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Eurojumble – Netley Marsh – 4th, 5th September One of the year’s major autojumbles takes place this coming weekend at Netley Marsh near Southampton. As well as the usual spares for sale, this year’s jumble also features an auction of classic motorcycles… The Carole Nash Eurojumble opens 9am on Friday and Saturday 4th and 5th…

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It’s 30 years since the first Hesketh motorcycles took to the streets, and the Hesketh Owners’ Club are celebrating in style… Owners of Hesketh motorcycles celebrate two anniversaries this year. Both the bike and the owners’ club are 30 years old. The first production bikes were received by their owners in early 1982 but by…

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Crimbo Quiz Are you a whiz at quizzes? Do you have an extensive understanding of classic motorcycles and old bikes? Have you got nothing better to do for the next ten minutes?… Welcome to the Christmas RealClassic bike quiz, which includes TT trivia, biking basics, silly questions about motorcycling personalities, a big chunk on British…

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For our regular look at the vintage Japanese bike scene, Steve Cooper considers the effects of technology, and we take a sneak peek inside the VJMC’s latest publication… Just what did we do before the advent of computers and the like? I ask because, although I and many friends are locked in a mechanical time…

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What’s new in the world of old bikes? Classic Japs on display in Scotland, a rare book on rockers returns, and replica Girlings now available from Goffy… Toy Boys The weekend of the 13th and 14th of December brought with it plenty of cold weather ice and snow, says RC reader John Nicholls in Eire.…

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The big beasts of the late 1970s and early 1980s will have their own classic motorcycle racing championship in 2012. The VMCC’s British Historic Racing introduce a new version of this class for the summer season… British Historic Racing – part of the VMCC – have resurrected the BEARS format and incorporated it into the…

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