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Ian Kerr reports from this year’s Talmag Trial at Hungry Hill, Aldershot, where riders pit their classic four-stroke solo and sidecar machines against the old-fashioned kind of sections we once knew and loved. The word appears to have got out about the Talmag being one of the premier four-stroke classic bike trials in the UK…

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As well as moving up another gear in terms of its magnificent displays and attendance, the Classic Dirt Bike Show sponsored by Hagon Shocks at Telford’s International Centre on February 17-18 has renewed its partnership agreement with the leading shock absorber manufacturer for another three years. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Hagon Products…

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Large crowds, a superb entry of classic bikes, some highly creative club stands and a fascinating Charterhouse auction confirmed the ‘Best in the West’ reputation of the 38th Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show at the Royal Bath & West Showground over the weekend of February 3-4. Members of the region’s motorcycle clubs have long been renowned…

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Sent in by reader Brian Reynolds, here’s another lovely old picture to ponder. It was taken outside the charmingly named Slaughter Pike Garage just outside Bourton on the Water on the Fosse Way around 1920, and belongs to the man who ran the garage a few years ago. Brian asks whether the motorcycle at the…

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After reading the exciting news about the Eppynt road racing circuit in South Wales being used again, Vince Chivers sent us this great shot of riders in their dark leathers having a chat between races at what he thinks was Aberdare Park. He can identify Mike Hailwood, Ray Cowles and Dan Shorey, but wonders if…

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Widely known on the classic bike circuit and at club runs and autojumbles, Barry Harper of Upminster passed away in January after being treated in hospital for a lung condition. His passion for bikes began when his father gave him rides around the garden on the tank of a single-seat 125cc Royal Enfield, and in…

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Colby, Isle of Man, road racer George Costain, whose main claim to fame was winning the 1954 Senior Manx Grand Prix just two days after Castletown’s Derek Ennett had won the Junior to make it the MGP’s first Manx ‘double’, passed away on Tuesday, January 9 at the age of 88. That ‘double’ was probably…

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A Honda Z50A Monkey-Trail bike that once belonged to John Lennon will coming up for auction at the H&H Classics’ sale at the National Motorcycle Museum on March 4, and is estimated to sell for £30,000-plus. Lennon used the bike as an enjoyable way of getting around his Tittenhurst Park estate in Surrey, where he…

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Ken Davis, an enthusiastic all-round motorcyclist and Barking and East Ham Motorcycle Club stalwart for many years, died in January at the age of 85. He lived in London’s East Ham all his life, and notched up many thousands of miles on various road bikes as well as enjoying a long trials and scrambling career.…

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PETER March, who spent much of last year researching the history of the SOS marque, has sent us this picture, taken on January 6, of a beautifully prepared SOS sprinter called Lena. Note the immaculate workmanship, the sweep of the handlebar and that impressive exhaust. Last year Peter reinstated a 1937 250cc water-cooled SOS to…

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