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  • Classic Bike Hub Christmas Gift Guide 2022!

    Classic Bike Hub Christmas Gift Guide 2022!

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    Christmas is just around the corner, meaning that it’s time to start present hunting yet again. Fortunately, we’ve made your life that bit simpler with our exclusive Christmas Gift Guide! Check out some of these fantastic picks for the classic bike fan in your life…

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  • All our gifts wrapped up in 2022 Christmas catalogue

    All our gifts wrapped up in 2022 Christmas catalogue

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    Christmas is just around the corner and we’ve lined up a huge range of special gifts for your loved ones (or yourself)… including a selection of subscriptions, books, show tickets and merchandise.   With 20% off books, 10% off show tickets and up to 48% off subscriptions, there’s something for everyone! From motorcycles to railways,…

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  • The 39th Loch Ness Rally

    The 39th Loch Ness Rally

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    One of the most keenly anticipated events of the summer in the Scottish Highlands is the Highland Classic Motorcycle Club’s Loch Ness Rally and we are delighted that the club’s membership secretary Dode Fraser was there with his camera. The new and the old: Dode Fraser’s Hinckley Triumph with John Loosemoore’s 1951 Panther M100. Among…

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  • Death throes of a once-great industry

    Death throes of a once-great industry

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    Looking back at his Motor Cycle years during the mid-1970s, Pete Kelly recalls the drawn-out saga of Norton Villiers Triumph and the Meriden workers’ co-operative along with a few more memorable tales.

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  • Death throes of a once-great industry

    Death throes of a once-great industry

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    Looking back at his Motor Cycle years during the mid-1970s, Pete Kelly recalls the drawn-out saga of Norton Villiers Triumph and the Meriden workers’ co-operative along with a few more memorable tales. Michael Heseltine, then the Shadow Minister for Industry (left) and NVT chairman Dennis Poore, put on an optimistic front as the Cosworth ‘Challenge’…

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  • Book of the Week: Taking it to the Limit

    Book of the Week: Taking it to the Limit

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    Our book of the week this time around is Taking it to the Limit by the award-winning Peter Starr! With over 40 years experience in and around the motorcycle industry and 35 years as an award winning documentary film maker Peter Starr is very uniquely positioned to champion his favorite sport. His first book is…

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  • The New Naughty 90s Hall at The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show

    The New Naughty 90s Hall at The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show

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    ‘Classic’ is in the eye of the beholder and well, it’s time for the new guard to make their mark at Stafford. The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show is back in Stafford this October, and tickets are available here! The brand-new Naughty 90’s hall, in association with Suzuki, will showcase the very best and most interesting…

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  • Book of the Week: Classic Superbikes II

    Book of the Week: Classic Superbikes II

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    Our first book of the week for August is the recently published Classic Superbikes II by Frank Melling. A classic superbike is a motorcycle which has universal appeal, regardless of your age or riding experience. It’s the bike you dream of riding – even if you’re a non-motorcyclist. Bikes like this are inspirational and their…

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  • VIDEO: Amazing archive photographs of Joey Dunlop

    VIDEO: Amazing archive photographs of Joey Dunlop

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    Joey Dunlop is one of the most successful, well known and revered stars of motorcycle racing. Learn more about him and view some rare photos of Dunlop in our Mortons Archive Spotlight video. See more photos of Joey Dunlop from our archive here: https://bit.ly/3ggl54u

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  • VIDEO: Amazing archive photographs of Geoff Duke

    VIDEO: Amazing archive photographs of Geoff Duke

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    Geoff Duke was the first global superstar of Grand Prix racing and a true icon of 1950s motorcycle racing. Learn more about him and view some rare photos in our Mortons Archive Spotlight video. See more photos of Geoff Duke from our archive using this link: http://mrtns.uk/geoff-duke.

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