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IN THE LAST issue of Classic Bike Guide we ran a road test for Italian manufacturer SWM’s Seventies ISDT inspired Six Days 440. In the article we reported that the engine was produced in China by the Shineray Group. We got it wrong; sorry. The engine is manufactured in Italy. In fact, only its crankcases…

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MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE SPECIALIST Bennetts has launched a new insurance service for classic bikers. Policyholders have now been given clear guidance on what modifications they don’t need to tell the company about, offering owners of modern classic and vintage machinery individually tailored coverage when it comes to protecting their pride and joy. The insurance for classic…

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THE OILY RAG CO Festival of Bikes is a celebration and exhibition dedicated to some of the finest classic, custom and modified motorcycles in the UK. On September 8/9 Cheltenham Town Hall near the Imperial Gardens will be crammed full of stunning and mouth-watering motorbikes, ranging from café racers, choppers, bobbers, customs, classics, scooters and…

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Fancy a weekend of bikes, bargains and banter? This year’s Carole Nash Eurojumble is celebrating its 25th year and is ticking all the boxes for bike enthusiasts. Gates will open from 9am on both days of the event – Friday, August 31 and Saturday, September 1. Here are the top five reasons to visit… Thousands…

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Whether you need one particular part or you just fancy a mooch through mountains of motorcycling memorabilia, you should make a date in your diary for one of Britain’s biggest bike jumbles. The Carole Nash Eurojumble is celebrating its 25th year, returning to Netley Marsh, between Cadnam and Totton, Hants SO40 7GY, on Friday, August…

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ROAD RACER WILLIAM Dunlop was killed in a crash while practising for the Skerries 100 Road races near Dublin on Saturday, July 7. He was 32 years old. Part of a motorcycle racing dynasty, William was the elder brother of Michael Dunlop, the son of Robert Dunlop and the nephew of Joey Dunlop. William’s father Robert was…

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MOTO GUZZI HAVE unveiled a new version of their popular 750cc V7 III, the chrome tanked Limited. Just 500 of the V7 III Limited will be sold worldwide, with 20 coming to the UK. The fully chromed tank is topped off with a black leather vintage-look strap. Chrome plate shines across the rest of the Limited,…

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THE STREETS OF London will soon lose part of their motorcycling heritage with the closure of Reg Allen Motorcycles. The Hanwell shop is to close because of the semi-retirement of the longest serving servant of classic biking in the capital. Those bikes weren’t classics when Bill Crosby bought the Reg Allen dealership in 1958 at the age…

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THE LATEST project for the Sammy Miller Restoration Workshop is a 1913 TT Rudge that was donated to the Museum Trust by staunch supporter Bill McComb of County Antrim. Bill had the machine for many years in a dismantled and poor state and decided that it needed restoring, to bring it back to its full glory…

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