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TV stars James May and Richard Hammond will be selling motorcycles from their personal collections through Bonhams at the 35th Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show at Stafford on April 25-26. While their future as presenters of BBC’s Top Gear may be uncertain, the duo’s motorcycles are sure to attract a lot of attention. Among…

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He’s one of the greatest ever to have graced the TT and now Geoff Duke has completed his final lap of the The Mountain course. A special event took place on the Isle of Man on Sunday ahead of a private family funeral for the 1950s racing superstar who passed away on Friday, May 1…

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John McGuinness, the 21 times TT winner, has been confirmed as guest of honour for October’s classic bike event in Stafford. The Morecambe Missile will headline the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show on October 17-18, and he’ll be in attendance all weekend at Staffordshire County Showground participating in interviews, race paddock sessions and award…

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It’s one of the most popular events in the classic calendar, and the 2015 Banbury Run is now just a little more than a week away. It all takes place at the Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon on Sunday, June 21, with the traditional Bonhams auction held the day before. As one of the event’s…

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Giacomo Agostini returns to Cadwell Park this July 25-26 to take part in the International Classic meeting, and he will be taking to the track on board the MV 500 that he raced there in the early 1970s for a parade that will also feature rivals from his racing days. The list of riders taking…

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A RARE American motorcycle will be up for grabs when a new auction of vintage, veteran and classic machines makes its debut at one of the UK’s biggest autojumbles. The 1912 Pierce 600cc single is being offered by Charterhouse Auctioneers in the sale which takes place during the first day of the Carole Nash Eurojumble,…

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Calling all classic bikers… There is still time to sell your motorcycle, or motorcycle related memorabilia, at the upcoming Stafford Autumn Sale. The Bonhams-hosted auction, which takes place at Classic Bike Shows’ Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show on October 18, will welcome an array of superb consignments which is currently headlined by a series…

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A rare Pierce, a stunning Matchless combination and a superb Vincent Rapide are among the star lots set for the new Charterhouse auction taking place at the upcoming Carole Nash Eurojumble in Netley Marsh. Here’s a run down of the main lots so far, and a link to a gallery of images of each machine.…

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An incredible collection of 60 rare, mostly American, motorcycles will be put up for sale at Bonhams’ Autumn Stafford Sale, on October 17-18. “This is an incredibly rare find; 60 fantastic collectors’ motorcycles, all carefully stored in the Brescia based private museum of entrepreneur and CEO of the Santoni Group, Tiberio Lonati,” said Ben Walker,…

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