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THE CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE calendar is dominated by two events, the equinoxes which are Stafford in April and Stafford in October. There are other fine shows, of course, but these two events seem to define the enthusiasts’ year – with the October show more or less marking the end of the riding season, and the beginning…

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Rider/manufacturers were common pre-WW1 but rare by the 50s, in fact I can’t think of any other than the Rickman brothers in the off-road world. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the European Classic Motocross Organisation (ECMO). Since 2000 a European event has been held in the UK just four times. The first, in…

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The spirit of the Kop Hill Climb is captured as riders on a variety of vintage machines await their turn. The demise came about 15 years after the first Kop Hill event in 1910, after a bike crashed into the crowd of 3000 spectators, followed by a Brescia Bugatti car, fortunately without serious injuries. Despite…

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This Brough Superior was one of three to sell at Stafford, making the show’s annual auction the highest-grossing motorcycle sale ever in Europe Thousands came through the gates across October 17-18 to the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, exploring the hundreds of trade and autojumble stands packed into every corner of the venue. Exhibition…

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This Honda CRF250R is up for grabs in a free prize draw competition supported by Classic Dirt Bike magazine The bike will be on display on the magazine’s stand at the event next week, which runs from Thursday, October 29-Sunday, November 1 at Warwickshire’s Stoneleigh Park.   This is a serious bit of kit for…

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James Robinson gives auction advice to James May and Richard Hammond at the Stafford show last April I’ve bought quite a bit at auction, for myself and on behalf of others. I’ve also bid for a lot and come away with nothing. I’ve regularly ignored my own advice and almost landed myself with something I…

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Pete Thorne is bringing the Restoration Theatre to October’s Stafford show Pete Thorne, best-known for his appearances on ITV’s The Motorbike Show, will host the Restoration Theatre at the venue on October 17-18, delivering practical and down-to-earth advice on a range of restoration and maintenance topics. Eight different presentations across the weekend will cover electrical…

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23-time TT winner John McGuinness The event, renowned as one of the biggest of its kind in the world, will welcome the 23-time TT race winner and Mountain Course lap record holder as he talks on stage throughout the weekend about what is arguably one of the greatest careers in the history of motorcycle sport.…

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This 1910 Pierce 688cc Four will be going under the hammer, estimated to fetch £60,000-£80,000 “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, international director for Bonhams Collectors’ Motorcycles. “Mr. Lonati…

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Graham Lampkin with Andrew Stephenson MP Graham Lampkin, 62, from Lancashire, is planning an off-road trip through Spain next year in aid of Cancer Research UK – taking in as many towns beginning with the letter L. “I did a similar venture last year,” says Graham, “riding off-road where possible up to the Shetland Islands.…

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