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Funds are raised for the Somerset Emergency Flood Relief Appeal. Alongside local motorcycle clubs and regional sections of national organisations, local cider, cheese and confectionary producers have been showcasing their wares with visitors taking in the many treats on offer. Classic Bike Shows's exhibition manager Nick Mowbray said: "We always enjoy our visits to the…

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Despite concerns over the weather conditions in England's south west, the venue is unaffected and, as we highlighted on Thursday, measures are in place in the surrounding car parks to ensure that the show runs smoothly. A walk around the several halls will see visitors come across some exceptional club stands, with members going all…

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Meet Rachel on the TCM stand The latest issue, which went on sale Friday, February 7, is available and features a FREE 32-page supplement: British Motorcycles and the Military. In the magazine itself, there's an Ariel Red hunter profile and 1930s racing hardman Ernie Nott is featured. Plus…  a 1954 ISDT gold medal Francis-Barnett, a…

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The potential poor weather has not deterred the crowds who've braved conditions in order to get first pick of the parts they need to get their bikes in top riding condition for the summer. The best items are going fast, so showgoers need to be quick. Gates are open today and tomorrow (February 8-9) from…

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New TCM’s out! •  Editor's intro •  Archive photograph   •  News •  Diary •  Subscribe and save     •  Newark show               •  Italian touring           •  Letters            •  Ariel Red Hunter super profile              •  Moto Guzzi V7            •  BSA H2 and sidecar   •  Straight from the plate – AJS racers 1954          •  Reader’s restoration – Montesa Impala            …

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His Holiness and the record-breaking H-D The sale took place as part of Bonhams’ Les Grandes Marques du Monde sale at the Grand Palais in Paris yesterday (Feb 6). Watched by a crowd of hundreds, the Harley-Davidson and the leather jacket were the first two lots of the 45-strong motorcycle sale to go under the…

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Ninety per cent of the show is undercover. The Bristol show runs this weekend, Feb 8-9 Ninety per cent of the show is undercover and protected from the elements and plans are in place to park all vehicles on hard standing and open up additional gates, so there will be no muddy car park moments…

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John Kidson aboard the Telstar at the formal handover to Folk Museum curator Sarah Orton and Gloucester City Council member Colin Organ The machine – frame No. 5 – surfaced in the USA some years ago and was restored by Bultaco West of Kentucky before eventually passing to John Lawless from Philadelphia. In time, John…

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February 8-9, 2014 at the Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset The atmosphere at ‘Bristol’ is always different to the other shows, which is surely in (large) part to its positioning in the calendar. It offers the first opportunity to see many friends and fellow enthusiasts for the first time of the year, to…

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