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With great weather, a great crowd and some great bikes, the Bike Life Classics Day at the Sammy Miller Museum on Sunday, June 24, surpassed all expectations, with almost 1400 bikes in attendance – the most ever. Renowned bike builders Don and Derek Rickman were presented with Bike Life Classics Lifetime Achievement Awards, and indeed…

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The 35th running of the Grampian Motorcycle Convention will take place on Sunday, September 9. It should have been the 36th, but sadly the 2017 event had to be cancelled after a fatal accident involving a car during a private track hire/test session at the venue. With the investigations continuing, the museum’s arena can be…

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Reader Arthur Pentney, after looking at last month’s front page photo, brings an interesting take on the declining numbers taking part in motorcycle events. “Just look at the picture on the front of the July issue, and another on page 37 taken in Banbury itself,” he says, “to see the reasons for the declining numbers…

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There will be plenty of high-octane action when the fourth Motorcycle Hill Climb takes place on a newly extended course at historic Leighton Hall, just half a mile from Yealand Conyers in Lancashire, on Sunday, September 23. Organiser Ian Sherrard, of Sherrard Classic Vehicle Events, has extended the climb from 220 metres to 268,with a…

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Both visitor and entry numbers were up for the second annual Classic Motorcycle Day to be organised in conjunction with the Vincent HRD Owners’ Club at Crich Tramway Village in Derbyshire on a glorious first day of July. The magical blend of classic motorcycles and vintage trams proved a winning formula, and once again the…

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The road racing world is still reeling from the death of 32-year-old Irish hero William Dunlop. He died following a crash on Saturday, July 7, during practice for the Skerries 100 road race, organised by the Loughshinny Motorcycle Supporters’ Club in County Dublin. The accident occurred at the Sam’s Tunnel section on the third lap…

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With no replacements, new old stock or re-manufactures for the centre aluminium extrusion strips on Triumph T150V European petrol tanks, and taking into account the high cost of making faithful reproductions or the originals, Clive Scarfe Systems has come up with a nice-looking alternative. Costing £98 plus p&p, the new straps are made of 0.7mm…

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Whether you need one particular part or you just fancy a mooch through mountains of motorcycling memorabilia, you should make a date in your diary for one of Britain’s biggest bike jumbles. The Carole Nash Eurojumble is celebrating its 25th year, returning to Netley Marsh, between Cadnam and Totton, Hants SO40 7GY, on Friday, August…

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After a five-year hiatus, Leicestershire’s Mallory Park is once again playing host to the Festival of 1000 Bikes, and Dave Manning rode through the early July heat to see the result. With 2018’s incredible summer season bringing about much reminiscing of 1976, it seems rather apt that the layout of the Mallory Park circuit for…

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The Bronte Hotel in Haworth will again play host to around 100 classic bikes and many more fans from 6.30pm onwards at the Yorkshire Classic motorcycle event on July 18. With classes for girder fork, British and foreign classics, mopeds and scooters to 1980, ex-military and competition to 1970, along with reproduction and customised there…

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