The Classic MotorCycle

  • Classic Mechanics show

    Classic Mechanics show

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    Headline news for the 25th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, being held over October 13/14, at Staffordshire County Showground, is the appearance of 11 Cagiva ex-GP racers being displayed together, on the central Mortons’ stand. Responsible for some of the most beautiful racers from the late 1980s and 1990s, Cagiva strived to break the Japanese dominance, employing…

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  • Fly me show…

    Fly me show…

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    The Flywheel Festival, held this year over the weekend of June 23/24, is an event which combines cars, aeroplanes and motorcycles, and although it has tagged itself as a ‘show’ it’s by no means a static event; cars and motorcycles are demonstrated on the figure-of-eight circuit, while aeroplanes fill the skies overhead. Plus there’s also…

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  • Bennetts launches classic insurance

    Bennetts launches classic insurance

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    Motorcycle insurance specialist Bennetts has launched insurance for classic motorcycles, offering owners of modern classic and vintage machinery individually-tailored, five star Defaqto-rated coverage. Bennetts have designed the insurance for classic motorcycles package to make it as easy as possible for owners to customise and modify their bikes. The policy includes 16 common modifications covered as…

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  • Lots to like

    Lots to like

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    Engines with more or less vertical cylinders have always been so much the norm that only a few motorcycle manufacturers have consistently adopted a different layout. Harley-Davidson has stuck with its V-twins, which look and sound so good, BMW has persisted with its logical flat twins and sensible shaft drive, and for the last half…

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  • FIVE REASONS TO MAKE A DATE IN YOUR DIARY FOR NETLEY!

    FIVE REASONS TO MAKE A DATE IN YOUR DIARY FOR NETLEY!

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    Fancy a weekend of bikes, bargains and banter? This year’s Carole Nash Eurojumble is celebrating its 25th year and is ticking all the boxes for bike enthusiasts. Gates will open from 9am on both days of the event – Friday, August 31 and Saturday, September 1. Here are the top five reasons to visit… Thousands…

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  • Exciting lots at Ally Pally

    Exciting lots at Ally Pally

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    A spectacular single ownership collection is set to come under the auctioneer’s hammer at London’s Alexandra Palace on September 23.  And there are some real glamour machines in there as part of the collection, including several MV multis and a gorgeous Francis Beart 350cc Manx Norton, as well as an original Matchless G50 and AJS…

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  • Don Hitchcock’s last motorcycle journey

    Don Hitchcock’s last motorcycle journey

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    Don Hitchcock’s last motorcycle journey was clocked from the pillion of the hearse by grandson Matt at 65mph on Wednesday, September 14, 2016. One last blast; a fitting memorial to a life centred around family, motorcycles and speed. Originally, it was my intention to write a tribute solely to Don, but this was not possible…

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  • Adrian Reed collection offered

    Adrian Reed collection offered

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      Bonhams has announce the sale of the Adrian Reed collection on Saturday, October 13, at its two-day Autumn Stafford Sale. The single-owner collection comprises 40 machines spanning the turn of the 20th century through to the 1960s. Highlights include a circa 1930 Henderson Model KJ Streamline Four (£25,000-35,000), a circa 1919 Henderson 1147cc Model…

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  • Blueprint bike

    Blueprint bike

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    It’s not often one is allowed to get too close to a prototype. They’re usually tantalisingly out of reach behind ropes or on an elevated and rotating platform in the middle of a show hall; to stand over one, touch it or sit on it is a rare privilege, to start one up and ride…

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  • Netley Marsh Eurojumble 2018

    Netley Marsh Eurojumble 2018

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    Whether you need one particular part or you just fancy a mooch through mountains of motorcycling memorabilia, you should make a date in your diary for one of Britain’s biggest bike jumbles. The Carole Nash Eurojumble is celebrating its 25th year, returning to Netley Marsh, between Cadnam and Totton, Hants SO40 7GY, on Friday, August…

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