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Our Best Picks: Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Diary of 1000 Rides

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Sam Hewitt

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11th May 2022

An absolute must-have for motorbike enthusiasts is the VMCC’s new book: Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Diary of 1000 Rides! Bustling with over 1000 rides and biking events you can do in 2022 are listed in this brand new book from the VMCC – the Vintage Motorcycle Club, which welcomes all bikes over 25 years old. Britain’s…
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Motorcycles in the Movies

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RowenaH

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8th May 2022

The book ‘Taking it to the Limit: 20 Years Of Making Motorcycle Movies’ explores the untold stories from 40 films about motorcycle racing, including the award-winning Take It To The Limit. The author and filmmaker Peter Starr (above) reveals otherwise unpublished stories about some of the world’s greatest motorcycle stars, including Kenny Roberts and Barry…
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50 Not Out

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RowenaH

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29th April 2022

Half a century years ago (that’s 1972, for anyone who struggles with numbers that large!), Lynbrook Insurance was created – which makes the business something of a classic in its own right. So we’d like to say a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY from the whole RC Crew. 30 years ago, due to the personal interest of…
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Motorcycling Memories

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RowenaH

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10th April 2022

Frank Burbery has a warning for readers of RealClassic. Beware! After reading his first copy, he immediately bought two classic bikes (and a subscription to the magazine. Top man). This classic motorcycling thing is catching… I bought a 250 Can-Am Bombadier after reading about it in the RC. This was the first 2-stroke I’d owned…
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Tiger Cub Book Back!

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RowenaH

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20th March 2022

It’s been out of print for a while, but the Triumph Tiger Cub Bible is now available once again, as Mike Powell explains… The Tiger Cub Bible is back in print from Veloce Publishing as part of their ‘classic reprint’ series. Any owner, enthusiast or rider with interest in these charismatic machines will find an…
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Yamaha TZR125

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RowenaH

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13th March 2022

Phil O’Hara wanted to make his learner-legal Yamaha stroker go faster. He also wanted to stop it oinking like a pig. The results of his experiments were a revelation… It was 1990 and I’d sold my car and required transport. These days one car generally replaces another, but this was then, not now. To substitute…
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BSA Bantham D3 – The little grey fellow

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Sam Hewitt

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7th March 2022

This relatively rare interim 148cc Bantam, between the 125cc and the 175cc, was still a useful step up from the popular D1. Words: STEVE WILSONPhotographs: GARY CHAPMANPublished: The Classic MotorCycle – January 2022 This particular diminutive BSA, a 1956 D3 Bantam Major 150, is unusual in a couple of ways. Firstly, the 148cc variant, usually…
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ShowStoppers: the Evolution of the Motorcycle

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RowenaH

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6th March 2022

You might not expect to find an amazing array of outstanding motorcycles displayed at a club event in New Zealand. But Gordon Campbell discovered some truly ingenious examples of automotive engineering, alongside unusual iconic and classic motorcycles… Three years between shows is a long time but the Hawkes Bay Classic Motorcycle Club’s ‘Evolution of the…
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Crich Tramway Classic Motorcycle Day

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RowenaH

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25th February 2022

For the fifth time this summer, the Crich Tramway heritage centre in Derbyshire will welcome old bikes for its annual Classic Motorcycle Day, organised in partnership with the Vincent HRD Owners’ Club. Jon Lambley of the VOC tells us more… Make a note of the date: Sunday 3rd July 2022, which is when the Classic…
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Gilera Nuovo Saturno 350, Part 4

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RowenaH

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29th January 2022

Stu Thomson is refurbishing an unusual single-cylinder Italian sportbike. This time, finishing touches… and will it run? The powdercoat was rubbed down with 600 grade then given three coats of 2k carmine red 2k. I rubbed down the tank again with 600 grade and then applied three more coatings, and left the paint to fully…
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