Register your objections to save the Trials! But don't delay, the e-petition only runs until January 23, 2014! The Speed Trials has been running in Brighton since 1905 and is one of the highlights of
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December's Classic Bike Guide on sale
New CBG on sale • Editor's intro Gary Pinchin sets the scene • Archive Sunbeam singles star in dirt track racing success LIVE2RIDE • Stafford Show Inside the Carole Nash Classic Mechanics show • Gentlemen
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British motorcycle racing success on track and road in the Dutch East Indies – a country now known as Indonesia – was reported in The Motor Cycle on Thursday, December 20, 1923. There was no
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VMCC CEO James Hewing to step down He commented: "After nearly a decade in the role I felt it was time to seek a fresh challenge which allowed me to use my experience and skills
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Early Yamaha XS1 The Japanese take on big parallel twins was something of a mixed bag. Despite the successes with two-strokes and air-cooled fours, the lure of the big twin proved too much. Two of
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Make a date for your diaries Back by popular demand, the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic takes place on the weekend of January 4-5, and brings together an extensive array of display machines,
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Outrageously attractive Brough… The company's retro-looking bike is a clever mix of and high-tech componentry and visual quirk, enough to attract less conventional motorcycle buyers, folk who want performance and to stand out from the
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Cable operated rear brake on BSA Road Rocket The more you ride older machines, the more you start to value a good rear brake. It seems to play a disproportionate role, not least in providing
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Latest Classic Bike Guide out now • Editor's intro Gary Pinchin sets the scene • Archive Triumph's Broklands Speed Trials reported LIVE2RIDE • Ace Reunion 20th anniversary + The Brighton Burn Up • The Bike
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The team which put the Triumph 6/1 through its paces at Brooklands included (left to right); Len Crisp, S Slader (passenger), Tim Robbins, Harry Perrey and RR Holliday (passenger) Tucked away in the bottom corner
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