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Past masters, Grand Prix heroes, world champions and TT winners will be appearing at various events in the UK this summer. Classic riders can join them on track, too… An array of famous riders including Sammy Miller, six-times TT winner Jim Redman, Nick Jefferies and MotoGP man Scott Redding are already scheduled to appear at…

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The Stafford Show over Easter weekend steals the limelight somewhat this month, but we’ve also info about classics in Kent and Cornwall, super shocks for Kawasaki retros, ethanol resistant fuel taps, and more… Superbikes At Stafford The Classic Motorcycle Show at Stafford over Easter weekend features one of the best-ever selections of motorcycles for auction…

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The news doesn’t stop rolling in just because it’s winter. From Peru to the Purple Helmets, via Ogri and Anglesey with TR3OC… Clubs Announce Winners Two very happy chaps have just received rather splendid Christmas presents in the shapes of a Norton Commando and a Matchless G11. The Norton Owners’ Club gave away the superbly-restored…

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The BSA Bantam celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2008, so now is an excellent moment to introduce the club which caters to fans of the featherweight two-stroke… The BSA Bantam first went on general release to the British public in 1948. Built down to a price (£60 plus purchase tax), the Bantam provided get-to-work transport…

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There’s just time to enter your classic into this year’s Westward Ho! Reliability Run – or make a date to visit Devon at the end of March and cheer on the intrepid competitors… The original Westward Ho! Reliability Trial started in the 1930s, organised by what became the Newbury and District Motor Club. The event…

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An online concours competition has been launched for Triumph Tiger Cubs and Terriers. Regular RC readers will recognise one of the judges… The Cub Mag is hosting an online concours competition, open to all models of Triumph Cub and Terrier, so that’s T15 and T20 machines only. There are six classes for these petite singles,…

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Graham Ham will shortly be setting off aboard his Triumph Speed Twin, on an epic quest to visit the classic bike sheds of the British isles. But why?… RealClassic, your favourite , has been knocking around for quite a while now. Along the way me and Daisy, my 1948 Triumph, have had rather a lot…

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We have no idea what a Heldun Harlequin might look like, so we’ll be going to the Ardingly Show on October 26th to find out… Entries have now closed for the end-of-season South of England Show which is on Sunday 26th October 2008. We understand that if the weather is in the least bit kind*…

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If that’s an April shower then it must be time for the Elk Promotions Spring classic motorcycle show. Riders from all over the south of England will meet at Ardingly on Sunday April 6th. See you there? The show season has already started, despite a spot of snow here and there. Classic motorcyclists are obviously…

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The Royal Enfield Open Weekend hoves into view on the horizon, and the new Electra Clubman promises to be the star of the show… Last year, during one of the wettest weekends of the summer, Royal Enfield threw open the doors to their UK HQ to the public. Before the monsoon swept stallholders and small…

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