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TRIUMPH HAS UPDATED its Street Scrambler and Street Twin models for 2019. The company’s range of modern classics has been a big hit with buyers, including those new or returning to two wheels and those who never left. Launched in 2017, the Street Scrambler has a rugged off-road attitude that can be traced back to the…

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LEGENDARY RACER FREDDIE Spencer, universally known as Fast Freddie, will be the guest of honour at the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic on January 5-6, bringing a real international flavour to the season starter at Newark Showground. After a hugely successful career in his native US – the 1978 AMA 250cc Championship being…

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GERMAN COMPANY POWERDYNAMO GMBH, which designed and marketed bolt-on dynamo and ignition systems for classic motorcycles, has closed its doors after 27 years of service to the classic bike community. Powerdynamo say the closure of the Berlin sales operation has been triggered by the health of its CEO but it does not mean an end…

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COLOGNE’S INTERMOT SHOW showed that manufacturers are continuing to target the classic market with a range of retro models and machines that look to their manufacturer’s past glories. Suzuki made the biggest splash by reviving the Katana name for their latest semi-naked roadster based on the company’s 999cc GSX-S. Revitalised German manufacturer Horex revealed a…

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ONE OF THE best-known names in bespoke British motorcycle manufacturing, Métisse, is on the market. Métisse Motorcycles were originally created and developed in the 1960s by Rickman. Gerry Lisi runs Métisse at his Carswell, Oxfordshire premises and is looking for a buyer as he develops a new Rickman/Métisse museum on the site. Work on the 20,000…

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  AN 89-YEAR-OLD SUPERCHARGED BMW and an Australian Superbike Racing legend were the stars of the show at the Goodwood Revival. Troy Corser piloted the 1929 BMW R57 Kompressor to victory in the second heat of the Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy double-header, combining 21st century knee-down style with mastery of the 125mph hand-change, supercharged, rigid-framed…

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  Avon Motorcycle Tyres is capitalising on the recent surge of interest in British bike brands, with Triumph and CCM fitting them to new bikes. Royal Enfield is also fitting its 350cc bikes and Himalayan adventure bikes with Avon rubber. Despite the motorcycle market hitting a plateau and remaining largely static in the last 12…

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  TWO OF THE UK’s most popular motorcycle festivals are set to join forces in 2019 with the announcement the Prescott Bike Festival will now incorporate The Kickback Motorcycle Show – The National Custom Show & Championships. The collaboration will take place at the Gloucestershire hill climb and festival on the weekend of the June…

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  THE UK’S BIGGEST bike show, Motorcycle Live, will open its doors at the NEC Birmingham from November 17-25. There will be at least 38 manufacturers displaying the latest machines, including Triumph, Brough Superior, CCM and Norton as well as a host of larger manufacturers from around the world. Expect previews of the latest machines…

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  EUROPE’S LEADING INDOOR off-road event is back for yet another bumper event this November. Not only will the event be showcasing the very latest off-road models and live trials action, once more there will be superb entertainment, including Mini Bike Racing, Quad bikes and Moto Football. The International Dirt Bike Show is held across…

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