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The weather forecast was not good – but all of the attendants for the Taunton Classic Motorcycle Club’s annual Exmoor Run held on August 11 were hoping that it wouldn’t be as bad as last year! However, it appeared that Sunday would be an improvement on Saturday’s conditions and, sure enough, they woke to sunshine on…

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Despite having something of a niche interest, and being the object of much derision during the Eighties, MZ motorcycles have a very strong following, and a very active owners club. Aimed at MZ bikes, but also open to other “freaky bikes and owners”, a Coastal Camping Weekend is happening on the Easter Weekend 2020, from…

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Bernie Schreiber, the American World Trials champion of 1979, and Bryan ‘Badger’ Goss, the 1970 British 500cc motocross champion, are guests for the Telford Classic Dirt Bike Show of 2020.

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The Isle of Man Government’s Department of Enterprise has signed an agreement with Charterhouse Auctioneers in Dorset to be an official partner of the Classic TT Races, presented by Bennetts. The partnership includes Charterhouse running an auction of historic, vintage and classic motorcycles at the Classic TT races from 2020. The first auction is scheduled…

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As has become traditional, Andy Tiernan Classics has produced another calendar in co-operation with the artist Mike Harbar (www.classiclinesartist.com) with six new pieces of artwork for the 2020 calendar. Once more, proceeds from the sale of the calendars will go to the East Anglian Air Ambulance (www.eaaa.org.uk) and the last calendar raised £1601.59 for this good…

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Taking place over the weekend of October 19-20, this year’s Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show is, quite astoundingly, the 26th running of the event! As you may know, the October Stafford Show tends to feature slightly more modern classic bikes than the equivalent show in April, that being reflected by the fact that this…

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Given the numerous apocryphal tales that abound regarding the British motorcycle industry, it seems sensible to pay more attention to the stories that come from the people who actually worked in the industry rather than self-proclaimed experts who were never actually there. Not only did Hughie Hancox start work at Meriden in 1954, he stayed…

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Having an event at the same venue, on the same weekend each year, gives a temptation for folk to assume that the event will always be the same as the year before, yet Ian Kerr discovers that this isn’t always the case! The danger with any annual event is that, after a few years, people…

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