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A 1921 Indian Powerplus motorcycle is one of the star lots in the Charterhouse auction of classic motorcycles and cars on Sunday, June 17. “The name Indian is legendary in the motorcycle world,” commented Matthew Whitney, head of classic cars and motorcycles at Charterhouse. “They have always been cool and fast bikes, owned by the…

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The Royal Automobile Club has awarded its prestigious Segrave Trophy to Dorset motorcycle racer Sam Sunderland for becoming the first Briton to take a Dakar Rally crown by winning the motorcycle category in last year’s gruelling event. The rally started in Asuncion, Paraguay, and ran through the vast, rugged terrain of Bolivia and Argentina, and…

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With a brilliant sun beating down from a cloudless blue sky it could have been Jerez rather than Derbyshire, but the Tarmac was melting at the Darley Moor circuit for the eighth edition of Thunderfest, which is a time trial rather than a race meeting, on Monday, May 7, writes Frank Melling. Competitors decide how…

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A Dover Transport Museum raffle for two motorcycles – a 1947 250cc BSA C11 and a 1953 197cc Francis-Barnett Falcon – to raise funds for its collection will be a top attraction at the Romney Marsh Classic Bikejumble on Sunday, May 20. There will also be a ride-in show, with spot cash prizes for the…

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A JustGiving crowdfunding campaign has been launched to create a trust fund for the sons of late British Superbike rider Daniel Hegarty after it was revealed that his family has been unable to claim insurance since his death while riding his Top Gun Racing Honda in the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix last November. The 31-year-old…

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With the laudable aim of obviating the ‘English restoration syndrome’ of shiny bikes hiding a multitude of sins, Jan Hoogesteger of Croscombe, Wells, Somerset, has set up Velocette Toolroom Services to ensure that those single-cylinder Hall Green classics continue running smoothly and reliably for as long as possible. Jan’s first rebuild, with the sage advice…

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If you receive this copy of OBM on time, you might just be able to make it to the spectacular Llandudno Transport Festival over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend of May 5-7 at Bodafon Fields, Llandudno, Conwy County LL30 1BW. Held in conjunction with the seaside town’s Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza, the event will feature…

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Stephen Earl from Stamford, Lincolnshire, couldn’t believe his luck when he became the winner of a 1970 BSA Starfire in an exclusive Asda-backed Classic Bike Guide magazine competition. The 48-year-old single-cylinder machine has been tastefully restored, upgraded and modified to suit modern riding conditions, and Stephen said: “When my wife said she wanted to go…

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Over the past three years, sales of Wemoto’s Festival of Jurby T-shirts have raised more than £48,000 for the Manx Grand Prix Supporters’ Club. Featuring Mike Hailwood on the Sports Motor Cycles Ducati, this year’s design marks the 40th anniversary of his comeback to mainstream motorcycle racing and his Formula 1 TT win on the…

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