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Entries Now Invited – Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale | 10–11 October 2026

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Mark Lancaster

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8th July 2026

Following the record-breaking Spring Stafford Sale – which saw two new world auction records established and over £4.2 million realised – Bonhams is now inviting entries for the Autumn Stafford Sale, held in conjunction with the internationally renowned Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at Stafford, UK. With motorcycle sales exceeding £8 million in 2025 and an industry-leading average 96% sell-through rate, Bonhams continues to…
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Kempton Park Autojumble returns this July with live Iconic motorcycle auction

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Mark Lancaster

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7th July 2026

Kempton Park Motorcycle Autojumble returns on Saturday, July 18, with an added attraction for classic, modern and retro motorcycle enthusiasts as Iconic Auctioneers brings its London Motorcycle Sale to the event. Taking place at Kempton Park Racecourse, near London, the well-established autojumble is already a firm favourite in the motorcycle calendar, attracting hundreds of visitors and more…
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Free 100+ page digital magazine celebrates the best of classic motorcycling and scootering

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Mark Lancaster

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2nd July 2026

Discover more than 100 pages of fascinating features, stunning photography and expert writing from some of Britain’s leading classic motorcycle and scooter magazines – completely free to read online. IF you’re passionate about classic motorcycles and scooters, we’ve got something special for you. We’ve created a brand-new, completely free digital showcase magazine, bringing together some…
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‘One-off’ 2009 Millyard Viper V10 to be auctioned

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Alex Bestwick

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2nd July 2026

A world record breaking motorcycle, among the most individually famous bikes on the planet, is going under the hammer.
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Leaping Lena: The daring Australians who built the world’s fastest sidecar

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Mark Lancaster

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1st July 2026

John Milton looks at how a handful of young Australians took on the world to win the sidecar landspeed record. The nickname ‘Leaping Lena’ has been used countless times in all manner of ways – a woman who jumped out of a Philadelphia window to avoid police arrest in 1920, pigeons, racehorses, cars, trains, even…
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Sparton: the chapel-built British racer that scared the factory giants

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Mark Lancaster

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27th June 2026

For a brief period in the 1970s, one of the most powerful race bikes in the world was being built in a converted chapel in North Wales. Sparton was a collaboration between Barton Engineering and Spondon Engineering. Barton brought the two-stroke engine expertise, Spondon brought the frame-building brilliance, and together they created a machine that…
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Len Vale-Onslow: the maverick who gave motorcycles the welded frame

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Mark Lancaster

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24th June 2026

From childhood crashes to the first welded production motorcycle frame, Len Vale-Onslow’s story is one of invention, risk-taking and what might have been. The name of Len Vale-Onslow needs little introduction. Born Leslie Vale-Onslow in 1900, he was introduced to motorcycles in 1908 when he rode a machine built by his brothers. A police constable…
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How Saracen rose and fell in Britain’s mini trials motorcycle boom

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Mark Lancaster

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23rd June 2026

Along with friend and scrambler Frank Underwood, trials enthusiast and school teacher Ron Goodfellow designed, built, rode and sold the Saracen mini trials motorcycles in kit form, inspired by a desire to create an affordable alternative to the then-expensive Bultaco models. Working in a small Cirencester workshop, Mr Goodfellow brazed up a chassis using preformed…
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World’s fastest monowheel at Sammy Miller Museum

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Mark Lancaster

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10th June 2026

The latest addition to the ever-growing Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum is ‘Trojan’, the world’s fastest monowheel. The UK Monowheel Team, made up of six dedicated enthusiasts (for ‘dedicated enthusiasts’ read ‘bonkers madmen’!) from Lincoln, Nottingham and Northamptonshire, designed, developed and built the extraordinary machine over a period of ten years. It’s the team’s fourth monowheel…
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Morgan Three Wheeler Club Event Cancelled

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Alex Bestwick

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5th June 2026

The Morgan Three Wheeler Club has been forced to cancel the Saturday Morgan Sweeps the Board Event and Sunday Club Sprint at Curborough Sprint Course, on 6 and 7 June due to circumstances outside its control. Shenstone & District Car Club which operates Curborough informed the Morgan Three Wheeler Club on 27 May that it…
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