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Talkin' 'bout my generation
It was while I was hanging around the chilly market square on Boxing Day morning, waiting for the nod from the Mid Lincs VMCC run organisers to get us underway, that I realised just how fortunate I and most of the others on the run were. Like most such gatherings, there was a mixed bunch of ages. Few had seen war action, though several would have seen national service, but most were, like me (and younger), of a blessed age where the country had not required our services to defend it.
When I first started motorcycling there was no requirement to wear a crash helmet, though I was restricted to 250cc, or at least an outfit of some kind and could take my test if and when I felt like it. Many of my fellow riders would not have even had those limitations...
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PAMPLONA COLLECTION
A sensational Spanish collection of highly desirable machines will go under the gavel, on 27 February, at the Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, courtesy of Bonhams. There are in excess of 100 fantastic machines ranging from an 1897 380cc De Dion Bouton, through to 1951 Vincent Rapide and a 1977 500cc Ossa Yankee...
ACE CAFÉ’S ALLY PALLY
The Ace Café London, in association with show organiser Andrew Greenwood, has now included the Ally Pally Motorcycle Show as part of its schedule of events. The show runs over the weekend of 26-28 February...
NO THOUGHT OF MOTORCYCLES
Angered by the Chancellor’s pre-budget report, which confirms that motorcycle road tax is to increase, the BMF has set up a petition asking the Prime Minister to intervene and stop the proposed increases...
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