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The Don Leeson collection of Suzukis and spares goes under the hammer in May, while two RC feature bikes will be sold at Stafford. And how much would you pay for a burnt-out classic bike? Classics Roll in for Kempton Sale After a very successful first sale of the season at Cheltenham (see below), the…

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National Motorcycle Museum News There’s a special RealClassic Ride-In to the NMM at Birmingham this week. For all those who can’t come along in person, here’s a quick round-up of what’s been going on at the Museum in recent weeks… The NMM’s first raffle of 2015 was drawn at the Stafford Show, where SimonH in…

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Free! Festival tickets worth up to £36! For RC magazine subscribers! Easy to enter! Very exciting! Follow! This! Link! To! Enter! The! Competition!… Were you thinking of going to Mallory Park over the weekend of July 9th and 10th by any chance? Yes? Great. We’re delighted to offer you the chance to enjoy the VMCC’s…

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Film fan Paul Linton has unearthed some interesting footage of motorcycle sport from 80-odd years ago. Do you recognise any of the places or people?… ‘The footage was in a collection of old films which I purchased a while ago’ explained Paul Linton when he contacted us to share these ‘home movies’ from the 1920s…

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Classic Bike News, May 2013 A hundred classic motorcycles go under the hammer at Brooklands; 600 vintage machines are lined up for the Banbury Run; Lucas rear lights are available again, and a trio of Triumph Terriers get ready for a long-distance trek… Over 80 classic motorcycles will go under the hammer on 1st June…

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It’s the middle of winter and there’s nowt much interesting to do. So if you’re willing to waggle the spanners somewhat, you could bag yourself a project bike bargain… The weird thing about this credit crunch is that it’s tightened up the supply of desirable classic motorcycles. So bikes which normally fetch top money are…

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The RealClassic 10th anniversary celebrations start with a ticket giveaway for the South of England Show in March. And we’ve been promised a birthday cake!… 2012 is a busy old year, what with the Diamond Jubilee, Dickens’ anniversary, the Olympics, the sinking of the Titanic, and even the end of the world (if you believe…

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There’s a new classic motorcycle show for the new year… featuring at least a couple of the same old faces! The RealClassic Roadshow has been lured all the way from RCHQ in Cornwall to the Newark County Showground in Nottingham by the attraction of an all-new event, the mightily-titled Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic Restoration…

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Britain’s biggest classic bike show takes place this month at Stafford. Look carefully and amid the stunning motorcycles, bulging autojumble, masses of memorabilia, superstar riders and auction action, you’ll discover Britain’s scruffiest classic bike magazine, too… If you’re looking for trouble… you’ll find us on stands 551 and 552 on the balcony of the main…

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The Vincent Spares Co has found a new home, we’ve got details of an auction in America, the AJS and Matchless Club are giving all their money away and Gordon May’s attempt to ride a 1952 BSA Bantam to Egyptis not going well… New US Auction At Vintage Festival The fifth annual Barber Vintage Festival…

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