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  • Wheels Festival at Bournemouth

    Wheels Festival at Bournemouth

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    Billed as the UK’s biggest free family wheels-themed festival, it’s set to combine motion, power and elegance in three days of high-energy action across the seaside town. From historic classic cars and world-class BMX stunts to Monster Truck shows and supercars there will be something for everyone. The line-up so far is planned to include…

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  • Grand Prix ace Redding gets ready to roll at Thundersprint

    Grand Prix ace Redding gets ready to roll at Thundersprint

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    “I have ridden at the Thundersprint twice before and I honestly loved every minute of it. GP racing is a serious business – very serious indeed. My mind is entirely focused on winning and I really do miss the chance to mix with the fans. “The Thundersprint is a giant two-day party for anyone who…

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  • Lots of interest at ACA

    Lots of interest at ACA

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    Mixed bag of bikes offered A 1968 Greeves Wessex 250 scrambler project (estimate: £1200-£1500) is ideal for getting off road and enjoying classic trials. Needing some work to make it competitive once again it offers a great way into classic motorcycle sport. Also offering old-school British oomph is a barn-find 1957 BSA Golden Flash (offered…

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  • A Wright good show

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    Sammy Miller will bring along his race Jawa There will be a display of Bultaco ‘Sherpas’ manufactured from 1965 to its ultimate demise in 1982. Then there’s the very last BSA factory trials bike – a 175cc Bantam, built by BSA in the competition shop by Norman Hanks in 1971. As far as events go,…

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  • Great day… but where?

    Great day… but where?

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    Does anyone recognise where this is? Only clue we have is a photographer in Guildford took it He said: “I know nothing about it at all so it would be good if your readers can throw some light on it as it looks interesting and indicates a long lost period of history. “I personally would…

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  • Old Bike Mart Reader Survey

    Old Bike Mart Reader Survey

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    It’s that time again… The survey covers a lot of areas and should take you around 15 minutes to complete, but if you can assist by finding the time to fill it in, we will enter you into a FREE PRIZE DRAW where there are seven great cash prizes up for grabs! If you've never…

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  • Williams returns to TT course

    Williams returns to TT course

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    The nine-time TT winner will contest the Bennetts 500cc Classic TT in a three-man team that will also include classic racing legend Bill Swallow and John Leigh Pemberton. The trio will be riding 500cc Manx Nortons for Works Racing Motorcycles, owned and run by Patrick Walker and Miles Robinson. Both are lifelong Manx Norton enthusiasts…

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  • Dirt bike orienteering

    Dirt bike orienteering

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    This is fast becoming a must-do fixture on the classic scene with teams travelling from all over Europe to attend. It's two days of orienteering on dirt bikes over literally hundreds of miles of staggering Pyrenees trails. You can expect to cover up to 200 miles a day and two, three and four rider teams…

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  • Hitchcock's spares haul

    Hitchcock's spares haul

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    Spares galore! Watsonian was the UK importer for new Royal Enfield motorcycles from 1999 until earlier in 2013, when MotoGB took over the reins. During this period Watsonian sold a lot of Royal Enfields, both factory original and its own customised versions, such as the Woodsman and Clubman. Watsonian still sells Royal Enfield motorcycles, both…

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  • Westland Classic MCC Charity Awards Evening

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    WCMCC secretary Dick Dampier, Coun Manny Roper, Alison Mills (Headway Somerset) and WCMCC chairman Henry Pinney Since they began almost 30 years ago, the annual Spirit of the Sixties Run held in May and the Coast to Coast Run held in June have become established fixtures in many motorcyclists diaries, attracting riders from as far…

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