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You’ve still got time to head out to the legendary Bike Bonanza event which takes place at the end of  July! Over the weekend of Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th, you can enjoy all the off-road excellence of yesteryear. This year it takes place at Jackements Lane, Tarlton, on the A433 (GL7 6PN for sat-navs).…

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If you’re a fan of the 1990s when World Superbikes was at its best, then you can’t miss this October’s  CMM Stafford Show. Why? Well, Kiwi Aaron Slight – undoubtedly the best rider never to win the World Superbike title – will be guest of honour at the 24th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show over the…

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With our Stan Stephens special on the super square-four Suzuki RG400 and 500 starting this month, we thought we’d show you an as-new, unregistered 1987 RG500 Gamma. She sits proudly with the Suzuki class of 2017 in the Wheels Motorcycles showroom in Peterborough. The white faced speedo displays just over one mile, and that’s a…

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BMW’s new R nine T Racer and Pure have been launched and this is what Benjamin J Kubas Cronin from our sister title Fast Bikes, had to say when he went along for a ride. “I headed straight for the R nineT Racer because I think it looks very cool. True, I’ve never been a…

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The BSA Gold Star has been part of motorcycling folklore for the past eight decades, and at this year’s Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show the ‘Goldie’ will be celebrated in the Restoration Theatre. Expert hints and tips on all things restoration and maintenance will be on offer once again at the Carole Nash-sponsored Stafford…

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Classic bike riders are being asked to saddle up to help raise money for blood cancer charities. The BONE-shaker MARROW-thon charity ride between Birmingham and Burton on Trent began in 2014 after the organiser beat an aggressive form of leukaemia. Since 2014, Katherine Sinfield has gone from strength to strength and the BONE-shaker MARROW-thon has…

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Kits to turn early Hinckley Triumph triples into classicstyled Roadsters are being made available by Café Racer Kits (CRK). Based on the sports machine first produced by CRK’s Ian Saxcoburg two years ago, the Roadster has a restyled fuel tank with a larger volume option, dual seat, exhaust system and conventional handlebars too. The Roadster…

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Retirement is a word seldom used in our humble kennel. I’ve tried it a couple of times with little success, but recently I’ve become more inclined to consider its merit. Then the phone rang: could I hop in my van and collect a pal’s fallen scoot relaxing behind a hedge on the road to Southport.…

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