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Mick Farrant was a successful racer Mick, proprietor of Fiskerton (Lincoln) based Alloy Polishing Service, was a regular at the Stafford Shows and autojumbles and also well known within the national sidecar racing fraternity during the 1960s, being a dab hand at hurling his Vincent outfits to countless victories. He worked his way up to…

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Kevin Schwantz showed he can still turn on the style when required As the week progressed, building up to the annual VMCC big one, the Festival of 1000 Bikes, the rain just got heavier and more prolonged. On the Friday before the event, the car park fields looked more like paddy fields and the site…

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Make a diary date for Stafford show Former GP and Superbike star Graeme Crosby is guest of honour at the 19th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, over October 20-21, at the Stafford County Showground. ‘Croz’ raced from 1974 in his native New Zealand superbike class and headed for Europe a couple of years later.…

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Sammy Mille with his new V8 Moto Guzzi A new lap record was set on the 1.2 mile Cheshire track by Scott Mansell, in a Caterham Superlight SP/300.R race car. His time was 61.89sec which beat the previous 62.68sec record set by Nikki Faulkner in a Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera LP570-4 in 2010. The RAF won…

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Spectacular scenery awaits the tourists H-C Travel ran its first pioneering Asian tour in 1996, to Khardung-La, the highest pass in the world, at over 18,000ft, followed by the first ever authorised tours to Tibet and Bhutan – naturally on Enfields – then pioneered tours in Rajasthan and Kerala, off-road adventures in the Philippines, Thailand…

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Guest of honour at Burpham will be John Surtees, seen here with his late son Henry John will bring a stunning collection of his racing cars and motorcycles to create a special F1 Paddock. There will also be a ticketed talk with John to celebrate his racing career, including an autograph signing session. Also on…

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Classic Bike Guide on sale now! REGULARS • Products What’s new for you • The Big Question What’s this big squeeze? • Retrospective Sidecar stars quit. Georg Auerbacher and Helmet Fath, two of the worlds greatest sidecar exponents saw their careers end in Finland, during August 1969 • The Good Guys SRM Engineering. Looking for…

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Oxford products combination lock The black dials have easy to read white letters and are castellated for ease of turning. The 7mm diameter steel shackle has a 65mm diameter hoop and the cast metal body is coated to prevent corrosion. Useful for any number of applications. Another clever idea from Oxford Products. Recommended retail price…

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Ever popular RSPCA bike show As usual there are concours classes for British classic and modern, American, Japanese, continental, custom etc. Trade stalls, craft stalls, home-made food, barbecue with local produce, you name it. You can also have a look at the animals in need of a home while you’re there. All proceeds go toward…

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