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Recalling being blown into the weeds by a sharp-sounding and decidedly rapid JH Special Triumph Tiger Cub, John McCrink visits the man who created it and marvels at his home-brewed craftsmanship. About 10 years ago, while taking part in one of Pete Remington’s excellent Nostalgia Road Runs in the Lake District, I was riding out…

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Despite snow on the ground and a bitterly cold wind, the Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club’s classic season-opener on Sunday, March 18 brought determination by the bucketload, writes Ian Kerr. Although amber weather warnings about the ‘Mini Beast from the East’ threatened cancellation of this year’s 79th Pioneer Run on Sunday, March 18, after careful consideration…

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Open to classic and modern motorcycles, The Engineerium Motorcycle Run organised by the Sussex British Motorcycle Owners’ Club in partnership with Rotary in Brighton and Hove will take place on Sunday, April 22, with proceeds in support of the Kamelia Kids Children’s Centre in Worthing. The start and finish will be at Blatchington Mill School,…

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The 10th Golden Era Run being organised by the North East Section of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club at the Yorkshire Air Museum at Elvington, near York, on Sunday, July 29 will be themed to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. Motorcycles and three-wheelers built before January 1931 will…

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Guest of honour at the Trident & Rocket 3 Owners’ Club’s Beezumph 27 rally on Anglesey on July 13-14 will be TT hero Tony Jefferies, who will give a special talk about his racing career on the Friday evening before presenting the event awards the following day. Born in 1948, Tony started his stunning TT…

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Following last year’s inaugural T Arnott Moffat Memorial Road Run organised by the Inverness & District Motor Cycle Club, there will be another such run around Loch Ness on Sunday, July 22, taking in around 130 miles of predominantly B class roads with a lunch stop at Foyers. All machines are welcome, and the entry…

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With an active worldwide membership and a nicely produced monthly journal entitled The Star, the BSA Owners’ Club, which can trace its roots to the first organising group in Sheffield in 1958, reaches its 60th anniversary this year. That first group was quickly followed by branches in Nottingham, Birmingham and Surrey, but even by 1960…

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As usual, The Classic MotorCycle Show will bring you a fine selection of everything needed for a weekend of motorcycling indulgence, this year being held over April 21/22. Held at Staffordshire County Showground, you’ll find a feast of trade stalls, autojumbles, club stands and private entries. Guest of honour will be Neil Tuxworth, Honda’s racing…

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London’s Ace Cafe, which originally opened in 1938, has teamed up with Western Star Records to launch a special double CD album celebrating 80 years of the famous landmark. The Ace Cafe 1938-2018 album, which will be launched at the cafe at midday on Sunday, April 8, features 46 rock n’ roll tracks with the…

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Despite the worst snow conditions for many years, all but three of the 50 machines entered for a Classic Motorcycle Auction conducted by Dee Atkinson & Harrison at Yorkshire’s Sledmere House on March 3 duly turned up for sale – and the attendance by hardy northerners was well supplemented by internet bidding from the rest…

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