classic motorcycle show

  • Rickman Day returns to Sammy Miller Museum for 60th anniversary celebration

    Rickman Day returns to Sammy Miller Museum for 60th anniversary celebration

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    Rickman Day will return to the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum on Sunday, June 14, as the museum hosts a special celebration marking the 60th anniversary of the legendary Rickman marque. Taking place from 10am to 4pm, the event is being organised by the Rickman family and friends, with support from the museum team, and will…

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  • Winter Classic Winners

    Winter Classic Winners

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    We’ve always believed that RealClassic is Britain’s best-value classic bike magazine, and as part of that ethos we’re delighted to give our subscribers a little extra something. So we’re delighted to announce the six winsome winners of our most recent giveaway – that’s six RealClassic readers who’ll be treating a friend to free entry at…

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  • A Classic Day at Crich Tramway

    A Classic Day at Crich Tramway

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    A 1922 BSA won the hearts and minds of the judges and public at last month’s Classic Motorcycle Day at Crich Tramway Village. The Model A is owned by John Shepherd and was awarded the trophy for the Best Pre-War Motorcycle – and then was paid the highest compliment possible by the visitors to the…

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  • Bristol Classic Bike Show

    Bristol Classic Bike Show

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    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…

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  • Swaton Vintage Day

    Swaton Vintage Day

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    The Swaton Vintage Day – and its accompanying World Egg Throwing Championships – has returned after a two year break. RC regular Roy Workman was on hand to admire a record turnout of classic two-wheelers… This show started in 1993 and they have only missed three years since then; two years for the pandemic and…

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  • Ride-In to Romney Marsh

    Ride-In to Romney Marsh

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    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…

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  • ShowStoppers: the Evolution of the Motorcycle

    ShowStoppers: the Evolution of the Motorcycle

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    You might not expect to find an amazing array of outstanding motorcycles displayed at a club event in New Zealand. But Gordon Campbell discovered some truly ingenious examples of automotive engineering, alongside unusual iconic and classic motorcycles… Three years between shows is a long time but the Hawkes Bay Classic Motorcycle Club’s ‘Evolution of the…

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  • Ardingly Autojumble: two days in July

    Ardingly Autojumble: two days in July

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    Now that restrictions are being carefully relaxed, how can we get back into the classic motorcycling swing of things? Julie Diplock of Elk Promotions has been working hard during the lockdown to plan the safe re-opening of her popular events in Kent and Sussex – and the action starts at Ardingly on 11th and 12th…

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  • Stafford Show Preview

    Stafford Show Preview

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    Get ready to cram as many classic bikes as you can into a single weekend – the Carole Nash Classic Motor Cycle Show returns to Stafford on 21st and 22nd April. The UK’s biggest old bike show sprawls across half a dozen halls and outdoor arenas, with special guests, classics in action, an extended two-day…

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  • Racing Nortons Galore

    Racing Nortons Galore

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    The South of England Classic Show at Ardingly on 25th March 2018 incorporates a mammoth Norton Extravaganza, to celebrate more than 100 years of the marque. Brooklands Museum will be displaying several of their unusual Norton motorcycles, including the ones you see here… First up is this 1927 racing Norton outfit, ‘LPD1’; a genuine Pat…

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