classic bike club

  • Clubman’s Corner: cover your Kettle!

    Clubman’s Corner: cover your Kettle!

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    Members of the Kettle Club – which caters for Suzuki’s iconic 750 two-stroke – now benefit from a bespoke insurance scheme, specifically tailored to meet their needs… Launched in 1971, the water-cooled inline triple established itself as a smooth, comfortable grand tourer, unique in a world dominated by identikit four-cylinder four-stroke sportsbikes. At 550lb, the…

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  • Big Bike Sunday get even better!

    Big Bike Sunday get even better!

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    Back in 1996, a club was formed to encourage the use of classic motorcycles in the North Yorkshire area. As you can see from the photos, the Aire Valley Classic Motorcycle Club has more than succeeded with its annual headline event, Big Bike Sunday. This charity fund-raiser started in 2002 as a bike night. It…

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  • Clubmans’ Corner: Panthers on the prowl!

    Clubmans’ Corner: Panthers on the prowl!

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    Along with many other events, the national rally of the Panther Owners’ Club had to be postponed this summer. However, the irrepressible Panther people didn’t want to miss all the fun of their annual get-together, so they’re holding the event online instead. And that means every Panther enthusiast is welcome to participate – you don’t…

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  • Clubman’s Corner: the VMCC

    Clubman’s Corner: the VMCC

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    The UK’s largest organisation dedicated to old bikes has recently renewed its commitment to address the rules, regs and red tape that affect vintage and classic motorcycles. The Vintage Motor Cycle Club’s first step in this process has been to form a small ‘regulatory advisory group’ which works alongside the club Journal editor and reports…

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  • British and Classic

    British and Classic

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    Back in 1977 Paula Davis and Beaver Hughes, interested in old British motorcycles, said ‘let’s start a club.’ Six people took the idea to heart and founded the North West Wales British Motorcycle Preservation Society. This year, the Society celebrated its 40th anniversary, and Richard Jones was there to capture the highlights for us… The…

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