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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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The 2007 classic bike sale season is about to get into full swing. Two new auction houses have entered the old bike arena, and a new sale is announced at the Southern Classic Bike Show. So what’s up for grabs?… H&H Start The Season and Announce Important New Sale The first sale of the season…

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Many classic motorcycle enthusiasts were deeply disappointed when the VMCC decided not to run their usual Festival of 1000 Bikes in 2014. But all’s not lost: the new management at Mallory Park are on the case… In recent years, the VMCC’s Festival of 1000 Bikes at Mallory Park race circuit has given classic riders the…

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Classic Motorcycle News In this newsround: driving licence fees are set to fall, save money on classic bike insurance, a new autojumble auction in Kent in September, classic racing, historic camping, and more… For the first time, the Romney Marsh Bikejumble on Sunday 21st September 2014 will include an auction of spare motorcycle components. You…

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Classic Bike News In the world of classic motorcycles at the moment, Lampy need your help to ride to Lerwick; Jim Redman will be at Darley Moor next year; Harris pipes are back for Big Zeds; the sun shines in the New Forest, and we have a solution for club magazine editors who may be…

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Fancy taking your own classic bike on track or watching past masters in action? Famous racers mix with clubman chasers at circuits across the UK this summer… There are a wide variety of racing weekends throughout the season where an array of old bikes compete in series organised by the CRMC, VMCC and other racing…

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One of the smallest old bikes inspires some of the most ferocious dedication among its owners and enthusiasts. Go to any classic motorcycle show and you’re bound to meet them… Next time you’re wandering around a classic bike show, keep your eyes peeled for a green gazebo beneath which lurks an interesting array of British…

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The AJS and Matchless Owners’ Club are celebrating the official centenary of the AJS marque this year. All are welcome to join the fun… The origins of the AJS marque date back to 1897 when four of the five Stevens brothers, sons of a blacksmith, produced their first motorcycle using a proprietary engine. After a…

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Rowena Hoseason wondered which classic motorcycle best encapsulates the essence of the typical Brit: a BSA single? A Triumph twin? A Villiers two-stroke? Here’s your chance to vote… It began while riffling through the pages of ‘The Strange Death of the British Motorcycle Industry’. I came across a page about the Vincent Black Shadow which…

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