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It’s logical to think that any kind of museum will be going to hold on to all of its exhibits ad infinitum, but that’s not always strictly true. Sometimes it’s due to financial reasons, occasionally it’s thanks to local politics, but the most common reason – and the situation that we see here – is…

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Following on from last issue’s focus on the Suzuki X7 on the Japanese pages, it’s been brought to our attention that, while the X7 was a hugely popular machine with learner riders of the time, and was indeed a rapid ride that brought speed to the masses, it wasn’t the only quick air-cooled 250 available.…

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Early February is, for most of us, deep in the middle of the off season – when we want to spend time in sheds, garages and workshops getting ready for the season ahead. Of course, an ideal diversion would be to visit a show that encompasses motorcycles and, ideally, an autojumble – and look what…

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Organisers Andrew Johnstone and John McCrink are pleased to announce that the 10th Anniversary Moidart Peninsula Classic Motorcycle Road Run will take place on Thursday, May 2, 2019. Open to pre-’80 motorcycles, each year a number of genuine enthusiasts on an amazing variety of classic and vintage machinery, from lightweights and trials ‘irons’ to large-capacity…

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Sunshine has been the default setting for most events this year, and the RSPCA Hull and East Riding Annual Motorcycle Show was no exception. A record turnout of bikes arrived, with competition entrants all bringing a tin or packet of dog or cat food, to keep the centre’s dependants well fed, with bikes being considered…

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The 2018 season of Poole Dream Machines ended on a high, with hundreds of bikes enjoying an epic season finale on Tuesday, September 25. Organised by Bournemouth and Poole Tourism, Dream Machines is part of Wave 105 Summertime in the South, Poole’s summer events programme. The final event of the Dream Machines 2018 season was…

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The latest in the ever-expanding range of Buyer’s Guides from Veloce, written by Chris Rooke (who has also written a restoration guide for the Brit triples, among others), as the title says, this is a guide to the three-cylinder 750s produced by Triumph and BSA between 1968 and ’76 (plus the Hyde Harrier, from ’87…

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Celebrating the venue’s involvement during the 1914-18 conflict, Martin Gegg heads to the Brooklands Museum for their Great War Day The Brooklands Museum held a special centenary event on September 30, commemorating those with Brooklands connections that supported the war effort during the First World War. Visitors were treated to a selection of aircraft and…

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As the days close in, and the clocks go back, periodicals of all types are inundated with press releases of calendars and diaries. Fortunately for us, the calendars that we get to see are far more interesting than the ubiquitous humorous pictures of kittens in baskets, as these calendars focus purely on motorcycles, and classic…

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