Classic Bike Hub UK

As this is the Museum's 30th anniversary, the company wants to make an extra special party offer to motorcycle clubs, organizations, related businesses and even small groups of individual enthusiasts. The Museum will be transforming the Bracebridge Suite into a Winter Wonderland, with snowy white decorations including twinkling star cloth, an LED fireplace and 8ft…

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Mike Timperley exercises his 1958 BSA Bantam D5. The model was short-lived, superseded the following year by the D7 This year's event had attracted a variety of British machines, mainly from the classic era. There was a daily opportunity to ride and briefly display bikes in the arena, provided the riders were brave enough to…

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Bonhams sale was a record breaker The 1955 Vincent 998cc Black Prince project created a bidding frenzy, as two gentlemen on the phone battled for their most coveted item. Both bidders had a personal attachment to the bike; one having owned a Black Knight in his youth but always yearned for the superior Black Prince,…

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Here it hoped to undertake full manufacture of its distinctive machines, rather than subcontract the work out. Specification of the 344cc machine currently included UH magneto, Brown & Barlow carburettor, throttle regulated mechanical oiling delivering lubricant to the cylinder wall plus over the crankshaft bearings via spraying jet, and full suspension to both wheels. Priced…

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Ignoring the rain and the slippery surface, Dave Currell gets his Hillman Imp-engined outfit fired up. Much of the original circuit, which closed in 1972, is still traceable, but there was an earlier track layout, some of which also survives. A selection of parts of both makes a tricky 740-metre sprint course. While the cars…

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