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Classic Bike News This month’s round-up of what’s occurring in the world of classic motorcycling – a Gold Wing selling for a song; SuperBikes on show, and how a Tiger Cub can see off a Speed Twin… The bidding on old Brits was fairly ferocious at the Bonhams Banbury Run auction in June. Many desirable…

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Classic Bikes at Bonhams Auction The biannual Bonhams auction takes place on Sunday as part of the Stafford Show. While most people will be watching the posh lots, we’re more interested in the bidding at the bread-and-butter end of the business… Buying at a traditional auction does involve some faffing: ideally you need to view…

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Charnwood Classics, the sidecar specialist, has a new team at the helm. Roy Workman dropped in to meet them… Charnwood Classic Restorations used to be based at Coalville in Leicestershire, and it had been run by Jim and Rose D’arcy for the last 25 years. They built the business up to be one of the…

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The doors open at 10am at Ardingly, on Sunday 25th October for the South of England RealClassic Bike Show and Jumble. Here’s just some of what you can look forward to… RealClassic magazine subscribers should remember to take their RC Club cards* along to this event, to enter at the discounted admission rate of £5.…

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Do you own a vintage motorcycle? Would you like to encourage other classic bike enthusiasts to try something a little older and more interesting than the usual post-war parallel twins? If so, the VMCC need your help… The VMCC have asked us to spread the word among owners of vintage motorcycles. They’re looking for more…

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Blow out the cobwebs! Tear up the SORN notification! Squeeze out the Solvol! Spring is on the way, and what better way to celebrate it than riding to the first RealClassic Spring Shakeout at the Ace Cafe on Sunday the 10th of April… This is a ride-in event, so we’d like to see as many…

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There are plenty of great Christmas gifts for the classic motorcyclist available online. So choose something for your chum, or pass this page onto the person who always gives you the latest book on hotrod Harleys… Make It A RealClassic Christmas You don’t even have to leave this site to find some spiffy gift ideas…

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The spring MotorMart AutoJumble at Beaulieu is just a couple of weeks away. We’ve got half a dozen last-minute tickets to give away to lucky RC readers, so you could be going for FREE… The 2008 Beaulieu Spring MotorMart AutoJumble takes place on the 17th and 18th May, and promises to be another bumper show.…

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A new year looms on the horizon, which means it’s time to sort out a classic bike calendar for 2008. And whichever sort of old bike you like, there should be something here to suit you… In Memory of Beret Andy Tiernan’s annual calendar is always a treat. It’s usually based around Nick Ward’s excellent…

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The VMCC is a vast organisation, a classic bike club which covers the whole of the UK and beyond. Roger Fogg explains what it’s like to be a member of the Cornwall Section of the club… The VMCC has around 15,000 members, and caters for those of us who like motorcycles and three wheelers that…

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