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The VMCC Banbury Run 2015 As one of the event’s supporters, we caught up with organisers to get all the details… The Event With the support of partners Footman James, Bonhams and Old Bike Mart, the VMCC is pleased to announce the 67th VMCC Banbury Run will take place on Sunday, June 21, 2015. With…

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Guest of honour at Stafford October… TT legend John McGuinness The Morecambe Missile will headline the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show on October 17-18, and he’ll be in attendance all weekend at Staffordshire County Showground participating in interviews, race paddock sessions and award presentations. Initial news of the announcement broke on the Classic Bike…

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Geoff Duke: 1923-2015 A special event took place on the Isle of Man on Sunday ahead of a private family funeral for the 1950s racing superstar who passed away on Friday, May 1 at the age of 92. Joined by sons Peter and Mike who followed on motorcycles, a hearse carrying Duke’s coffin left the…

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Richard Hammond and James May talk Bonhams auction bikes with The Classic MotorCycle editor James Robinson All of the 12 machines owned by the duo were snapped up by enthusiastic bidders, and the two shared laughs with onlookers as James May even jokingly bid on his first lot, a Yamaha ‘Fizzy’. The Top Gear hosts…

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James May in the Bonhams Auction While their future as presenters of BBC’s Top Gear may be uncertain, the duo’s motorcycles are sure to attract a lot of attention. Among the eight machines being offered by May are a 2010 Yamaha SR400 ‘Grievous Angel’ by Deus Ex Machina, valued at between £8000 and £12,000, and…

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Come and join the Cavalcade at Stafford The upcoming Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show, which takes place on the weekend of April 25-26, will see sessions on each day as bikes are paraded around the ring for showgoers to inspect. There will accompanying commentary from The Classic MotorCycle magazine editor James Robinson who will be talking about the…

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Henry Cole (left) and Restoration Theatre host Pete Thorne (right) filming for ITV’s The Motorbike Show. The Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show, taking place at Staffordshire County Showground on April 25-26, will see Pete guide showgoers through a range of topics offering practical and down-to-earth advice with accompanying demonstrations.  Nick Mowbray, exhibition manager at…

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Head of the family… Allan Jefferies from the archive. Classic motorcycling’s flagship show takes place on April 25-26 at Staffordshire County Showground with Nick, the only rider to have won the Manx Grand Prix, Formula 1 TT, the International Manx Two-Day Trial and a gold medal in the International Six Day Enduro, performing guest of…

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Graham Noyce at the Putoline Classic Dirt Bike Show ‘Rolls’ Noyce spoke on stage about his career with Classic Dirt Bike editor Tim Britton and is set for further engagements across this weekend’s event including the unenviable task of choosing the best motocross machine on display.  He will return to the stage at 3pm this…

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Brian ‘Nick’ Nicholls (1930-2015) And the man who took that picture was Nick Nicholls, doyen of motorcycle sport photographers, who has passed away, aged 84. Brian R ‘Nick’ Nicholls was born on June 26, 1930. After being evacuated from London during the war, he left his grammar school as soon as he could, taking a…

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