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Classic Dirt Bike Show guest of honour Mick Grant in the 2008 Classic Experts Trial. Credit – Mortons Archive Held across the weekend of February 21-22, the Putoline Classic Dirt Bike Show will exhibit the Bultaco on which Martin Lampkin claimed his 1975 World Trials Championship, along with a series of racing Nortons in association…

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Dave Joyce’s Best in Show 1914 Sparkbrook Roadster. Credit – Mortons Archive The Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show, which was hampered by flooding in Somerset last year, came back with a bang for 2015 and the sun shone as Charterhouse Auctioneers and Valuers racked up sales totalling more than £250,000 in its debut Bristol…

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Updated websites for classic bikers In terms of the actual sites you use though, it doesn’t alter a great deal of what’s on offer. You can still enter competitions, still search our online classifieds, still read news and articles and still sign up to our fortnightly newsletter. One change you might notice is the forum…

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AJS Model 31 CSR When Lawrence Howes took on the renovation of an AJS 650 twin he was sure that the engine didn’t need much attention, it would be a quick project to complete, and he was bound to make a profit. Thus began a decade of enduring love against all odds BSA A65 upgrades…

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This St Valentine’s weekend, we’re celebrating the Mods and Rockers years at The Royal Bath & West showground, filling the halls with live music, alongside hundreds of traders, clubs and a vast array of stunning and rare vehicles on display… hopefully including yours! Here are just some of the benefits of bringing your car or…

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1961 \’works replica\’ Royal Enfield There will be displays and star guests recalling some of the most memorable moments in off-road and road racing competition. The 40th anniversaries of Martin Lampkin being crowned world trials champion and Vic Allan becoming the only man ever to have won both the British 250 and 500cc British Motocross…

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1915 New vehicle lighting orders for the London Metropolitan Police District. For some time, faster vehicles (including motorcycles) have been required to carry a working red rear light or rear lights as appropriate, but slow vehicles including cycles, hand carts and horse drawn vehicles have been exempt. Now all classes of road vehicles must carry…

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