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The 198cc Francis-Barnett police patrol bike that became a star of the early series of the 1960s-based TV police drama Heartbeat will be coming up for auction at H&H Classics’ National Motorcycle Museum sale on Thursday, July 26 – and it will be offered with the full police uniform worn by Nick Berry. The machine…

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The fortified manor house of Hoghton Tower near Preston, Lancashire, has been chosen as the venue for a brand new Mark Woodward classic event on Sunday, September 2 from 10am until 4pm. Classics at Hoghton Tower will feature a full motorcycle display as well as cars, light commercials, ex-Army and other vehicles, as well as…

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Burning rubber and exotic exhaust fumes will be among the olfactory delights when Brighton’s National Speed Trials will return to the famous seafront on Saturday, September 1. As around 200 cars and motorcycles are launched for their timed runs, spectators will be able to get really close to the noise and action as they watch…

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Triumph’s Moto2 test bike will make its public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed from July 12-15 in the hands of four-times World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty and double Isle of Man TT winner Gary Johnson. It will be the perfect opportunity for fans to see the future of Moto2, with Triumph set to…

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Five Vincent motorcycles – two Series C Comets, a Series C Rapide, a Series B HRD Rapide and a rare Series D Black Knight, will be among more than 200 machines being sold in H&H’s biggest National Motorcycle Museum auction to date on Thursday, July 26, a quarter of them being with no reserve. Vincent…

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After being nominated as part of a 30-strong list by Practical Classics magazine readers and clients of Footman James insurance brokers, the Lakeland Motor Museum, complete with its motorcycle displays, was announced as Britain’s Best Classic Destination on May 22. In the museum’s 40th anniversary year, director Les Micklethwaite said: “This is a fantastic accolade…

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Old Bike Mart’s long-term ‘Unearthed’ and ‘Feedback’ writer Michael Worthington-Williams got the surprise of his life when he was informed that he’d been made an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for his lifetime’s service to automotive history. Michael has been ‘in print’ for 63 years, ever since he successfully contributed his first article…

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Martin Gegg reports from the Vintage Motor Cycle Club’s 70th anniversary Banbury Run. With an entry of 468, the Vintage Motor Cycle Club’s 70th Banbury Run, which started from the British Motor Museum on Sunday, June 17, was billed as the largest gathering of veteran and vintage motorcycles in the world. In overcast conditions with…

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Ian Kerr MBE reports on another wonderful Tour du Calvados for pre-1965 classic motorcycles in Normandy, where reminders of the D-Day landings are all around, and in which great bikes, great company and great riding are always assured. If you need an example of a club that puts on events that not only attract local…

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With photos from Eric Kitchen and Mike Wylie, John McCrink reports from this year’s Moidart Peninsula Classic Motorcycle Road Run in the picturesque Scottish Highlands – and looks forward to next year’s landmark 10th event For the ninth year in a row, an enthusiastic group of classic motorcyclists turned up at the Viaduct Car Park…

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