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CHARTERHOUSE AUCTIONS ARE to host classic motorcycle sales at the next Isle of Man Classic TT. The Dorset-based auctioneers have signed a deal with the IoM government to become an official partner of the Classic TT races from 2020. Charterhouse will run an auction of historic, vintage and classic motorcycles at the Classic TT races…

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PETER ‘JOCK’ WILSON, the ISDT legend who ran the British Vase and Trophy teams from 1978-1997 and built the AJS and Triumphs that triumphed in Fifties and Sixties competition, has died at the age of 85. Peter Cameron Wilson was born in Scotland on January 12, 1934 at Oakbank, Bridge of Balgie, Glen Lyon, Perthshire,…

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THE creator of incredible motorcycles Allen Millyard will be the guest of honour at the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at Stafford this October, showcasing a selection of his amazing hand-built specials. Allen is renowned for creating mind-boggling bikes, having built more than 30 multi-cylinder machines ranging from four and five-pot, two-stroke Kawasakis, to a V12…

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Is this the best classic bike meet no one’s heard of? Words by Matt photography by Matt and Charlie Hull If you don’t belong to The Vintage Motor Cycle Club (VMCC), or are new to old bikes, then Founders’ Day may just have passed you by. But more than 4000 came to this year’s one-day…

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Gather 500 bikes and riders of all different types and ages and let them all rip around a stately home’s garden. Am I in heaven? WORDS BY Matt PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARIA KNIGHTS I can honestly say I haven’t enjoyed, laughed at, and smiled at a motorcycle event as much for years. The Malle Mile reminds…

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THOUSANDS OF BIKERS are expected to gather at Trinity Park, Ipswich on Sunday, October 6, for the 28th Copdock Motorcycle Show – the event now regarded by many as the largest one-day motorcycle show of its kind in the UK. Each year the organisers try to improve on the previous year’s show and with top…

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THE BIGGEST CLASSIC motorcycle show in the world will welcome the most successful sidecar racer of all time, Steve Webster, as guest of honour this autumn. Steve always attracted a large audience during his racing days, and now fans have the chance to meet the former world champion at the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics…

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THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE Museum hosts the sixth annual ‘Live’ open day on October 26,when the museum throws open its doors to all, free of charge, for the special event. There will be a host of free attractions including, new for 2019, Henry Cole’s Shed and Buried Live, presented in association with TV channel Quest, the…

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AFTER ALMOST TWO years of waiting, action returned to Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough, in July, for the last remaining road race in England. The Barry Sheene Memorial Classic witnessed a historic moment as the famous track came alive to the sound of racing. A record crowd of 15,000 eager spectators flooded in, backing the new club…

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