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Race-ace turned television commentator Whitham will be the star guest at the New Year classic motorcycle event at Newark Showground. One of the most popular British riders ever, Whitham will be on stage several times throughout the weekend being interviewed about his life and career by fellow former competitor Steve Plater. Whitham steps in to…

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Some were undeniably wonderful; some inescapably weird. Old skool chops stood alongside current factory cruisers, shipped straight from the showroom. Home-built café racers, built on a tight budget and unashamedly displaying their rough edges and spray-can cosmetics, nudged up to professionally-crafted creations where not a cable-tie could be seen. Old Japs, old Brits and old…

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James Whitham will guest star at the January 9-10 Newark bike show One of the most popular British riders ever, Whitham will be on stage several times throughout the weekend of January 9-10 being interviewed about his life and career by fellow former competitor Steve Plater. Exhibition manager Nick Mowbray said: “James is a great…

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The ex-Hubert Chantrey Brough Superior 750cc BS4 The ‘Broughs of Bodmin Moor’ will be offered on Sunday, April 24 – the second of the event’s two days. Bonhams’ motorcycle department international director Ben Walker: “A lot of mystery surrounds these motorcycles, as very few people knew that they still existed, many believing them to be…

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Street Twin INSPIRED BY THE new wave custom scene, this 900cc ‘high torque’ Bonnie combines clean lines, minimal bodywork and stacks of stylish accessories with a responsive motor, distinctive sound, dynamic handling and usefully low seat height. The liquid-cooled, eight-valve, parallel twin engine delivers 59lb-ft (80Nm) at 3200rpm, using Triumph’s next gen ride-by-wire fuel-injection and…

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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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