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Closing in 1961, ending 40 years of production in Ashford, Norman Cycles Ltd was Kent’s only major manufacturer. A number of Norman motorcycles can still be seen at Dover Transport Museum, while at Willesborough Windmill in Ashford, the barn (now serving as a cafe) also has a collection of Norman bicycles. The restored windmill at…

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Following the continued growth of Museum Live over the past four years, Saturday, October 27, will this year see the National Motorcycle Museum host its fifth annual open day, when everyone will be invited to visit the museum collection free of charge. There will also be a host of other free attractions including the ever-expanding…

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The VMCC Sprint Section will once again be organising the motorcycle side of things at the annual Brighton Speed Trials, by kind invitation of The Brighton and Hove Motor Club. The Brighton Speed Trials is considered to be the longest running motor sport event in the world as it first ran in 1905. Jump forward…

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A fabulous and interesting private collection of earlier machines from the north of England has been confirmed for Bonhams’ October Stafford sale, the motorcycles this year going through on October 14. Among the machines in the sale are no less than three early vintage NUT V-twins, plus other V-twins from the same late teens/1920s period,…

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The VMCC premier event for pre-1931 motorcycles, the Banbury Run, is to be held at the Motor Heritage Centre, Gaydon, on June 17.

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  This year sees the long-awaited re-launch of the VMCC’s Festival of 1000 Bikes at Mallory Park on July 7/8 and although 75% of available entries have already sold, there is still time to be part of the action. As in past festival years the event gives enthusiasts the opportunity to ride their own machines…

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  The annual Classic Motorcycle Show at Amberley Museum in West Sussex is well-established in the calendar.  For anyone with an interest in industrial heritage, old machinery and traditional crafts, Amberley has a lot of it on offer. Add in fine weather in which to admire long lines of old motorcycles and it becomes a…

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The Norton Owners’ Club Austria – Sulzbach Branch – is organising this year’s Norton Owners’ Club International Rally at the campsite next to the Red Bull Racing Circuit, Spielberg, Styria, Austria from August 15 to 20, 2018. There will be guided rideouts and special routes suitable for the speed and brakes of vintage motorcycles from…

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Following on from the above draw results the National Motorcycle Museum is pleased to announce the details of its next raffle. Museum director James Hewing said: “For our summer 2018 raffle the museum’s own restoration team has carried out a complete rebuild on a Royal Enfield Interceptor Series II, which we are offering as an…

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