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Blasting away the lethargy brought on by excessive amounts of chocolate, turkey and Christmas pudding, the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic takes place at Newark Showground over the weekend of January 11-12. Aside from the usual massed club stands and expansive autojumble for which the Winter Classic is known, January’s show will also…

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As every motorcycle manufacturer on the planet has come to use some form of heritage as a marketing tool to gain sales and customer connection, Dave Manning takes a look at how one Bavarian company has taken this to a high level. Of all the motorcycle manufacturers around the world, it is probably BMW who…

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In 1938, when Hugo ‘Vic’ Edenborough opened the Ace Café on the brand new North Circular Road in North West London, little did he know he was starting a legend that would continue long after his demise. A year later, the Bedford Transport magazine reported that the 350ft wide frontage formed part of one of…

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Readers of this august journal will, no doubt, be fully aware of the two shows that grace the Staffordshire County Showground each year. Dave Manning attempts to avoid the queues, and fails. The October Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show had a different vibe, and different content, from the April Classic Motorcycle event, but both are of…

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This weekend only, take advantage of our Black Friday sale and get 10% off all 2020 show tickets!

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Bag a Black Friday bargain and get six issues of the Old Bike Mart for only £7.50! That’s a MASSIVE saving of 43%!

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For 363 days of the year, Kop Hill, on the edge of Princess Risborough, Buckinghamshire, is just one of many similar roads carving their way up the steep Chiltern hillsides. But, as Ian Kerr discovers, for two days in September it becomes a ‘closed road’ hill climb for both cars and bikes, as it was…

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