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  • 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show 2014

    34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show 2014

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    The Bristol Classic Motorcycle Show is almost as old as the International though and, despite the name, is held near Shepton Mallet rather than in the Bristol Dockland Warehouse where it originated. Naturally given the time of year most of the action happens inside and well away from any possibility of snow and wet. Attendance…

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  • The Classic MotorCycle military supplement

    The Classic MotorCycle military supplement

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    32-page supplement with this month’s The Classic MotorCycle For over a century the motorcycle has played a range of roles in military life. Initially those in charge knew the forces needed motorcycles but couldn’t think ‘how’, while the cavalry wanted the services to have nothing to do with the evil devices. Could they see their…

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  • Road Test: Ambassador Supreme

    Road Test: Ambassador Supreme

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    Ambassador Supreme Billed as the ‘aristocrat of lightweights’, the Ambassador Supreme brought a touch of class to popular motorcycling on several continents. Its top-of-the-range Supreme model of 1951 boasted features such as balanced Road-Flow suspension and Super Glide transmission, despite its motive power being no more than a ubiquitous Villiers two-stroke single in standard roadster…

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  • Road Test: Ambassador Supreme

    Road Test: Ambassador Supreme

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    Ambassador Supreme Billed as the ‘aristocrat of lightweights’, the Ambassador Supreme brought a touch of class to popular motorcycling on several continents. Its top-of-the-range Supreme model of 1951 boasted features such as balanced Road-Flow suspension and Super Glide transmission, despite its motive power being no more than a ubiquitous Villiers two-stroke single in standard roadster…

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  • Road Test: Ambassador Supreme

    Road Test: Ambassador Supreme

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    Ambassador Supreme Billed as the ‘aristocrat of lightweights’, the Ambassador Supreme brought a touch of class to popular motorcycling on several continents. Its top-of-the-range Supreme model of 1951 boasted features such as balanced Road-Flow suspension and Super Glide transmission, despite its motive power being no more than a ubiquitous Villiers two-stroke single in standard roadster…

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  • Reference: Triumph Tiger Cub: which to choose?

    Reference: Triumph Tiger Cub: which to choose?

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    Triumph T20B Super Cub The first 150cc Terrier was delivered in 1953, the Tiger Cub coming the next year. The first year ones had a high-level exhaust pipe, interestingly, though that was short lived. What wasn’t short lived though was an obvious and explicit link between the Triumph ‘babies’ and the bigger models in the…

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  • Reference: Triumph Tiger Cub: which to choose?

    Reference: Triumph Tiger Cub: which to choose?

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    Triumph T20B Super Cub The first 150cc Terrier was delivered in 1953, the Tiger Cub coming the next year. The first year ones had a high-level exhaust pipe, interestingly, though that was short lived. What wasn’t short lived though was an obvious and explicit link between the Triumph ‘babies’ and the bigger models in the…

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  • New web shop for Museum

    New web shop for Museum

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    The shop features a huge range of specialist books, covering every aspect of motorcycling from ancient to modern and all can be bought from the comfort of your own home. In the coming months the online shop will expand to feature all of the products and unique gifts stocked in the company's 'physical' shop. Another…

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  • Bonhams' Stafford sale moves to Sandylands Centre

    Bonhams' Stafford sale moves to Sandylands Centre

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    The Bonhams motorcycle auctions at Stafford are the most important sales of collectors’ motorcycles worldwide, featuring a diverse selection of the finest machines which attract an international audience of motorcycle enthusiasts and collectors. For the first time in 25 years this year’s sale – part of the 34th Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show –…

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  • Rare Vincent collection unveiled

    Rare Vincent collection unveiled

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    Bill Bewey with collection. Pic courtesy of Tony West Although it’s almost sixty years since the last Vincent motorcycle came off the production line, these magnificent looking machines bear a name associated with the world’s fastest standard motorcycle and still conjure up the ultimate ideal of well-engineered, ‘no expense spared’ quality. With models including the…

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