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Free Netley Marsh Eurojumble Tickets for RealClassic Readers

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK News

The RealClassic Roadshow returns to the Netley Marsh Eurojumble this autumn for the first time in five years. So we’re celebrating by giving away ten pairs of tickets to RC magazine readers… We haven’t taken the RC Roadshow to the Netley Marsh Eurojumble for a few years now. The event used to take up a lot of time (four days…

Historic Hill Climb Revived

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK News

A veteran hill climb venue is being brought back to life in autumn 2009. Vintage and classic motorcycle riders might like to take on this new challenge… Kop Hill, Princes Risborough, is one of the oldest Hill Climb venues in England. In the period between 1910 and 1925 Kop Hill was one of several hill climbs in the Chilterns along…

Crimbo Quiz – Answers to British Bike Bonanza

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK News

37/ Who manufactured bikes at Selly Oak? Answer: Ariel 38/ Who manufactured bikes at Small Heath? Answer: BSA 39/ Who manufactured bikes at Monarch Works Tyseley Birmingham ? Answer: Excelsior 40/ Who manufactured bikes at Lower Ford Street Coventry? Answer: Excelsior & then Francis Barnett. 41/ Who manufactured bikes at Greet, Birmingham? Answer: James 42/ Who was the original manufacturer…

Motorcycle Art

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK News

Immortalise your P&J in a painting – and claim a 10% discount if you subscribe to RealClassic magazine… If you stopped by the RealClassic stand at one of the shows this autumn, then you’ll have noticed the rather handsome artwork we had on display – an original painting of our faithful Mk3 Commando in its uprated Norvil reincarnation. In fact,…

Classic Bike News, February 2009

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK News

The world of classic motorcycling loses one of its famous names, but in many other respects the shows still go on… Les Harris Not many folk are capable of converting their ideas into metal. Les Harris was one of those. His business was originally based around the manufacture and supply of spares, mainly Triumph spares and mainly to the trade,…

BSA B50SS Gold Star

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK News

British Bike Auction Results Over £1.4 million was spent on classic motorcycles at the Bonhams auction at Stafford last month. The highest bid was, inevitably, for a Vincent Black Shadow, but we were watching the prices of some more down to earth classic British bikes… Looking through the sale results from the Bonhams auction at the spring Stafford Show, it’s…