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After the shock of a bank holiday weekend that coincided with beautiful weather, Dave Manning braved April showers for Stafford’s spring classic bike bonanza. As we all know – or at least you should do if you have any interest whatsoever in classic bikes – the Staffordshire County Showground holds two classic motorcycle shows each…

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Known by many as a star of the epic and iconic documentary On Any Sunday, Gene Romero was so much more than one of the stars in Bruce Brown’s acclaimed film. Born in 1948 in San Luis, California, he honed his riding skills racing in dirt track and hare scrambles, only taking to the tarmac…

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With so many manufacturers now producing a modern alternative to what amounts to the ‘classic Brit twin’, it’s little surprise that the aftermarket industry is starting to catch on. With many modern machines also relying on the manufacturer’s own range of bolt-on parts, there is, however, the issue that they’re perhaps not quite as practical…

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While there are many books discussing the subject of sidecars that are available – and even though several of them are no longer printed, they’re easily available via the like of Amazon – very few go into the real technicalities of outfits in any depth. Matt Little was very aware of this fact, and realised…

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One of the most tedious jobs in the renovation or restoration of a project bike is ensuring that all the components to be checked and repaired need to be cleaned. And cleaned without causing them any damage. While it may be easy enough to take your frame and engine cases down to your local industrial…

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An intrepid group of UK-based NVT Easy Rider owners are proposing to take on the world at Bonneville Speed Week Challenge in the US during August 2020. They will use two specially prepared NVT (Norton Villiers Triumph) Easy Rider 50cc mopeds launched in the 1970s. The NVTBSAEROC team will use a standard Easy Rider, and…

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With the current explosion in interest in pseudo-off road styled motorcycles such as the Scramblers built by both Triumph and Ducati, and the ‘soft-roaders’ produced by just about every manufacturer (including Harley-Davidson!), it was only a matter of time before one of them put their money where their mouth is, and actually started racing one.…

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In an attempt to keep you abreast of developments regarding this year’s Mallory Park extravaganza, we can report that, at this year’s Festival of 1000 Bikes on July 13 and 14, included in the Past Masters parade will be the Hawk Racing Buildbase Suzuki team with their British Superbike riders Brad Ray and Luke Stapleford,…

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