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  • Honda’s 500 TT – just the ticket for classic-loving ageing bikers!

    Honda’s 500 TT – just the ticket for classic-loving ageing bikers!

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    Having trouble starting your Goldie or Thruxton? Is that Super Rocket getting a little hard to push around? What we need is something that has an authentic classic look to it and which is fairly light, with electric starting and good lights, proper oil filtration and good brakes, and with lots of aluminium and chrome…

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  • Comet Classics to open its doors in September

    Comet Classics to open its doors in September

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    RAY Waller, co-owner of Comet Classics, has now confirmed a show room visit/open morning will take place on Sunday, September 9 (10am-noon). Visitors are welcome to come and view Comet Classics’ current stock of classic bikes, inspect the workshop, and talk with  staff. Refreshments will be available. Riders can come and go between the proposed…

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  • 1913 TT Rudge is latest from  Sam’s Restoration Workshop

    1913 TT Rudge is latest from Sam’s Restoration Workshop

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    The latest machine to be brought back to life by the Restoration Workshop at the Sammy Miller Museum at Bashley, New Milton, Hampshire B25 5SZ, is a 1913 TT Rudge donated to the Museum Trust by staunch supporter Bill McComb of County Antrim. After keeping the machine in a dismantled and poor state for many…

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  • Greetham Gathering sets new attendance record

    Greetham Gathering sets new attendance record

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    Yet another attendance record was set when the second of this year’s Greetham Gatherings took place at the community centre in the Rutland village on Thursday, June 21. The 150 motorcycles and 400 cars that attended included an estimated 50 classic bikes and 200 classic cars, and more than 800 people turned out on a…

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  • Great Escape Triumph in Blenheim Palace concours

    Great Escape Triumph in Blenheim Palace concours

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    A MOTORCYCLE ridden by silver screen icon Steve McQueen in The Great Escape will star at the Chubb Insurance Concours d’Elegance at Salon Prive at the end of August. Now on display at the Triumph Factory Visitor Experience at Hinckley, the 1962 650cc TR6R had not been shown publicly since the film classic was made…

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  • Aberdare Park road race circuit resurfaced at last

    Aberdare Park road race circuit resurfaced at last

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    Competitors in this year’s Aberdare Park Road Races on July 21-22 would have been the first to benefit from a recent resurfacing of the historic track, which stands just half a mile from the centre of the South Wales town, thanks to funding secured by the organising Aberaman Motorcycle Club. The circuit first hosted motorcycle…

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  • Carole Nash Eurojumble  could be the biggest yet

    Carole Nash Eurojumble could be the biggest yet

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    Celebrating its 25th year, the Carole Nash Eurojumble, is returning to Netley Marsh, between Cadnam and Totton, Hampshire SO40 7GY, on Friday, August 31 and Saturday, September 1. It promises to be bigger than ever, so whether you need one particular part or just fancy a mooch through mountains of motorcycling memorabilia, put the date…

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  • A biking marriage made in heaven!

    A biking marriage made in heaven!

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    A few issues ago you asked for images of couples who were still together on bikes after many years, and these photos of my long-suffering wife Jackie and me were taken in 1966 at Little Dial Farm near Wymondham in Norfolk, where my best mate lived. The bike was a 1954 Triumph Thunderbird with coil…

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  • FIVE REASONS TO MAKE A DATE IN YOUR DIARY FOR NETLEY!

    FIVE REASONS TO MAKE A DATE IN YOUR DIARY FOR NETLEY!

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    Fancy a weekend of bikes, bargains and banter? This year’s Carole Nash Eurojumble is celebrating its 25th year and is ticking all the boxes for bike enthusiasts. Gates will open from 9am on both days of the event – Friday, August 31 and Saturday, September 1. Here are the top five reasons to visit… Thousands…

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  • Bike Life Classics success at Sammy Miller Museum

    Bike Life Classics success at Sammy Miller Museum

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    With great weather, a great crowd and some great bikes, the Bike Life Classics Day at the Sammy Miller Museum on Sunday, June 24, surpassed all expectations, with almost 1400 bikes in attendance – the most ever. Renowned bike builders Don and Derek Rickman were presented with Bike Life Classics Lifetime Achievement Awards, and indeed…

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