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  • Pope’s Harley and leather jacket sell for nearly £250,000

    Pope’s Harley and leather jacket sell for nearly £250,000

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    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…

  • The Classic MotorCycle – March 2014

    The Classic MotorCycle – March 2014

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    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…

  • Bristol show teaser video!

    Bristol show teaser video!

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    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…

  • Cotton repatriated

    Cotton repatriated

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    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…

  • All set for Bristol!

    All set for Bristol!

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    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…

  • Velocette MAC

    Velocette MAC

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    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…

  • Dunlop Motorsport to move to Europe

    Dunlop Motorsport to move to Europe

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    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…

  • 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show 2014

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    The Bath and West Showground provides the curtain raiser to a season of classic exhibitions…

  • The Classic MotorCycle military supplement

    The Classic MotorCycle military supplement

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    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…

  • Road Test: Ambassador Supreme

    Road Test: Ambassador Supreme

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    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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