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Mike Hailwood, 1964
Fifty years ago, during the USA Grand Prix at Daytona, Mike Hailwood and MV Agusta rewrote the record book…
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Classic Motorcycle Mechanics on sale – April 2014
Yamaha TDR 250 and XJ1100 Maxim reviews, Suzuki GSX-R750M tests and tips on buying Suzuki’s tiddler, the A100. Also Ducati 860GT MIRA files, Honda CX750 Turbo and getting close with Yamaha’s YZR500 Gauloises Replica. Plus all the usual regulars and archive material. On sale now…
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Cameron Donald to ride for Norton at 2014 IoM TT races
Norton Motorcycles has confirmed that Cameron Donald will contest the 2014 Isle of Man TT Races, with the Australian ace lining up in the Dainese Superbike and PokerStars Senior TT Races for the British manufacturer. Cameron will start both races from the number 19 position, made famous by the late Steve Hislop…
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Road Test: Triumph 6T Thunderbird
The late Pete Sole, who owned this Triumph Thunderbird for over 20 years, was well-respected as a pragmatic restorer with a taste for vintage machinery. The Thunderbird was his first post-war heavyweight and he used it regularly, as a workhorse and tourer…
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Road Test: Triumph 6T Thunderbird
The late Pete Sole, who owned this Triumph Thunderbird for over 20 years, was well-respected as a pragmatic restorer with a taste for vintage machinery. The Thunderbird was his first post-war heavyweight and he used it regularly, as a workhorse and tourer…
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Still time for Prescott
You’ve still got time to attend the splendid Prescott Bike Festival, which takes place on April 6. Even better, you could be one of the lucky winners in our Prescott ticket competition, currently running…
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Road Test: Kawasaki Z1300
Late in 1978, at the Cologne Show in Germany, Kawasaki unveiled its 1300, the most powerful bike yet built and prompted a debate that led to the (short-lived) voluntary manufacturers’ agreement to limit power outputs to 125 bhp. Bob Berry rides one of the last machines off the production line…
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Road Test: Kawasaki Z1300
Late in 1978, at the Cologne Show in Germany, Kawasaki unveiled its 1300, the most powerful bike yet built and prompted a debate that led to the (short-lived) voluntary manufacturers’ agreement to limit power outputs to 125 bhp. Bob Berry rides one of the last machines off the production line…
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National Motorcycle Museum sets stage for Superbike champs
Superbike legends Carl Fogarty and James Whitham are set to make a pit stop in Solihull on the latest lap of their UK chat show tour. Foggy and Whit have been revving up audiences across the UK for the last four years with their popular stage show ‘Foggy and Whit: Givin It Gas’…
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It’s Stafford showtime!
Motorsport legend John Surtees is set to be the star attraction as one of the world’s biggest and most famous classic motorcycle events returns once again to the Staffordshire County Showground this April…
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Workshop: Iconic engines: Villiers 37A
That the Villiers two-stroke engine has been a major part of off-road motorcycling is fairly obvious but what is it like inside? What are the points to look out for? Classic Dirtbike magazine pulls one apart…
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Workshop: Seat re-covering
When it comes to restoring motorcycles, you can almost bet your hat that the seat is going to be a bit tatty around the edges and requiring a bit of tlc. This month Steve Cooper brings us a guide to re-covering them…
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Buying Guide: Kawasaki KE175B
The KE175’s designers undoubtedly put a lot of thought into the design, ergonomics and practicality. When the getting down and dirty is finished the KE becomes a supremely usable road machine that’ll commute all day long…
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Workshop: Iconic engines: Villiers 37A
That the Villiers two-stroke engine has been a major part of off-road motorcycling is fairly obvious but what is it like inside? What are the points to look out for? Classic Dirtbike magazine pulls one apart…
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Workshop: Seat re-covering
When it comes to restoring motorcycles, you can almost bet your hat that the seat is going to be a bit tatty around the edges and requiring a bit of tlc. This month Steve Cooper brings us a guide to re-covering them…
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Buying Guide: Kawasaki KE175B
The KE175’s designers undoubtedly put a lot of thought into the design, ergonomics and practicality. When the getting down and dirty is finished the KE becomes a supremely usable road machine that’ll commute all day long…
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VMCC winter wandering
Organised by the Brooklands Section of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club, we looked in on one of its ‘Winter Wanderings’ road runs, starting from a cool and windswept Newlands Corner car park, on the top of the Downs near Guildford…
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The way we were: April
New Douglas 348cc twins given an outing in 1914 at Brooklands, Royal Enfield announces a new quarter litre model in 1964 and Norton’s new twin-rotor Wankel-engined bike is received by the Press…
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Archive image: The film Derby, June 1925
The film Derby’ had a special – unique? – place in motorcycle sporting history, as it was still, in 1925, a true race, in contrivance of the ACU’s ban on speed events on the road…
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Classic Camera: Dicing on the cheap, July 1964
David Dixon pushes off the Stevens Velocette at the start of the 1964 Skerries 100, held 18 miles north of Dublin. It was part of a feature called Dicing on the Cheap…
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The Classic MotorCycle out now – April 2014
Norton Dominator 88 super profile, weird but wonderful Beardmore Precision, the Sunbeam story, BSA V-twin, men that mattered, plus all the usual archive material, tech features and columnists. On sale now!
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Road Test: Triumph Trophy
A gap in the chilly rains of late January made a test of this lovely 1950 Triumph Trophy trials bike practical. Never mind the cold, the Trophy sat there looking gorgeous, slim and minimalist in the way of machines born of competition use. I don’t mind getting cold to ride such a gem as this…
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Road Test: Triumph Trophy
A gap in the chilly rains of late January made a test of this lovely 1950 Triumph Trophy trials bike practical. Never mind the cold, the Trophy sat there looking gorgeous, slim and minimalist in the way of machines born of competition use. I don’t mind getting cold to ride such a gem as this…
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Selwyn Griffiths guest of honour at 2014 Manx Grand Prix
Selwyn Griffiths, winner of the Senior Manx Grand Prix in 1964 is to be the Manx Motor Cycle Club’s guest of honour at this year’s Manx Grand Prix which takes place between August 16-29 and is part of the Festival of Motorcycling 2014…
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Ernie Lyons (1914-2014)
Irish road racing legend Ernie Lyons has passed away, just short of his 100th birthday. Lyons will always be remembered for his win in the 1946 Manx Grand Prix, the first ‘big’ race held after the Second World War…
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Novice sidecar day at Cadwell Park
British Historic Racing is holding its pre-season sidecar practice day at Cadwell Park on Friday March 28, which gives novices the opportunity to try their hand at riding an outfit on track, to see if they enjoy it, before investing in an outfit of their own…
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Road Test: Yamaha XJ900
Yamaha’s original XJ900 was biggest of a line of slim shaft-drive fours produced in the 80s that acquired a reputation as a wobbler. But John Nutting, who tested the bike at MIRA, thinks it’s undeserved…
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Road Test: Yamaha XJ900
Yamaha’s original XJ900 was biggest of a line of slim shaft-drive fours produced in the 80s that acquired a reputation as a wobbler. But John Nutting, who tested the bike at MIRA, thinks it’s undeserved…
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RealClassic 119 out now
This month in RealClassic magazine: a scintillating selection of British and Continental classic bikes being ridden, rebuilt and reviewed by the people who own them. Oh, and a Suzuki T500, too…
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New website for Classic Bike Shows
Classic Bike Shows, organiser of the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show and the Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show among others, has revamped its existing web presence to give show visitors and exhibitors a friendly and easy to use source of information…
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Lampkin takes the high road
Graham Lampkin is all set to take the high road to Shetland… and aims to raise cash for charity in the process. However, ‘Lampy’ is also looking for help and suggestions from OBM readers as he travels to the Shetland Classic Motor Show…
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Changes for Classic Dirtbike
Classic Dirtbike magazine has announced that it will move to a subscription only format in the UK from issue 32, out in August…
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ACU Spring One Day Trial: March, 1914
The ACU Spring One Day Trial of March 12, 1914, attracted a record entry of 178 and offered a challenging day’s riding in the Peak District, which The Motor Cycle described as “tests of flexibility, restarting and weatherproofness in the Peak District”…
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Classic Bike Guide on sale – March 2014
Triumph Tiger 90 twins, Matchless rebuild, British 750cc+ guide, BSA Bantam guide, Mv Queen Indian, Vincent Indian, plus all the usual columnists and archive stories. Free 32-page events guide with this issue…
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Road Test: Kawasaki GPZ600R
Kawasaki’s GPz600R was the first liquid-cooled 600cc four, a breed that has defined sports machines in the 21st century. But was it launched too early with flawed technology? asks John Nutting…
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Road Test: Kawasaki GPZ600R
Kawasaki’s GPz600R was the first liquid-cooled 600cc four, a breed that has defined sports machines in the 21st century. But was it launched too early with flawed technology? asks John Nutting…
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Wheels Festival at Bournemouth
This year sees Bournemouth welcome the inaugural Wheels Festival to town from Saturday 24 May to Monday 26 May…
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Robbie Allan Memorial off-road celebration
Things are going well with the organising side of the one-off, celebratory meeting at Tinto Park called the Robbie Allan 50/50 Memorial Classic on July 19-20, 2014…
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Road Test: ISDT Royal Enfield Bullet
This bespoke Royal Enfield Bullet was built in 1966, when the model was obsolete, to tackle the International Six Days Trial…
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Road Test: ISDT Royal Enfield Bullet
This bespoke Royal Enfield Bullet was built in 1966, when the model was obsolete, to tackle the International Six Days Trial…
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Getting started
Shackleton Racing Powerstart roller starters, manufactured in association with Powerlite, in the West Midlands, offer a rider operated starter aimed at road and race machines…
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Prestigious award for IoM VMCC
The Isle of Man branch of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club has won a prestigious tourism award run by the Isle of Man government. The team won the best event category for their annual Festival of Jurby…
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Scott and Sammy star at Thundersprint
MotoGP rider Scott Redding, still just 20 years old and the youngest rider to ever win a Grand Prix, aged just 15 years and 170 days, stars alongside living legend Sammy Miller at the Thundersprint, which this year moves to Darley Moor…
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Cadwell Park anniversary celebration
With one of the UK’s most picturesque and popular race circuits, Cadwell Park, about to reach its 80th anniversary in 2014 plans are advanced for a celebration on Sunday, August 3…
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Red Marley Hill Climb 2014
Latest news from the Red Marley Hill Climb Club is about the changes for 2014’s event…
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March/April 2014 Classic Racer on sale now!
Yamaha TZ750 profile, Flying Kiwi Graeme Crosby reflects, the Rod Gould story, mountain man Dave Thomas, phase one endurance Kawasaki revealed, plus all the usual archive material and your favourite columnists. On sale now!
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Classic Dirtbike on sale – issue 30
Visionary ‘bar raisers’, Yamaha YZ 360A and why you need one, cylinder care, our Montesa comes together, plus Honda, BSA Bantam, Husqvarna and Montesa reviews. On sale now…
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Speedway anniversary
The annual celebration of the start of speedway in this country recently took place at the National Museum of Speedway, located within Paradise Park zoo at Broxbourne, Herts….
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Mallory Park Open Day
Mallory Park’s new management team, Real Motorsport Ltd, has announced that the Leicestershire circuit will officially re-open on March 1 with a special ‘Meet the Team’ day, where visitors will have the opportunity to view a host of cars and bikes, as well as the chance to talk to the stars…
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1959: Rickman brothers at the top of their game
A case of dissatisfaction with the products of the factories they were racing motorcycles for and the feeling they could do better was the catalyst for Don and Derek Rickman to make their own scrambler…
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Classic Motorcycle Mechanics on sale – March 2014
Yamaha R1, the last legend for £2500, Ducati 900SS, Honda CBR900RR Fireblade, Yamaha FZ750, Suzuki Spa Katana engine build and Susuki GS1000 guide, plus all the usual columnists and archive regulars. On sale now!
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New life for Mallory
Following months of uncertainty and numerous campaigns, the popular Mallory Park circuit has new lease holders…
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Road Test: Suzuki GSX-R750 v RG500
The early 80s was a hot-bed of motorcycle development where two-strokes took on four. Suzuki built both. The GSX-R750 and RG500 were about as hot as it got. 25 years on CMM stages a re-match…
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Road Test: Suzuki GSX-R750 v RG500
The early 80s was a hot-bed of motorcycle development where two-strokes took on four. Suzuki built both. The GSX-R750 and RG500 were about as hot as it got. 25 years on CMM stages a re-match…
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The way we were: March
In 1939 following its 1938 Maudes Trophy success, BSA set an even stiffer schedule for this year’s attempt, which began at the ACU offices in Pall Mall…
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Grand Prix ace Redding gets ready to roll at Thundersprint
The youngest rider ever to win a Grand Prix, Scott Redding, will be the star of Thundersprint 2014. Redding, now aged 21, was just 15 years and 170 days old when he won the 2008 British 125cc Grand Prix at Donington Park…
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Stars at Castle Coombe Grand National
The Castle Combe Circuit Grand National which takes place on June 21-22, 2014, will see some top stars riding famous bikes as well as a weekend of action-packed club racing around the famous Wiltshire circuit…
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Geoff Duke scrambling down under
In early spring of 1955, Motor Cycling pulled off something of a coup; in the magazine’s own words: “Exclusively Penned for this Journal by the Brightest Star in the Motor Cycling Firmament… here is the Champion’s Own Story of Experiences Down Under”
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Lots of interest at ACA
A mixed bag of motorcycles will be offered at Anglia Car Auctions’ first classic motorcycle sale, which will be held at its Norfolk base on Saturday March 1…
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Great Scottish show moving to Edinburgh
The Classic Bike Shows team is returning to Scotland once again in 2014, and is delighted to announce that the Carole Nash Great Scottish Bike Show is expanding and making a move to the Royal Highland Centre near Edinburgh…
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A Wright good show
The Putoline Oils sponsored Telford Classic Off-Road and Roadracing Show is all set for the off on February 22-23. The event popularly known as ‘Wrighty’s show’ is the place for motorcycle competition enthusiasts and it will be a fest of amazing stuff…
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Club stand winners, Bristol 2014
Meet the club stand winners at the 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show 2014
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Brisk walk through Bristol Show 2014!
Take a walk with us around some of the club stands in the Main Hall at the 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show, Feb 8-9, 2014
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Images and videos from 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show, February 2014
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Workshop: Honda C77 rebuild parts 4-6
The restoration nears completion. In this part Richard completes the engine strip, reassembles and finishes and refits the body parts
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Buying Guide: Kawasaki A1/A7
Anyone who knows a little about Japanese motorcycling history will be aware that when Ernst Degner defected to the west in 1961 he brought to Suzuki the hard won knowledge of MZ’s competition department…
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Road Test: Velocette Vogue
Velocette’s strangely futuristic glass-fibre clad Vogue was never the great success its makers hoped for and, in truth, it never stood a chance…
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Road Test: Velocette Vogue
Velocette’s strangely futuristic glass-fibre clad Vogue was never the great success its makers hoped for and, in truth, it never stood a chance…
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Buying Guide: Kawasaki A1/A7
Anyone who knows a little about Japanese motorcycling history will be aware that when Ernst Degner defected to the west in 1961 he brought to Suzuki the hard won knowledge of MZ’s competition department…
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Fastest machine on earth
In a projectile measuring 17ft from nose to tail you would imagine there would be plenty of room for the rider. But that’s not so with Joe Dudek’s red and white Triumph-powered streamliner. Vic Willoughby explains…
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Workshop: Honda C77 rebuild parts 4-6
The restoration nears completion. In this part Richard completes the engine strip, reassembles and finishes and refits the body parts
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Keith Amor to ride Dunnell Nortons at 2014 Classic TT
Fresh from announcing his return to TT competition as Ryan Farquhar’s teammate, Keith Amor will also contest the Classic TT presented by Bennetts in August…
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Lightweight motorcycles
By 1933 The Motor Cycle reckoned small capacity two-wheelers were coming into their own…
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Somerset winners announced!
There are some incredible machines on display this year at the 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show here in Somerset. Despite the recent troubles across the West Country, thousands of visitors, traders and clubs have come out in force and made this weekend truly fantastic.
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Top selection of display bikes at Bristol Classic
The waiting is over and the judges’ votes are in; award winners have now been announced at the 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show and the standard this year has been exceptional…
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Celebration of classic motorcycles at Bristol show
Enthusiasts came out in droves to the Bath and West Showground over the weekend to enjoy a superb celebration of motorcycling, and it was the regional clubs that really shone in Somerset…
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A long pause!
Speedway enthusiast Colin Knight has a prize-winning collection of cinder-shifters, so was rather pleased to be offered a rare five-valve Weslake engine. Around 30 years ago, the engine had a brief, but glorious track-racing career until outlawed by regulations…
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Winners – 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show
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Local flavour at Shepton Mallet
The south west’s finest have turned out to support the 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show, and it’s not just classic bikes that have been celebrated…
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All systems go at Shepton Mallet
The 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show is underway at the Bath and West Showground, and enthusiasts are pouring in to the venue to explore the hundreds of traders, clubs, autojumbles and private entries on offer.
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Club stand winners announced at the Bath and West
The Bristol branch of the Norton Owners Club has scooped the prize for best club stand at the 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show. The display, laid out in the style of a 1960s shop window, was inspired by the date of the first meeting of the Bristol branch in 1963.
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Bargain hunters at the Bristol classic
With everything on offer from tyres to tinware, visitors in search of a bargain are routing through the autojumble stands at the 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show, which got underway this morning at the Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet.
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Come and see TCM at the show…
The 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show is in full swing and, as the title sponsor of the show, you can catch up with The Classic MotorCycle magazine by taking a trip to the main hall and saying hello to the team on the Mortons Main Stand.
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Pope’s Harley and leather jacket sell for nearly £250,000
Watched by a stunned crowd, a six minute bidding war saw the Pope’s Harley-Davidson Dyna Glide and leather motorcycle jacket, both signed by his Holiness, sell for £200,200 and £47,700 respectively…
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The Classic MotorCycle – March 2014
Ariel Red hunter profile, 1930s racing hardman Ernie Nott, 1954 ISDT gold medal Francis-Barnett, Velocette Viper restoration, Motor Guzzi V7, vintage BSA, plus all the usual archive stories and columnists. Also with this month’s issue, a free cover-mounted 32-page military British motorcycle supplement…
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Bristol show teaser video!
Just a reminder of what you can expect to see at this weekend’s 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle show, at the Bath and West showground, Shepton Mallet, in picturesque Somerset…
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Cotton repatriated
What is thought to be the earliest surviving Cotton Telstar 250cc racer (and certainly the only one remaining in Mark 1 specification) has come back to its home city after 50 years, thanks to the efforts of The British Motorcycle Charitable Trust…
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All set for Bristol!
The south-west and other parts of the UK have been battered by the recent weather but we can confirm this weekend’s 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show will take place and steps have been taken to make it as enjoyable and weatherproof as possible…
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Velocette MAC
Old Bike Mart reader Ron Pratt fondly remembered a Velocette MAC he owned and it prompted him to get another, albeit a slightly older one…
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Dunlop Motorsport to move to Europe
Dunlop Motorsport will be closing the factory gates at its Birmingham base on or by September 1 and moving to a Europe. It leaves the future of 240 workers in the balance…
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34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show 2014
The Bath and West Showground provides the curtain raiser to a season of classic exhibitions…
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The Classic MotorCycle military supplement
Bound to the forthcoming (March 2014) issue of The Classic MotorCycle is a 32-page supplement on British motorcycles and the military during the years 1899-1967. Written and researched by classic bike journalist and TCM contributor Richard Rosenthal, the supplement is a unique reference…
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Road Test: Ambassador Supreme
A luxury lightweight normally relies on an established brand name to trade on a reputation for quality, but Ambassador was confident from the very beginning of its ability to attract connoisseurs as its customers. Mike Lewis explains…
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Road Test: Ambassador Supreme
A luxury lightweight normally relies on an established brand name to trade on a reputation for quality, but Ambassador was confident from the very beginning of its ability to attract connoisseurs as its customers. Mike Lewis explains…
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Old Bike Mart Reader Survey
As part of our efforts to make Old Bike Mart the best publication it can possibly be, we are conducting a Reader Survey aimed at uncovering the best parts of the newspaper, the areas we can improve it and what kind of motorcycle related activities our readers enjoy…
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RealClassic 118 out now!
Fans of three-wheelers enjoy a special treat with 22 pages of sidecars in this special issue, but we don’t skimp on the two-wheeled classics either, featuring a Scott, a Harley-Davidson Sportster and two types of Triumph Bonneville…
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More power to Prescott!
The Prescott Bike Festival takes place on Sunday, April 6 this year at Gotherington near Cheltenham and promises to be a great day out for the whole family…
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Williams returns to TT course
Charlie Williams, one of the greatest TT competitors of all time, is set to make a racing comeback to the TT Mountain Course at the 2014 Classic TT, 30 years on from his last TT Race…
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John McGuinness honoured
John McGuinness was last night inducted into Motorsport magazine’s hall of fame in a glittering ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London…
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