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Keen to walk off the overindulgence of turkey sandwiches, turkey curry, bubble and squeak and mince pies, Dave Manning heads to Newark Showground for the Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic. The first weekend in January may seem like a somewhat inconvenient time of year to be running a motorcycle show, of any kind, but it…

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Welcome, dirt bike fans, to the annual Classic Dirt Bike Show, sponsored by Hagon Shocks. We would like to thank all the folk who turned out to support the show last year; once again it was the scene of much activity and merriment (particularly at the bar…) with special thanks to all those who turned…

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Sending Ian Kerr OBE out to a golf club on a grey autumnal morn probably wasn’t fair, but he found a good reason for the trip A prestigious golf club in Oxfordshire on a wet, wintery morning is not somewhere where you would expect to see two classic scrambler machines being ridden by a pair…

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The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) has argued that changes to requirements for MOT testing of historic vehicles can leave drivers “at risk from ill-briefed policeman.” The FBHVC has argued that the DVLA process for enabling declaration of a vehicle as not being significantly changed at the time of re-licensing only, was one…

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Last issue we told you about the comprehensive number of bikes that have been shipped across the Atlantic, from Sweden to America, to be rolled into the auction halls of Mecum’s 28th annual Las Vegas Vintage and Antique Motorcycle Auction, taking place from January 22 through to January 27. The bikes in question – no…

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The first Ardingly show of 2019 is set to celebrate 70 years of the Norton Dominator, with the help of Surrey Norton OC. Sunday, March 31 is the day, the South of England Showground is the venue, and Norton’s first twin cylinder engine, as designed by Bert Hopwood, is the focus. The 500cc Dominator Model…

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Further constraints upon the OBM budget have forced the publication to resort to proofreading work being farmed out to the local dog pound. Any rumours concerning the new Old Bike Mutt range of kibbles and biscuits should be taken with the greatest of cynicism. Thanks to Deb Wildsmith for the picture. Read more News and…

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Peter Remington and the enthusiastic team from Westmorland Motor Club are pleased to announce that everything is in order for the 2019 Bob MacGregor Memorial Road Run, which will take place on Tuesday, April 30. This year’s event will be dedicated to the memory of Westmorland Motor Club stalwart, John Holmes (pictured), who sadly passed…

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Thanks to their ever-present energy and enthusiasm, the Middle England Classic Vehicle Club are expanding their programme of events for 2019. Pleased with the feedback that their Durham Dales LDT had received, last year they also ran a bike-only LDT and, thanks to its success, the MECVC are adding a third long distance trial. All…

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Sunday, June 16 will see the 71st running of the Banbury Run, and while the VMCC event has considerable heritage, that’s no barrier to change, and this year’s run is set to see some interesting improvements. Following previous years’ arrangements, the 2019 run will be based around the Heritage Motor Centre just off the B4100…

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