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RealClassic 100 out now!
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Every month RealClassic features ancient, classic and British bikes, with in-depth articles by expert and enthusiast authors, reflecting the old bikes we buy and ride in the real world. Unlike most classic motorcycle magazines, RealClassic isn’t available in the shops. So if you want to read the latest issue, you’ll need to buy one online,…
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Banbury ‘mystery’ artist is revealed
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A young artist was pictured hard at work sketching classic motorcycles at the 64th Banbury Run in last month’s Old Bike Mart, and we can now reveal who it is…
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Germot International Trials Jacket
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This German trials jacket is made from British waxed cotton and comes with Forcefield’s CE approved armour in the shoulders and elbows…
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Jim Morrison’s Honda found
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The Doors’ Jim Morrison’s 1968 Honda 305 Scrambler found and up for sale. But you’ll need deep pockets as the estimates value the bike between $50,000 and $100,000…
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Classics take centre stage at Manx TT
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Organisers of the Manx Grand Prix have agreed a provisional schedule for the rebranded 2013 event. The fortnight long Manx Grand Prix Festival will retain the existing Manx GP races but from next year will also include a new Classic TT which will form part of a three day classic meeting…
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The way we were: September 1937
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Leicestershire runner Maurice Cann completed a double victory in the year’s Manx Grand Prix as he took his 490cc Norton over the line, beating like-mounted Rochester clubman Ken Bills by over a minute…
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BMCRC – Brands Hatch
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This year, the British Motor Cycle Racing Club (Bemsee) championship trail involves three visits to Brands Hatch. However, the July meeting was exceptional, as it took place over the venue’s full 2.61-mile Grand Prix circuit, which is permitted only limited use as a result of environmental restrictions…
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Dremel 3000
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Unarguably one of the best tools to have in your workshop, the Dremel has been around for a good few years – often copied, but never bettered…
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Side-to-side
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Deciding to do their own coast to coast, east to west ride, a group of eight intrepid riders on elderly machines – the oldest being a 1929 Norton ES2 – left the beach on the Suffolk coast at sunrise (about 4.40am), to be on the sand in Wales for sunset…
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The way we were: September 1962
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Finally Wilhelm Herz’s (499cc NSU) motorcycle world speed record of 211.40mph set in 1956 was broken on Wednesday, September 5, 1962, at the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah….
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