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Would you like to go along to the world’s leading classic bike show for FREE? We’re giving away six pairs of tickets to the 27th International Classic Motorcycle Show, and here’s how you can win them… Last time we did a beano ticket giveaway, it was for magazine subscribers only. So this time, to be…

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We know that RC readers love a challenge, and these photos are definitely challenging! Can you identify a vintage motorcycle or an engine which might once have powered a classic bike?… Keith Bennett is hard at work, unravelling his family tree, and in the course of his investigations he has been given this photo. ‘A…

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You’ll have seen the photos of the new unit-construction, fuel-injected Royal Enfields already. Here’s your chance to inspect one in the metal and take it for a spin… Royal Enfield are rather proud of their new Bullets, and the weekend of June 20th and 21st 2009 is your opportunity to inspect it in the metal…

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Groovy Gifts for Classic Bike Enthusiasts If you’re looking for suitable Christmas gifts to suit old bike enthusiasts, we have a selection of suggestions which should be just the job… We discovered John Hancox’s excellent array of greetings cards just in the nick of time to solve the usual Christmas crisis. John’s a talented chap…

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Classic Motorcycle News Royal Enfield’s CEO returns to the firm’s heritage homeland; vintage and veteran bikes blaze through the Home Counties, and Lewis Leathers need your assistance… We’ve long admired Talana Gamah’s photo-realistic paintings which capture every angle and reflection in intricate detail – you almost expect the bikes to fire up and ride away.…

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The nights are drawing in which means it must be time to enter your classic bike for the autumn Ardingly Show… You’re a classic bike enthusiast and you live in the south. It’s nearly October and you’ve got the urge to spend some time with other Britbike owners. Stafford is a heckuva long way to…

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Following management changes at Mallory Park circuit, the Vintage Motor Cycle Club have decided not to run the Festival of 1000 Bikes this year… Although a date for a 2014 Festival of 1000 Bikes has been announced – and indeed is on the VMCC’s calendar – the Club has now announced that the event won’t…

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Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show 2013 Preview The autumn Stafford Show is one of the year’s most entertaining classic bike events. Here are some of the highlights you should look out for… This autumn, the Mechanics Show at Stafford celebrates its 20th anniversary on Saturday and Sunday October 19th and 20th, 2013. This enormous…

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In this month’s round up of classic motorcycling news we have clever kickstarts, stolen bikes, the chance to win a Bonneville and the first warm clothing for winter… Win A Bonnie The VMCC’s latest raffle was drawn last month and one Mr Davies is now the new owner of the top prize, a very smart…

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