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  • Pretty. Unique

    Pretty. Unique

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    RE is big on tradition, and its stock models are styled accordingly. Interesting to see how well they make a traditional cafe racer, too ONCE UPON A TIME, this sparkling solo sportster was something of a lumpen duckling. The standard Royal Enfield EFI Bullet is a worthy motorcycle in the traditional mould, but it’s no…

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  • Golden moment

    Golden moment

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    Despite having just the one camshaft, the BSA engine always appears larger than its Triumph equivalents. Fine frame, and considerable comfort available here There are two equally valid ways of looking at the BSA Golden Flash. One, and it’s the view you will most often hear being offered by Triumph enthusiasts, is that despite its…

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  • Superb Line-Up Set For New Netley Auction

    Superb Line-Up Set For New Netley Auction

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    1912 Pierce Arrow 3.5hp single | £50,000-£60,000 IMAGE GALLERY 1912 Pierce Arrow 3.5hp single | £50,000-£60,000 A 1912 Pierce three-and-a-half HP single, registration number LF 2227, frame number 4447, engine number 4284, dark blue. Pierce Arrows were most associated with the manufacture of luxury cars in the first quarter of the 20th century. Its cars…

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  • Sell Your Bike At Stafford

    Sell Your Bike At Stafford

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    The bikes are lined up and ready to go on the morning of a Bonhams Stafford 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 of stunning Brough Superiors. One…

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  • Century-Old Pierce To Go Under The Hammer At Hampshire Bike Auction

    Century-Old Pierce To Go Under The Hammer At Hampshire Bike Auction

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    This 1912 Pierce is being sold at September’s Carole Nash Eurojumble 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, set for Friday and Saturday, September 4-5. Charterhouse’s Matthew Whitney said: “Due to low production numbers, Pierce motorcycles…

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  • Agostini To Lead Star-Studded Parade At Cadwell

    Agostini To Lead Star-Studded Parade At Cadwell

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    Are you going to see Ago’s Cadwell return? The list of riders taking part in Ago’s Parade will include other multiple world champions, including the Italian’s rival and 1973 team mate, Phil Read. Read had a superstar image and over the years the pair had many battles in world championships and international meetings. Phil will…

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  • Packed Field Set For Banbury Run

    Packed Field Set For Banbury Run

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    The VMCC Banbury Run 2015 As one of the event’s supporters, we caught up with organisers to get all the details… The Event With the support of partners Footman James, Bonhams and Old Bike Mart, the VMCC is pleased to announce the 67th VMCC Banbury Run will take place on Sunday, June 21, 2015. With…

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  • Over, Onwards

    Over, Onwards

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    Look closely. Observe the falling bubble. The story’s in the story… Classic, Vintage, Old-timer, call it what you will – ‘Historic’ racing is an ever-more globally popular branch of two-wheeled sport, one which frequently attracts improbable participants mounted on unlikely bikes. Yet few come more unlikely than Japanese Yamaha tuning guru and Over Racing boss,…

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  • ON THE TRIUMPH TROPHY TRAIL

    ON THE TRIUMPH TROPHY TRAIL

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    John Anstey: Shelves full of trophies “My dad had motorcycles, so I had a head start over a lot of lads. When I was 11 or 12 years old I used to `hang around with some older boys who rode a couple of cyclemotors on the heath. It was great fun and I asked my…

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  • BIG SID'S VINCATI: AN ANGLO ITALIAN MASTERCLASS

    BIG SID'S VINCATI: AN ANGLO ITALIAN MASTERCLASS

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    ‘Big Sid’ Biberman – a lifelong love affair with Vincent motorcycles. Both engines were the result of redesigning an existing single-cylinder engine into a twin, both companies began their motorcycle production using someone else’s engines, both companies enjoyed success on the racetrack and both Vincent and Ducati produced motorcycles that are viewed by their fanatical…

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