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  • Cost Effective Classics – Honda CB750 F2N

    Cost Effective Classics – Honda CB750 F2N

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    Four pots, good looks and reliability, all for under four grand! Even if youโ€™re not into classic bikes, youโ€™ll know about the legendary Honda 750/4, the worldโ€™s first true superbike. Launched in 1969, it rewrote the rules and swiftly made four-cylinder motorcycles the norm. Honda would go one to deliver liquid-cooled V fours that utterly…

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  • Classic Motorcycle Day at Crich Tramway Village

    Classic Motorcycle Day at Crich Tramway Village

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     Classic Motorcycle Day will be back at Crich Tramway Village this July.   On Sunday 2nd July Classic Motorcycle Day will return to Crich Tramway Village for the sixth event in partnership with the Vincent HRD Owners Club and with sponsorship from Derwent Waste Management. Over 350 entries of classic motorcycles have been made. There…

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  • QUICK SPIN: The BSA Gold Star

    QUICK SPIN: The BSA Gold Star

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    BSA is back. Despite the 50s and 60s glory days (one in four bikes was a BSA) a trading deficit of ยฃ3 million was recorded in 1971. BSA closed for good in 1973. Bob Pickett takes a look at the new Gold Star… When the Mahindra Group purchased the company there could be no other…

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  • Celebrate National Ride It Day this month

    Celebrate National Ride It Day this month

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    National Drive It Day celebrates the One Thousand Mile Trial organised in 1900, to prove the viability of the new invention of the motor vehicle.   Providing an opportunity to raise awareness of and support the historic vehicle movement and keeping transport heritage on UK roads.The national day was created by the Federation of British…

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  • Celebrate National Ride It Day this month

    Celebrate National Ride It Day this month

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    National Drive It Day celebrates the One Thousand Mile Trial organised in 1900, to prove the viability of the new invention of the motor vehicle.   Providing an opportunity to raise awareness of and support the historic vehicle movement and keeping transport heritage on UK roads.The national day was created by the Federation of British…

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  • Renaissance Racing

    Renaissance Racing

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    Want to ride some classic 1990s race-replicas on your favourite tracks? Then check out Renaissance Racing. Renaissance Racing have a five bike fleet for 2023: the Ducati 996, Suzuki GSX-R750 SRAD, Yamaha YZF750, Honda SP-1 and Kawasaki ZX7-R Offering enthusiasts the chance to experience these โ€˜modern classicsโ€™ at circuits across the UK and further afield.…

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  • Norton announces major expansion of UK dealer network

    Norton announces major expansion of UK dealer network

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    ย ย Norton Motorcycles has launched its flagship retail location, theย Norton Atelier, at the Bike Shed in Old Street, London –ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Visitors to theย Norton Atelierย can view and buy Nortonโ€™s motorcycle line-up as well as browse the brandโ€™s newly launched apparel collection –ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย Five further sales partnerships with established dealerships have also been announced including: Krazy Horse London, P&H Motorcycles,…

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  • National Motorcycle Museum 'Goes Live!'

    National Motorcycle Museum 'Goes Live!'

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    National Motorcycle Museum LIVE continues in October 2023 but now as a two-day event. As always, the visit is free of charge (save for car parking, bikes park free) and once more there are a host of exciting free attractions including the return of the popular โ€˜Henry Cole and friendsโ€™ live on stage. To assist…

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  • Next generation of motorcyclists given a mental health boost

    Next generation of motorcyclists given a mental health boost

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    The UKโ€™s largest motorcycle training provider, Phoenix Motorcycle Training, is helping save lives by providing Mental Health First Aiders at all of its 22 centres across England, offering support of vital importance to the next generation of motorcyclists. Phoenix Motorcycle Training is training 24 members of its staff as accredited Mental Health First Aiders in…

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  • Must-have for motorbike enthusiasts!

    Must-have for motorbike enthusiasts!

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    Dust off your leathers and spring clean your classicโ€ฆ itโ€™s time to get out on the road!

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