Darren Hendley

  • CAROLE NASH SPONSORS STAFFORD!

    CAROLE NASH SPONSORS STAFFORD!

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    Longstanding classic motorcycle insurer provider Carole Nash is pleased to announce its return as headline sponsor at The International Classic Motorcycle Show and the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show in 2024. The two shows in April and October, both held at Stafford Country Showground, are the largest classic motorcycle gatherings in the world and are must-do…

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  • Jonathan Tye to guest at this year’s Moidart Run

    Jonathan Tye to guest at this year’s Moidart Run

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    Organisers Andy Johnstone and John McCrink are pleased to announce that the guest of honour for the Moidart Peninsula Classic Road Run is Derbyshire trials and scrambles ace and Moidart Run stalwart Jonathan Tye. Jonathan is the younger of two motorcycling brothers who both achieved much success in careers that started back in the late…

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  • Meet Mary Motorcycle

    Meet Mary Motorcycle

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    The Transport Torques evening event on Saturday, April 6, at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu, hosts the public premiere of the film, ‘Mary Motorcycle.’ In October 1967, 26-year old Mary Sievier set off to ride to India on a 175cc BSA Bantam. She reached India… and then kept going for nine years, becoming the first…

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  • The Clive Wood MBE Collection

    The Clive Wood MBE Collection

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    In addition to a Vincent Black Lightning and several other fabulous machines, the Clive Wood MBE Collection will be sold by Bonhams at the Spring Stafford Sale at The International Classic MotorCycle Show on April 20/21. The late Clive Wood, a prominent figure in Teesside industry committed to philanthropy, had diverse interests including racehorses, playing…

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  • Team Obsolete’s 350cc GP 2024 extravaganza

    Team Obsolete’s 350cc GP 2024 extravaganza

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    For 2024, the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) has announced that the Vintage Cup will feature a 350cc Grand Prix class. Team Obsolete will fabulously support the cup with eight different iconic 350cc GP bikes from its stable, each at a different circuit. They will be ridden by multi-champion Dave Roper. The bikes range…

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  • A (free) trip down memory lane

    A (free) trip down memory lane

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    We’ve been digging through the archive and found this issue of The Motor Cycle from August 1923. It’s a fascinating read with page after page of original adverts. Find out what a sleeve valve engine is. Get a shop-soiled Harley for £95 or a brand new A.J.S for £60. Read a road test for the…

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  • World’s biggest Classic MotorCycle Show to celebrate 100 years of TT Racing!

    World’s biggest Classic MotorCycle Show to celebrate 100 years of TT Racing!

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    Stafford International Classic MotorCycle Show returns in April with a special TT-themed spectacular.

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  • UPDATE: MOT EXEMPTION OF HISTORIC VEHICLES

    UPDATE: MOT EXEMPTION OF HISTORIC VEHICLES

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    FBHVC argues changes to requirements for MOT testing of historic vehicles can leave drivers “at risk from ill-briefed policeman.”

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  • Netley Marsh Eurojumble 2018

    Netley Marsh Eurojumble 2018

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    Whether you need one particular part or you just fancy a mooch through mountains of motorcycling memorabilia, you should make a date in your diary for one of Britain’s biggest bike jumbles. The Carole Nash Eurojumble is celebrating its 25th year, returning to Netley Marsh, between Cadnam and Totton, Hants SO40 7GY, on Friday, August…

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  • TT 2018: Great British Motorcycles stamp collection celebrates the Isle of Man TT

    TT 2018: Great British Motorcycles stamp collection celebrates the Isle of Man TT

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    The Isle of Man Post Office has commissioned a set of 12 ground-breaking stamps, featuring TT greats of yesteryear – man and machine alike. The new Great British Motorcycles set celebrates innovation, incorporating both artwork and classic archive images for the Isle of Man Post Office collection. Harold Daniell, who raced the Manx Norton Single…

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