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MOTORCYCLE DEALERS AND one-time manufacturers Vale-Onslow have left the Sparkbrook premises in Birmingham that they occupied for more than 80 years, to move to a new location. Vale-Onslow had been a feature of Stratford Road in Sparkbrook since the 1930s and in British motorcycling’s 1960s hey-day the shop would see hordes of riders turn up…

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ISLE OF MAN legend John McGuinness will campaign a Norton at this year’s TT. McGuinness will join Josh Brookes in the Superbike and Senior races on a factory V4 Aprilia-engined Norton racer, after years of riding for Honda. He suffered serious injuries in a crash during practice at the NW200 in 2017 and it was…

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AN HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT Honda CB750 is up for grabs at the H&H Classics auction on March 4, at the National Motorcycle Museum. A late pre-production model, it is one of only four built, only two are known to still exist. Although it is estimated at £35,000-£40,000, the other machine sold for £88,900 in 2014. H&H…

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CLASSIC HONDA SPECIALISTS David Silver have welcomed the arrival of their latest container load of vintage Japanese classics from the USA. The container came packed with more than 50 bikes, ranging from a selection of 50cc Monkey Bikes to classic Honda 750s. Prime buys included a Honda CB400F with less than 10,000 miles on the…

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ANOTHER LONG DORMANT British motorcycle name is rising from the ashes. Levis, which built a range of lightweight sporty two- and four-strokes in the years up until the Second World War, has returned as the brand name for a new range of motorcycles with an all-British modular engine concept. The new Levis motorcycle is based…

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AS THE MOTORCYCLING world waits for the first appearance of the new Royal Enfield and Constellation 650 twins in the showrooms, the company has quietly slipped out another livery for the model, and it harks back to the company’s late 1960s heyday. The Interceptor is now being offered in a chrome petrol tank finish, similar…

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PRESCOTT BIKE FEST is to be held over two days for the first time this year. The popular, family-friendly event will return to the Gloucestershire hills on April 14-15 and will once again boast a brilliantly diverse range of machinery. Track action is being kept for the Sunday, while Saturday gives visitors the chance to…

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TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES IS continuing its offer of a complimentary track racer kit worth £1950 on all purchases of the Thruxton R. This striking additional extra includes a café racer fairing, fender removal kit, brushed stainless steel slip-ons, front and rear short-stem LED indicators, leather tank strap and grey diamond knurl handlebar grips. A £500 personalisation…

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MOTORCYCLE RACING IS to return to Eppynt Road Race Circuit near Sennybridge in Wales, 65 years after the mountain roads last saw a racing wheel turn in anger. The Eppynt circuit, last used in 1953, will be re-opened for racing from August 3-5 with full range of classes up to Superstock. The revival has been…

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BART MAATJE FROM the Netherlands has collected the 1960 BSA DBD34 Gold Star he won in the National Motorcycle Museum summer raffle. Bart already rides a Honda VTR1000 Firestorm but the Goldie will be his first classic bike. Bart purchased the first prize winning ticket from the museum shop while visiting the UK last year.…

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