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All sorts of classic bikes entered this year’s vintage racing at Daytona International Speedway. RC reporter Tim Roberts perused the paddock for us… Britech Racing Team from New England prepare their Triumph GP for the 2007 Daytona vintage racing. Team Hansen’s superbly restored Hailwood Honda. A man from Florida can build you these racy looking…

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Following the success of its inaugural ‘ride a classic’ day, the classic British bike museum in Brum is offering something eggstra special for the Easter holidays… If the Easter Bunny inspires you to do something different on Sunday 27th March 2016, then head to the National Motorcycle Museum near Birmingham to take advantage of some…

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Festival of 1000 Bikes Competition: Win exclusive admission to meet the racing stars at an exclusive buffet reception. Wayne Gardner, Carl Fogarty, Christian Sarron, Jamie Whitham, Mick Grant, Trevor Nation… The VMCC’s Festival of 1000 Bikes is special for so many reasons. Top of the list comes the opportunity to watch your racing heroes roaring…

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Classic Bike News – March 2014 Good news for owners of BSA unit singles or Velos fitted with Miller electrics; plus details of where you can see Foggy and Jamie on stage in May, and a chance to see classic Japanese motorcycles on track at Donington… We got 2014 off to a jolly start with…

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It’s fettling season in the shed! Here’s a selection of classic bike components, upgrades and accessories to accelerate your spannering sessions… The Right Tool If the only tool in your box is a hammer, then every problem will look like a nail! So before you start to strip down your P&J, it might be an…

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Classic bikes don’t often go under the hammer in Ireland so there could be bargains to bag this coming weekend in Belfast… There was an impressive response to last year’s initial sale of classic motorcycles and memorabilia at Ross’s Auction House, Montgomery Street in Belfast, so the organisers decided to hold a second sale –…

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South of England RealClassic Bike Show Preview If you’re joining us at Ardingly on Sunday 12th October 2014, then you’ll find plenty to admire and enjoy at the South of England Showground. Here’s our list of Ten Things not to miss… There will of course be hundreds of classic bikes on display inside the heated…

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Two classic motorcycles are up for grabs in current competitions. You could win a Honda GB500 or a Triumph Silver Jubilee Bonneville. Here’s how to enter… Fancy a free bike worth five grand? This fully restored 1986 Honda GB500TT is up for grabs at classicbikersclub.com in a subscriber-only competition which runs throughout the summer. If…

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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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