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Believed to be one of the first Series A Rapides manufactured and potentially the last Vincent-HRD motorcycle to leave the factory in 1959, DUR 142 was used as a factory demonstrator, Vincent directors’ mount and road test star. The machine will be offered for sale at Bonhams’ Summer Stafford Sale, on August 15/16, 2020, alongside…

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Road racing legend and multiple TT winner Tony Rutter passed away on March 24, 2020. Seven times a TT winner between 1973 and 1985, he was also a multiple British championship winner and GP racer. His son Michael, himself a successful racer, reflected: “It makes me smile how dad lived his life exactly how he…

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Well known motorcycle dealer and museum proprietor Bill Crosby passed away in hospital after a brief illness on Sunday, March 29, 2020, a month before his 88th birthday. Bill ran Reg Allen (London) for 60 years, was a Triumph main agent and also nurtured scramblers, sidecar racers and 24 hour production racers with his sponsorship,…

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Owing to the ever-changing nature of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, there’s another date change for the ‘April’ Stafford show, with the new date being August 15/16. “Following the recent announcements from the UK Government, Mortons Events has had to postpone the 40th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Show which was due to be held on April…

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The Colombres Rally is among the best riding events that not only Spain has to offer, but perhaps all of Europe. Words and photographs: Ian Kerr To paraphrase the BBC, ‘other classic European events are available,’ but given the five star rating that the Moto Club Indianos event in northern Spain gets from most participants,…

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The Australian actor and well known petrolhead Eric Bana has started the ball rolling on a film about Mike Hailwood’s legendary 1978 Isle of Man TT comeback. Bana is writing, co-directing and starring in the feature film that will tell the story of the near-mythical return of Hailwood to the Mountain Course 42 years ago.…

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Motorcycle sport lost a true legend when Percy Tait passed away in November 2019, aged 90.

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Sherborne-based Charterhouse Auctioneers has announced that George Beale has joined their classic and vintage motorcycle and car department. “Contrary to common belief George has not retired but has joined Charterhouse!” commented Matthew Whitney. “He has a lifetime of experience during which time he has consigned five of the top 25 motorcycles auctioned in the world…

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The list of events cancelled and postponed due to the coronavirus is, of course, an extensive one. The highest impact for us is the April Stafford show, one of our – as in Mortons, publisher and owner of The Classic MotorCycle and also of the Stafford shows – biggest of the year, in so many…

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