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It’s party time on the first weekend in February at the Royal Bath & West Showground as the Bristol Classic Bike Show, once again sponsored by Carole Nash, reaches its 40th birthday! For this special milestone, show organiser Mortons Media Group, publisher of OBM, is turning the clocks back to the 1970s and ’80s with…

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More news on the Telford show, as sponsored by Hagon, comes in the form of a press release from the Sammy Miller Museum, informing us that they will be taking some incredible machinery to the show in the heart of Shropshire, with the unique 1959 four-cylinder 50cc Mitchell (yes, that equals 12cc a pot!), the…

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On Tuesday, October 29, two legends of the classic motorcycle scene met when Alf Hagon visited Sammy Miller at Sammy’s motorcycle museum in the New Forest. Many friends and supporters of Alf came to meet him and hear his stories – and they weren’t disappointed! A great man with some wonderful tales to tell, Alf…

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Blasting away the lethargy brought on by excessive amounts of chocolate, turkey and Christmas pudding, the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic takes place at Newark Showground over the weekend of January 11-12. Aside from the usual massed club stands and expansive autojumble for which the Winter Classic is known, January’s show will also…

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As every motorcycle manufacturer on the planet has come to use some form of heritage as a marketing tool to gain sales and customer connection, Dave Manning takes a look at how one Bavarian company has taken this to a high level. Of all the motorcycle manufacturers around the world, it is probably BMW who…

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In 1938, when Hugo ‘Vic’ Edenborough opened the Ace Café on the brand new North Circular Road in North West London, little did he know he was starting a legend that would continue long after his demise. A year later, the Bedford Transport magazine reported that the 350ft wide frontage formed part of one of…

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Readers of this august journal will, no doubt, be fully aware of the two shows that grace the Staffordshire County Showground each year. Dave Manning attempts to avoid the queues, and fails. The October Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show had a different vibe, and different content, from the April Classic Motorcycle event, but both are of…

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This weekend only, take advantage of our Black Friday sale and get 10% off all 2020 show tickets!

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