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WORLD-REKNOWNED MOTORCYCLE designer Alan Clews passed away on May 2, shortly before his 80th birthday. Alan had continued to play an active role within Clews Competition Machines, or CCM, as he had done over the past 47 years.  Alan was a successful Trials and Scrambles rider in the late 1960s and wanted a lighter and…

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HONDA HAVE RETURNED the Monkey to the wild. The Honda Monkey bike is widely known as a groovy icon of the 1970s and it first saw the light of day in 1961. After being out of production for decades the recent popularity of the 125cc MSX Grom lightweight has encouraged Honda to dress the platform…

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SUNSHINE AND CLASSIC motorcycles – the perfect start to Spring. The 38th Carole Nash Spring Classic at Stafford County Showground saw thousands of visitors pour through the gates, with a packed bike park stretching across the fields as thousands took the opportunity to sample the best in classic biking. Thanks to the weather there was…

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The Isle of Man Post Office has commissioned a set of 12 ground-breaking stamps, featuring TT greats of yesteryear – man and machine alike. The new Great British Motorcycles set celebrates innovation, incorporating both artwork and classic archive images for the Isle of Man Post Office collection. Harold Daniell, who raced the Manx Norton Single…

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  THERE IS A FEAST for the ears and eyes coming this month as the Lansdowne Classic Series takes to the tracks. Named after James Lansdowne Norton, founder of Norton Motorcycles, the Lansdowne Classic Series sees riders compete on classic era machines from the 1950s and early 1960s. Series organisers aim to create and “maintain…

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  RULE CHANGES MEAN rolling MOT exemptions for vehicles more than 40 years old will start from May 20, the DVLA has confirmed. The rule changes will apply to any motorcycle constructed or first registered more than 40 years ago which has not been substantially changed within the last 30 years. This applies to re-registered…

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From the archive CZ returned to the TT in 1956 after a 21-year break Lawrence and his Broughs Broughs may have become too expensive for most, but the riding stories of TE Lawrence are priceless  A guide to Brough Superiors We have a look at the main models from the famous Nottingham marque Subscribe! We’re…

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ISLE OF MAN Post Office is to release a set of 12 stamps celebrating ground-breaking innovation in Great British Motorcycles to coincide with the TT. Each of the 12 First Class stamps features a painting of a classic engine as created by Graham Crowley, a renowned artist and motorcycle enthusiast. The bikes featured are: Zenith, Excelsior…

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PRESCOTT BIKE FESTIVAL, which was scheduled to take place on April 14-15, fell victim to the weather… but has already been rescheduled for the father’s Day weekend in June. The event, due to take place at Prescott Hill Climb, Cheltenham was cancelled due to adverse ground conditions but was quickly rearranged by organisers for June 16/17.…

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