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The UK’s largest classic bike clubs have been busy. The VMCC has given away an Ariel Red Hunter, while the VJMC want to tempt you with… a Yamaha Chappy!… The Vintage Motor Cycle Club drew their raffle last month, and Mr D P Thomas who is pictured here is the lucky winner of the top…

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Snetterton 4 Hour: Endurance Legends Classic endurance racing arrives in the UK this weekend with a four hour race at Snetterton in Norfolk. Harris and P&M specials will bash fairings with big Guzzis and Ducatis, Suzuki Katanas and 1000cc Kawasakis. Martin Gelder sets the scene… What Is It? It’s the first classic endurance race to…

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South of England RealClassic Show Preview The autumn show seasons gets underway at Ardingly, where we expect to see hundreds of captivating classic bikes including an Atlas Scrambler, two MV Agusta GP racers, an original and unrestored 1920 Ajay and masses more… The RealClassic Roadshow will roll into Ardingly for the South of England RealClassic…

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VMCC Classic Motorcycle Events in 2014 There’s still more than a month of 2013 to run, but already the Vintage Motor Cycle Club have a packed schedule planned for 2014. Plenty of time to get your classic pride and joy prepared!… This is one of the most inclusive riding events we know, open to all…

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Buyer’s Eye at the Stafford Show While the big spenders were bidding £1.3million in the auction at the Stafford Show last weekend, RealClassic’s roving reporter sniffed around some of the less obvious classic bikes for sale… This 1961(ish) Dominator neatly demonstrates how to shop at an auction. It was the last of four similar bikes…

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Wanna start the New Year by saving some money? RC Club members can enter this spiffy competition to win FREE tickets to the Bristol Show… The 29th Bristol Classic Motor Cycle Show takes place on Saturday and Sunday 14th and 15th of February 2009. Can you think of a better way to spend Valentine’s Day…

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The riding season must be on the way because suddenly there’s a plethora of new parts for classic bikes, plus free delivery from Frost and a special offer on tank sealant and rust cure… New Bits for Beesas The oil filter cap for M-series BSAs, which holds the oil filter in place inside the oil…

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There’s no doubt that a certain kind of new motorcycle is heavily influenced by the style, sound and substance of classic bikes from years gone by. For 2008, Royal Enfield go back to their off-road roots while the Ace Café launch a roadgoing racer… Ace Anniversary The Ace Café celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2008…

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Overall sales of new bikes in the UK remain steady, but Triumph and Royal Enfield both enjoyed a mini-sales boom in 2006… In 2006 the overall UK market for new motorcycle sales was roughly the same as the year before – it grew a fraction by 1% over 2005. Yet UK sales of the Royal…

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Retro Revivals from Triumph and Steve McQueen, Morgan, Lambretta, Kawasaki and Royal Enfield pale into insignificance next to a new road bike from Métisse. Martin Gelder trips over the bike they tried to hide… I rolled up to the ‘Motorcycle Live’ show at the NEC expecting to see new super-scooters from Honda and BMW, some…

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