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While there are very few bikes more than 50 years old that were originally fitted with disc brakes, there is a rapidly increasing number of bikes becoming classics that are equipped so. And many of them won’t have been treated with kid gloves, nor maintained with the best of intentions. One thing that you can…

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Gathering interest from around the world, the first ever Rickman Enthusiasts’ Day will be held at the famous Sammy Miller Museum in Hampshire on June 23. With the Rickman brothers, Don and Derek, both attending, the idea is to gather as many Rickman motorcycles in one place as possible and to invite the family and…

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The next H&H Classics auction at the National Motorcycle Museum will include, among the lots, a unique BSA Rocket Gold Star factory prototype. Registered 985 FOC, it was built at the BSA factory in January 1962, subsequently being used for the development and evaluation of the Rocket Gold Star. Copies of the BSA factory despatch…

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June 23 is the day for Hamstreet, near Ashford, deep in the garden of England, to hold a classic bike show and autojumble, not only with a huge marquee with undercover stalls and a seating area, but also a large all-motorcycle show that has now been expanded to include bikes of up to 1990, due…

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The first weekend in August will see the Stroud Vintage Transport & Engine Club (SVTEC) stage its annual show at South Cerney Airfield in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Another show in its 45th year (like the Scottish VMCC Rally) the SVTEC is widely regarded as one of the biggest and best steam, vintage transport and countryside events…

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Hot news for this year’s Festival of 1000 Bikes at Mallory Park on July 13 and 14 is that ex-world champion and Italian motorcycling icon, Giacomo Agostini, will be in attendance, primarily thanks to the event also celebrating 75 years of the MV Agusta Club. Ago will be taking to the track both with the…

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After more than 25 years based in the Perthshire country town of Blairgowrie, the Scottish National Rally for Classic and Vintage Motorcycles is on the move!

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Following the story of Alan Johnson, a Salford lad with a passion for motorcycles and art, ‘Raising Dust’ gives some behind-the-scenes grit and grime tales of Alan’s life as a ‘Don R’ – a despatch rider in the forces. But it also reveals that his passion for motorcycles began before his despatch riding career in…

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In a further continuation of the expansion of the modern Bonneville range, Triumph has recently announced the Bonneville T120 Ace, teaming up with the iconic Ace Cafe in north London to create a limited edition model cafe racer that bears witness to the bikes that made the Ace Cafe so popular when it first opened…

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