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It seems that modern life involves far more accoutrements than we ever used to need. Remember when a trip away on the bike involved no luggage other than your wallet and a toothbrush? Nowadays we seem to need all manner of odds and sods – mobile phones, cameras, chargers, spare batteries, spare gloves, glasses, spare…

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Sad news from the world of motorcycle sport, as Roderick William Coleman, born June 19, 1926, passed away last August. Probably best known for his victorious performance in the 1954 Junior TT, riding an AJS 7R3, Rod is also remembered for his ride on the AJS Porcupine twin that he rode to a win in…

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Motorcyclists have been taking up the challenge of riding in the snow for well over 100 years, as this selection of photos from Mortons’ extensive archive proves. Nowadays, when the world becomes a crisp, white wonderland, most motorcycles remain tucked up in their sheds and garages – but when bikes were our one and only…

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Derrick Cornell sadly passed away recently after a short illness. He was ‘bike mad’ from an early age, repairing machines at his mother’s family house. He progressed to a workshop next to a pub in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, and then shortly afterwards moved on to a double-fronted shop in the town. He took on a…

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Looking back on a good first year of its championship, in spite of cancelling an event, the Middle England Classic Vehicle Club is keener than ever to continue its Long Distance Trials through some of the most spectacular scenery in the north of England. The key people have got together to review the last year,…

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The weather on September 8 was perfect, with not a cloud to be seen and the owners on their highly polished motorcycles rolled up in force, numbering a record 350 motorcycles on the showground, and a record number of visitors paid to come and enjoy the show too. The show is a competition of five…

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Once more, the second weekend in February sees a mass migration of off-road classic machinery heading to Telford, for the 2020 Classic Dirt Bike Show, sponsored by Hagon Shocks. As you’ll now doubt know, not only is Hagon a key provider of shock absorbers to the motorcycle aftermarket, but is also a company with a…

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Seemingly, nothing is safe nowadays. We recently heard that the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum down in the New Forest, has had the Guide Dogs for the Blind donation box smashed and the contents stolen. The first that staff knew about it was when they noticed their donkeys wandering around the drive, indicating that the gate…

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Organisers Andrew Johnstone and John McCrink are pleased to announce that the 11th Moidart Peninsula Classic Motorcycle Road Run will take place on Thursday, April 30, 2020. They are delighted to add that the guest of honour for the event is none other than trials legend and all-round motorcyclist Sammy Miller. Sammy is no stranger…

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Breaking the stranglehold that religious festivals and cultural pressures have on the festive period and the new year, any excesses can be walked off with a healthy stroll around the former RAF Winthorpe, north of Newark, Nottinghamshire over the weekend of January 11-12, 2020. You’ll more likely know this as being Newark Showground, home to…

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