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  • 245 bikes to be included in Iconic Auctioneer’s biggest ever motorcycle sale

    245 bikes to be included in Iconic Auctioneer’s biggest ever motorcycle sale

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    Iconic Auctioneers biggest ever motorcycle sale of 245 bikes includes TV celebrity Henry Cole’s bikes, a Brough Superior and the largest private Ducati collection amongst others, at the NEC on 12th November.

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  • CHRISTMAS CRACKERS!

    CHRISTMAS CRACKERS!

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    It is traditional around now to suggest gifts that are suitable to fill a motorcyclist’s stockings. Not that we imagine you wear stockings very often – although an extra layer is always welcome in winter! Here at RCHQ we try our best to minimise the creation of yet more unwelcome landfill-fodder. Yet still an uncanny…

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  • Championship-winning motorcycles up for sale at Stafford this October

    Championship-winning motorcycles up for sale at Stafford this October

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    Bonhams will bring a fantastic selection of racing machines to the Autumn Stafford Sale in October.

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  • Lightning Strikes at Ardingly!

    Lightning Strikes at Ardingly!

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    The Ardingly Classic Bike Show and jumble returns to the South of England Showground on Sunday 29th October 2023, rounding off the season in style with a Vincent theme. Vincent is synonymous with world speed records; perhaps the most notable being Rollie Free’s ride on the Bonneville Salt Flats in 1948. Riding a Black Lightning,…

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  • Wheel your way to Stafford and see the best of the best!

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    Whether you’re interested in Hondas or Yamahas, or if Suzuki’s and BMWs are more to your taste, you’ll find plenty of breath-taking motorcycles to gaze over throughout the weekend of October 14-15 at the Staffordshire county showground for the UKs biggest and best classic bike show. Here’s a selection of just 4 bikes out of…

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  • Northern Lights

    Northern Lights

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    Earlier this summer we announced the opening of a bike-inspired café for the motorcycling community in Lancashire. RC regular Henry was wowed when he stopped for a coffee at the Brew ’n’ Sprocket in Preesall. Now we hear more about this unusual venue from Gary, the man who started it all… About 20 years ago,…

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  • The Arbuthnot Trial turns 100!

    The Arbuthnot Trial turns 100!

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    The Arbuthnot Trial will return to Salisbury this September for its centenary, and has special plans to mark the milestone. The long-distance British Motorcycle trial for classic and vintage machines is organised each year by the Salisbury Motorcycle and Light Car Club Ltd. This year’s Trial will take place on Sunday the 3rd of September,…

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  • A Classic Day at Crich Tramway

    A Classic Day at Crich Tramway

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    A 1922 BSA won the hearts and minds of the judges and public at last month’s Classic Motorcycle Day at Crich Tramway Village. The Model A is owned by John Shepherd and was awarded the trophy for the Best Pre-War Motorcycle – and then was paid the highest compliment possible by the visitors to the…

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  • Big Bike Sunday get even better!

    Big Bike Sunday get even better!

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    Back in 1996, a club was formed to encourage the use of classic motorcycles in the North Yorkshire area. As you can see from the photos, the Aire Valley Classic Motorcycle Club has more than succeeded with its annual headline event, Big Bike Sunday. This charity fund-raiser started in 2002 as a bike night. It…

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  • Yorkshire Classic Bike Tour

    Yorkshire Classic Bike Tour

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    What a week I’ve just had, says Derek Manders, in god’s own county, taking part in the VMCC Scarborough Touring Week for the eighth time. You would have thought that I would have had enough of riding in the same area year after year: no chance. North Yorkshire is like a drug, I’m hooked and…

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