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  The Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic, being held at Newark showground on January 5/6, welcomes American ex-racer Freddie Spencer as guest of honour. He’ll be interviewed on stage by ex-TT winner Steve Plater. There’ll be a whole raft of classics on display, owners’ clubs and a sprawling autojumble. Read more in the…

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  Between January 22-27, 2019, at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Mecum hosts its gargantuan classic sale of over 1750 motorcycles, with many of the highlight lots coming from the MC Collection, all the way from Stockholm. Among them are a simply stunning Crocker V-twin, a 1939 ‘Big tank’ model, restored…

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At the recent Kop Hill Climb set in the beautiful Chiltern Hills, The Classic MotorCycle trophy for best prewar went to Paul Stirling with his 1926 Sunbeam Parallel 9, with the postwar CBG cup going to Edward Wallbank, for his Vincent Rapide with Steib sidecar. It was Paul Stirling’s first Kop and on his way…

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The Kent village of Hamstreet is approached by interesting, mainly minor roads and given fair weather, the Elk Promotions shows and jumbles prove a popular destination, demonstrated by the long lines of parked bikes that stretch across the generously-sized event field. Years of experience has enabled the Elk team to hone the near-perfect jumble, that…

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The report on the International West Kent Run in November’s issue of the magazine rather glossed over the award of ‘Best in Show’ that went to the 1928 AJS K1 V-twin, entered and ridden by Peter Bennett. The bike will doubtless be familiar to some readers, for around 30 years it was owned by Steve…

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Inspired by the late Max King and held every two years in sunny Barnstaple, the ‘Down Memory Lane’ reunion celebrates the best traditions of the ‘Golden Era’ – the period between the end of the Second World War and 1970 when British bikes and riders achieved spectacular results, on and off-road, round the world. The…

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Courtesy of the Sammy Miller Museum, two fabulous V-four two-strokes will be at the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics show at Stafford over October 13/14, on the Footman James stand. The V-four Villa was built by Walter and Francesco Villa, though the FIM’s late 1969 eligibility changes ruled it out, while the V-four 350cc Jawa was reckoned…

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Thousands of visitors from across the UK and beyond basked in the sunshine after flocking to Netley Marsh on Friday, August 31 to Saturday, September 1 to enjoy two days of the Carole Nash Eurojumble, the UK’s largest bike autojumble. The Carole Nash Eurojumble, celebrating its 25th year, proved another successful event for traders, with…

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