New & Features

The festival last year was a huge success The 2011 Festival of 1000 Bikes was a monster and huge interest is already being expressed in next year’s event. The VMCC is delighted to announce that the festival returns to Mallory Park on the weekend of July 6-8, 2012. Support will come from Footman James Insurance…

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Actress Jill Halfpenny with her Moto Guzzi Halfpenny took up the challenge issued by the Get On campaign to learn to ride a motorbike and spend a week in the mountainous kingdom of Lesotho in Southern Africa working with charity Riders for Health to deliver antiretroviral drugs. Jill said: "I was already a scooter rider…

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You too could ride on the Prescott Hill… The date this year has been changed to April 22 in order to avoid clashes with other events and the organisers hope to improve on the 5500 attendance last year. That said the 2011 event still raised more than £52,000 for the Nationwide Association of Blood Bikes…

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Chris Walker on Norton at Thundersprint Norton CEO, Stuart Garner, said: "We had a fantastic time at the Thundersprint and only the pressure of delivering Commandos worldwide kept us away from this year’s event. The crowds were enormous and our 961 Commandos were extremely well received. "We also enjoyed the intimacy of the Thundersprint where…

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DVLA changes are ahead Proposals published for consultation by Roads Minister Mike Penning claim to mean millions of vehicle users will benefit.  The Government is planning to centralise the DVLA’s services, and under the new proposals, services offered, such as renewing tax discs, will be available online. Mr Penning said: "Centralising is the first crucial…

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Race Retro 2012 Honda is the motorcycle marque which will be celebrated. Visitors to hall three will be able to delight in the variety of Honda displays and the fact that they can rub shoulders with Honda team riders, team managers, and mechanics. Of course, classic motorcycles should be heard as well as seen, so…

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Chosen theme for the stand is ‘The featherbed frame’ and a selection of the said framed models will be on show, 650SS – ex-Paul Dunstall, Manxman, 500 Manx racer, International, Model 50, ES2 and a few permutations – although not the almost obligatory Triton – a mighty Norvin and a less usual Norvelo will also…

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Davida strap-held motorcycle helmet visor What is it? It’s a universal 75 JPV1 visor from D4Vi9A that transforms the open face riding experience. With a preformed ‘Fighter Pilot’ shaped lens, that’s riveted to a sprung stainless steel rim, it is secured to the helmet using an elasticated headband rather than traditional studs. This combination of…

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Needle jets from Amal What are they? They’re Monobloc ‘T’ needle jets as fitted to certain models of Monobloc carburettors. These needle jets, originally made for trials bikes, don’t have the cross drilling that standard jets have. This gives a sharper response from tickover as needed in trials riding. Used as original equipment on Triumph…

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