New Dates for Classic Dirt Bike Show 2021

19th November 2020 Sam Hewitt News Leave a comment

The UK’s biggest and best classic off road show is getting a new date for one year only, as the scene aims to fight back against the COVID-19 pandemic. Normally held each February, the Classic Dirt Bike Show in Telford will switch weekends to May 15 and 16 for 2021. Given the continued uncertainty surrounding the path of the pandemic…

Christmas & Black Friday at The National Motorcycle Museum

17th November 2020 Sam Hewitt News Leave a comment

Whilst The National Motorcycle Museum is closed to visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic, the online retail shop is still operating as normal. Full of Christmas gift ideas for the classic two-wheel enthusiast, the museum’s online shop hosts lots of classic motorcycling related items, as well as their own museum branded clothing. James Hewing, Museum Director, said: “Due to COVID-19 we won’t be able to welcome visitors…

Tuning For Need, Part 2

15th November 2020 RowenaH Features, Workshop Leave a comment

Paul Friday continues his quest to make his old banger sizzle. In this episode, your hero tries to find an ignition system to fit his single-cylinder Moto Guzzi Nuovo Falcone… Electronic ignition systems are so common now that they are taken for granted. It’s a box with some wires that makes the plug fire. It either works or it doesn’t,…

The Miller Museum

12th November 2020 RowenaH Features Leave a comment

These days it’s best not to delay – when you do get an opportunity to ride your old bike it helps to already have a plan in place. The Sammy Miller Museum in Hampshire has adapted very rapidly to the changing circumstances in recent times, providing a safely-distanced destination for motorcyclists to enjoy. When legal restrictions permit, the museum’s hard-standing…

National Motorcycle Museum fail in Culture Recovery Fund bid

5th November 2020 Sam Hewitt News Leave a comment

The National Motorcycle Museum has announced that their application for an urgent grant through the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage has failed. The Museum applied for a grant from the fund which was established by government to provide funding support to organisations across the heritage ecosystem that were financially sustainable before COVID-19. Rev your engines, Classic Superbikes by Frank Melling…

Tuning for Need, Part 1

5th November 2020 RowenaH Workshop Leave a comment

Paul Friday’s industrial relic – a Moto Guzzi Nuovo Falcone – produces a lot less power than it could. In this series of features from the RC RChive, he embarks upon a quest to make the old banger sizzle… Moto Guzzi’s big single is a popular choice for RC regulars.Here’s Editor Westworth aboard one he owned a few years ago……