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With proceeds going to the East Anglian Air Ambulance, that’s another good reason to invest £10 (UK, including postage) in the annual Andy Tiernan Classics calendar, which is, as ever, beautifully illustrated by Mike Harbar. Go to www.andybuysbikes.com for details. Read more in the January issue of TCM – on sale now!

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Read more in the January issue of TCM – on sale now!

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After 12 years as a much relied upon volunteer, Patrick Failes (81), recently retired from the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum. A dinner was arranged for Patrick with Sammy and Rosemary Miller and Patrick’s colleagues and friends from the museum. After 12 years supporting the museum, Patrick will be much missed. His knowledge of motorcycles and…

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  Entries are open for the 2019 commemorative regularity rally which celebrates the 106th anniversary of the staging of the motorcycle road race between Durban and Johannesburg that was staged annually between 1913 and 1936. Motorcycles are therefore limited to those manufactured before the end of December 1936. This regularity rally has attracted fields of…

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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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