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Classic Trackday Update The first of the season’s classic track events gets under way this month, with the Thundersprint on April 21st. Plus a superstar signs up for the Festival of 1000 Bikes, and there’s a four-cylinder theme for Beezumph 22… After enjoying great success for many years in Northwich Town Centre, the Thundersprint relocates…

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Classic Bike News Our inbox is bursting with interesting announcements including two separate shows in Scotland; two charity rides; a stack of centrestands; a call for Comerfords’ Cubs, and a new home for BMS books. Oh, and Beezumph is back! Those fine upstanding folk at Wemoto now have the technology to keep your motorcycle upright…

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It’s hard to imagine that you’ve read every single story on RealClassic.co.uk already, but if you’re after yet more info and entertainment then a new site reveals forgotten gems from the world’s leading classic bike archive… ‘Please, sir, I want some more’ said Oliver Twist*. If, like Oliver, you want more – reading, in this…

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Buying Classic Bikes With big-ticket vintage and classic motorcycles selling for mega-money, some folk have been asking if classic bikes aren’t just getting ridiculously expensive. We snooped around the marketplace and found some cracking classics alive and kicking for under £3k… Yes, some Vincents sell for north of £100,000. Yes, a Zed One really did…

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There’s a chance to see racing superstar Jim Redman at the Ardingly Show on 29th March, along with all the usual attractions at this friendly classic bike show… There’s a unique opportunity at the Ardingly Show on Sunday 29th March 2015 to make the acquaintance of a true racing legend, Jim Redman MBE, the show’s…

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Vintage Motorcycle Club eligibility now includes all bikes made before 1990. The Scottish Tiddler Tootle and The Blue Haze Run are events tailor made for bikes of 25 years or older and 250cc or smaller, as Alastair Alexander explains… Two myths about the VMCC are that you need a really old bike to be eligible…

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A Scot wins hands-down in South Africa’s classic TT tribute series. Mind you, his 1981 Motul Suzuki XR69 did have something of a horsepower advantage. Ian Groat and Dave Abrahams explain… The South African TT Revival races take place over two consecutive weekends in February, pitting pre-1984 machines against in other in light-hearted competition. At…

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The end of the year draws nigh but there’s still time for one last ride out or a spot of online shopping, plus information about classic bike insurance, Amal carbs and a couple of vintage and classic events for 2009… Chapeltown Classic Christmas If you’re near Yorkshire and fancy a brisk ride out this coming…

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The VJMC’s Club Show is good to go – and RealClassic magazine subscribers can claim free tickets to the event! Steve Cooper from the VJMC tells us all about it… The VJMC’s May Bank Holiday Sunday Classic Bike Clubs’ Show at Stanford Hall near Lutterworth is ready to roll. From 10am on Sunday the 25th…

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Pat French died this summer. Nigel Green says goodbye to the man behind the MRD-Métisse… On 30th July 2007 Pat French passed away after a brief battle with cancer. Pat was a Devonian by birth but spent most of his life in the Bristol area where his MRD business was located. Pat’s interest in competition…

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