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As a quick reminder, this year’s Stafford Show will see the draw of the National Motorcycle Museum’s raffle for a Norton Commando and a work bench, so you still have just about time to ensure that you have the tickets to be in with a chance. Remember this is a 1977 Norton Commando Interstate 850cc,…

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For many, the litre capacity vee twins produced in Stevenage under the Vincent banner are right at the top of the classic British motorcycling ladder. Being originally marketed as ‘the world’s fastest motorcycle’ certainly doesn’t do the reputation of Rapides any harm, nor does the fact that they have an ability to better 120mph and…

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Reviewed by Julie Diplock Don’t be misled by the title, there’s just tons of interest for the veteran motorcycle enthusiast in this tome. Where records have survived, it covers every single (ie one letter, one digit) UK registration from A1 – Y1 and all of the English and Welsh double-letter numbers issued as at January…

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Is your shed filled with automotive memorabilia? If it is, then it could be featured in a new television series, due to be filmed later this year. Motorbike-mad TV presenter Henry Cole and his trusty helper Sam Lovegrove, best known for their appearances on The Motorbike Show and Shed & Buried, are searching for unique…

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Make sure that you’re up and about bright and early on March 24, as that is the day of the Sunbeam MCC Epsom to Brighton Pioneer Run. This year, it’ll run over a new route to keep things safer for the entrants. Entries are, of course, closed now, not that that’s any reason for us…

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On Sunday, July 28, the North East Section of the VMCC will once again hold its Golden Era Run, now a firmly established annual event for motorcycles and three-wheelers made before January 1931. This friendly, non-competitive event offers opportunities to ride in good company over carefully chosen quiet roads in the beautiful Vale of York.…

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A swift reminder for those of you who like to ride their classic machinery on classic race tracks that this year’s Festival of 1000 Bikes at Mallory Park is taking entries for the July 12-14 event. The venue’s organisers are setting the Mallory track out in its pure classic form, without the chicanes that have…

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This year’s Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show, the 39th iteration of the Spring Stafford extravaganza, will celebrate 100 years of racing on the Isle of Man. Clearly, it’s not a century since racing on Mona’s Isle first started as, of course, that was celebrated back in 2007, but there have been 100 years in…

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As a veteran of the event, Tom Davidson heads into deepest Snowdonia for the Conway Motorcycle Club’s annual shindig. On the second weekend of February every year, for the past fifteen years, my brother and I have finished work on the Friday, then had a mad dash through the cold, dark night to cover the…

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This month’s piece on sidecar builders was going to be H for Hedingham, but sadly, although I am sure they are in some form of manufacture, I am unable to source much information. For this reason I’ll skip to M, and Merlin Sidecars will be featured instead. Now I know Merlins aren’t going to be…

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