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Record-breaking Vincent

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Sam Hewitt

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21st March 2018

On January 25, 2018, to the sound of cheers and applause in a packed ballroom at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Bonhams – led by auctioneer Malcolm Barber – sold the rare, original condition, Australian speed record-setting, 1951 Vincent Black Lightning for $929,000, making it the most valuable motorcycle ever sold at…
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Stolen BSA

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Sam Hewitt

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14th March 2018

In January, this 1928 BSA S28 De luxe was stolen from a workshop in Fyfield, Essex. This machine had been taken apart in 1963 by a previous owner, though all of the parts were there and all original. Frame number is 11120, engine number 19748. Any details to us please and we’ll pass them on.
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H&H motorcycle auction

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Sam Hewitt

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10th March 2018

The first H&H motorcycle auction of 2018, is on Sunday, March 4, at The National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. Consignments include a 1969 ex-John Lennon Honda Z50A monkey bike, while one of the star lots is a 1969 Honda CB750 prototype, which featured in early press coverage of the model. There’s a wide variety…
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Talmag Trial

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Sam Hewitt

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7th March 2018

The Talmag Trophy Trial (this year held on January 28) at Hungry Hill, Aldershot, is long-established as one of the premier events in the Pre-65 calendar. The regulations require bikes to appear as close as possible to those that might have appeared in competition either before the last war, or in the following two decades.…
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Pip Squeak event

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd March 2018

Sunday, April 15, will see the Glasgow Section of the VMCC running its now annual Pip Squeak event around rural Ayrshire. Initially this event was for mopeds and other small machines under 100cc but following last year’s successful inclusion of cyclemoters, the club now offers a choice of two routes, one for the really small…
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George Costain

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Sam Hewitt

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28th February 2018

Winner of the 1954 Senior Manx GP George Costain has died, aged 88. From the Isle of Man, George won on Reg Dearden’s Manx Norton, the same source providing his machines the next year for his TT debut. George’s best TT finish was 13th in the 1956 Senior, gaining nine silver replicas in his career.…
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New VMCC section for the West Highlands?

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Sam Hewitt

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27th February 2018

The Vintage Motor Cycle Club is very active in Scotland at present and a meeting to consider setting up a new section in North Argyll and Lochaber is to take place on February 23. Anyone with an interest in old motorcycles is invited whether or not they are VMCC members. Location is the Alexandra Hotel,…
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Bright new year at Brooklands

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Sam Hewitt

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21st February 2018

Brunch for more than 5000 seems a vaguely biblical feat, but it sums up the efforts of Brooklands Museum for its New Year’s Day Classic Gathering, billed as the largest such year-opening event. Whatever the excesses of the previous night, when the gates opened at 9am it started a seemingly never-ending stream of classic, vintage,…
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Prepare to bid for unique French collection

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Sam Hewitt

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17th February 2018

A superb single owner collection of motorcycles, many of which predate the First World War, is set to go on sale with French auction house Artcurial next week (February 10). Belonging to a French enthusiast who started collecting in the 1960s, the collection comprises nearly 80 pioneer, veteran and vintage machines. The majority are unique…
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Prescott set to hit new heights

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Sam Hewitt

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11th February 2018

This year’s Prescott Bike Fest is set to be the biggest and best yet, with so much to do that organisers have now extended it to cover two days. The event will return to the Gloucestershire hill climb venue on April 14/15, and it will feature a hugely diverse range of machinery covering virtually every…
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