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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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