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This ex-Henry Laird demonstrator 1938 982cc Brough Superior SS100 made £219,900 at the Bonhams’ auction. The eight long-lost Broughs, of which the Austin Seven-engined machine was the star lot, sold collectively for £752,625. Believed by many to have been destroyed, they finally came to light last year in the Cornish village where they’d been rotting…

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Looking down on another top show at Stafford on Saturday, April 23, with the Douglas display prominent in the foreground. It’s one of the greatest bike shows on earth, with so much to see and experience that the whole weekend, let alone a single day, is never quite enough. Such was the standard of machines…

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At the forthcoming Stafford Show, ‘Geebee’ and fellow Cubbies are planning to improve on previous Cub and Terrier displays. “Whatever type, model, style or state your bike is in, and whether it be road, competition, pristine or part-finished, it would be great to have it on the stand,” she says. “Last year we had around…

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One of the few Vincent sprinters still active today, Maurice Brierley’s Methamon sidecar outfit will be showing its paces on April 17. Vincent-powered machines became a popular choice during the early days of National Sprint Association events, with George Brown’s 1000cc Nero and 1500cc Super Nero establishing many records. He was often seen at NSA…

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He still looks good on it, doesn’t he? Visitors to the Stafford Show will be able to get up close to this gorgeous 1957 250cc dohc World Championship Mondial which will be displayed in the main hall courtesy of the Sammy Miller Museum Trust. As well as halls packed with rows of stunning exhibition machines,…

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Bikes of all shapes and sizes are scrutinised by the eager crowd at last year’s Sidcup Club Bike Night. The club has been organising successful International, National and Centre off-road events including the Maxxis British Championship, for many years, but following a committee member’s suggestion of opening up the venue to bike fans in general…

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Friends of the National Motorcycle Museum learn the intricacies of wheel-building from Central Wheel Components on Saturday, February 27. With demonstrations and talks by companies and individuals associated with the museum, the morning sessions offered the chance to learn some tricks of the trade from Redditch Powder Coaters and Central Wheel Components – both work…

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With just five owners from new, this superb unrestored 1930 Brough Superior SS100 could fetch a stratospheric auction price this month. Registered TV 2003, the combination left the factory on April 14, 1930, and could have been the only to do so with a sidecar attached as just 21 SS100s were produced that year. Sidecars…

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Colin Temple-Smith gives the thumbs up for his journey home on his Sunbeam S8. The accompanying S8 has some neat homemade leg shields, screen and panniers designed for minimum weight. Is it really winter? There was no hint of wetness at this year’s Dragon Rally, my 19th, to which I rode my 600 1951 Norton…

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Against the fabulous backdrop of Arundel Castle, members of the Sussex British Motorcycle Owners’ Club line up their bikes for a photo-shoot to publicise the club’s forthcoming 30th Anniversary Classic Bike Show that will take place at the venue on Sunday, May 8. Those ideals haven’t budged as the Sussex British Motorcycle Owners’ Club approaches…

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