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Charlie and Zach preparing for 1000-mile charity ride on brace of Rudge Ulsters Multi-TT winner Charlie Williams entertained an enthusiastic audience at the Grappenhall Ex-Servicemen’s Club near Warrington with tales from his illustrious road racing career on April 20. He took along a Maxton Yamaha and a prewar racing Rudge, the latter to emphasise a…

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Returning to the range of sidecar manufacturer Watsonian, the Mule tradesman’s box is aimed at riders who need to carry serious amounts of equipment for camping, fishing or commercial activities. Costing £2995 including VAT, with a factory fitting service available, the substantial trunk provides around 300 litres of carrying capacity. Built from galvanised steel, and…

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Harry Stanistreet reports from this year’s Dragon Rally, which took place on a new campsite near Bangor. Before setting off for this year’s Dragon Rally, I decided to stop off at the Giler Arms, on the A5 near Pentrefoelas, for the Bruce Pollard Memorial Rally. I’m glad I did, because the rally, this year held…

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An evening with eight-times Isle of Man TT winner Charlie Williams is to be hosted by Warrington Advanced Motorists at the Grappenhall Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Chester Road, Grappenhall, Warrington WA4 2QG on Thursday, April 20, from 7pm until 10.30pm. For tickets, costing £5, contact the club on 01925 261702, Geoff Kelly on 07484 708043, Andrew Bloomer…

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Just before we went to press with the last issue came news of a world-record bid of £24,295 for an unrestored Velocette Thruxton at H&H Classics’ Donington sale on February 22. Other highlights were £9968 for a c1929 Humber 350 and £22,400 for a Vincent Comet. Read more News and Features in the April issue…

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The deer park of Ripley Castle, Harrogate, will be the prestigious setting for the Yorkshire Classic Car and Bike Show on the Bank Holiday Monday of May 29, from 10am until 4pm. As well as classic bikes, there will be displays of classic Land Rovers, commercials and other vehicles, along with trade stands and a…

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Tim Britton visits Brooklands, the birthplace of British aviation and motorsport, to look at the motorcycles in its collection and learn how it is striving to interact with visitors. If you have never been to Brooklands, you must endeavour to rectify that as soon as possible, for the place is fantastic, and pays complete homage…

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Ten organisers and supporters of the Llangollen Motorcycle Festival recently returned from a 1000-mile trail bike tour of Vietnam, where they helped some of that country’s poorest schools with gifts and cash donations. Most of the riders (seven from North Wales, two from England and a Canadian) were on Yamaha XTZ 125s – tough little…

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