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The autumn Stafford Show hosts the sale of 50 fabulous classic racers and replicas, an auction of Jim Redman’s race trophies, all the usual specialist stalls, club stands and motorcycle displays – and you can help to choose one of the winners of a new concours award… Like the world of classic motorcycling which it…

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Two Norwegians on 70 year old bikes will complete an epic, 70,000km adventure any day now. Roger Houghton reports on the South African leg of their trip… The chairman of the Classic Motorcycle Club in Johannesburg, Pierre Cronje, and his wife Gwyneth, recently hosted two very interesting touring motorcyclists from Norway who are on their…

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Classic bike fans have a busy few weeks ahead of them, starting in the Midlands on July 5th; getting festive at Mallory Park the following weekend; have a cracking time in Kent on July 20th and finishing at Founder’s Day… All Marques Welcome At Uttoxeter The Uttoxeter Classic Bike Show and Autojumble, although it’s organised…

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It’s springtime so it’s showtime! There’s just time to finish off your winter project, polish up your P&J and enter your classic into one of the RealClassic-sponsored Spring Shows. Or just come along on your winter hack… Malvern In March If ever there is an event which is likely to be under assault from the…

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The Don Leeson collection of Suzukis and spares goes under the hammer in May, while two RC feature bikes will be sold at Stafford. And how much would you pay for a burnt-out classic bike? Classics Roll in for Kempton Sale After a very successful first sale of the season at Cheltenham (see below), the…

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National Motorcycle Museum News There’s a special RealClassic Ride-In to the NMM at Birmingham this week. For all those who can’t come along in person, here’s a quick round-up of what’s been going on at the Museum in recent weeks… The NMM’s first raffle of 2015 was drawn at the Stafford Show, where SimonH in…

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Free! Festival tickets worth up to £36! For RC magazine subscribers! Easy to enter! Very exciting! Follow! This! Link! To! Enter! The! Competition!… Were you thinking of going to Mallory Park over the weekend of July 9th and 10th by any chance? Yes? Great. We’re delighted to offer you the chance to enjoy the VMCC’s…

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Film fan Paul Linton has unearthed some interesting footage of motorcycle sport from 80-odd years ago. Do you recognise any of the places or people?… ‘The footage was in a collection of old films which I purchased a while ago’ explained Paul Linton when he contacted us to share these ‘home movies’ from the 1920s…

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Classic Bike News, May 2013 A hundred classic motorcycles go under the hammer at Brooklands; 600 vintage machines are lined up for the Banbury Run; Lucas rear lights are available again, and a trio of Triumph Terriers get ready for a long-distance trek… Over 80 classic motorcycles will go under the hammer on 1st June…

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It’s the middle of winter and there’s nowt much interesting to do. So if you’re willing to waggle the spanners somewhat, you could bag yourself a project bike bargain… The weird thing about this credit crunch is that it’s tightened up the supply of desirable classic motorcycles. So bikes which normally fetch top money are…

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