Plugs & Leads: news from the classic motorcycling scene

CRAVEN KITS FOR ENFIELD CLASSICS Owners of the current Royal Enfield Classic can now fit vintage-style Craven luggage to their machines, making the popular 350s even more practical. Craven Equipment have already produced fitting kits for the Meteor, Interceptor and Continental models, and now the Classic 350 can be easily equipped with Craven’s stylish and durable topbox and panniers. The…

Bristol Classic Bike Show

A hundred years of BMW bikes, the 75th birthday of the BSA Bantam and a stack of Norton rotary racers. All this and more at Shepton Mallet at the end of the month… The ‘and more’ of course includes the RealClassic Roadshow, which you should find in the Edmund Rack hall, by the main doors (facing the refreshment stalls: how…

Outward Bound: classic bike shows, rides and jumbles

Diary dates: updated 4 Dec. You’ll find everything here from old bike autojumbles to vintage motorcycles rides, including club runs, local shows and enormous events… FIRST WEDNESDAYS>Join the Classic Bike Meet at the Duke William pub in Matlock. More info from the FB group SUNDAY 10 DECEMBER>The AUTOJUMBLE at Newark Showground NG24 2NY opens 10am. Admission £7. 01507 529529 /…

Ride-In to Romney Marsh

The popular Romney Marsh Ride-In Show and bikejumble returns on 8th May, for the first of three events scheduled for the 2022 season. As well as the usual motorcycle-only jumble, with outdoor pitches and more stalls in a huge marquee, this event also includes a special ride-in show. Visitors riding to Romney Marsh on a classic bike can enter it…

UPDATE: Ardingly AUTOJUMBLE CANCELLED

The South of England Winter Classic Bikejumble was scheduled to take place at Ardingly in West Sussex on Sunday 17 January. Unfortunately, new tier arrangements mean IT WILL NOT GO AHEAD as planned. The next classic bike event at Ardingly is instead scheduled for Sunday 28th March 2021. It’s not been easy for any event organisers to keep things ticking…