Classic Bike Guide

Alan Clews 1938-2018

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Darren Hendley

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2nd June 2018

WORLD-REKNOWNED MOTORCYCLE designer Alan Clews passed away on May 2, shortly before his 80th birthday. Alan had continued to play an active role within Clews Competition Machines, or CCM, as he had done over the past 47 years. Alan was a successful Trials and Scrambles rider in the late 1960s and wanted a lighter and…
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Honda like to Monkey around

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Darren Hendley

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30th May 2018

HONDA HAVE RETURNED the Monkey to the wild. The Honda Monkey bike is widely known as a groovy icon of the 1970s and it first saw the light of day in 1961. After being out of production for decades the recent popularity of the 125cc MSX Grom lightweight has encouraged Honda to dress the platform…
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July 2018

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Darren Hendley

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30th May 2018

From the archive Sand racing from Wallasey, 1961 Smiles in the Stafford sunshine We focus on some of the bikes that caught our eye Subscribe! Save loads o’ money and get your favourite mag delivered to your door News What’s been going on with the world of all things classic What’s on Pack your sarnies…
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Welcome

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Darren Hendley

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30th May 2018

It’s official – classic bikes make you feel younger, more attractive and happier… (WARNING – the above statement has no scientific facts behind it but I was told by a bloke down the pub and I believe him)… WELCOME to the June edition of Classic Bike Guide. The sun is out and hopefully you’ve been…
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Smiles in the Stafford sunshine

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Darren Hendley

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25th May 2018

SUNSHINE AND CLASSIC motorcycles – the perfect start to Spring. The 38th Carole Nash Spring Classic at Stafford County Showground saw thousands of visitors pour through the gates, with a packed bike park stretching across the fields as thousands took the opportunity to sample the best in classic biking. Thanks to the weather there was…
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TT 2018: Great British Motorcycles stamp collection celebrates the Isle of Man TT

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Darren Hendley

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15th May 2018

The Isle of Man Post Office has commissioned a set of 12 ground-breaking stamps, featuring TT greats of yesteryear – man and machine alike. The new Great British Motorcycles set celebrates innovation, incorporating both artwork and classic archive images for the Isle of Man Post Office collection. Harold Daniell, who raced the Manx Norton Single…
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Classic sights and sounds return

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Sam Hewitt

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14th May 2018

THERE IS A FEAST for the ears and eyes coming this month as the Lansdowne Classic Series takes to the tracks. Named after James Lansdowne Norton, founder of Norton Motorcycles, the Lansdowne Classic Series sees riders compete on classic era machines from the 1950s and early 1960s. Series organisers aim to create and “maintain…
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Mike Hailwood’s Machines

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Sam Hewitt

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10th May 2018

Gilded Grit and the 125cc MV Agusta Mondial, NSU, Ducati, Yamaha, Honda, AJS, Triumph, Norton, Itom, MV Agusta – the list of machines raced by Mike Hailwood is staggering. And each of them reveals something of the time, the era and the driving forces in Mike’s career. In the early years – from Mike’s…
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ASTE BOLAFFI’S FIRST CLASSIC CARS AND MOTOR VEHICLES AUCTION ON MAY 23RD AT LA PISTA DI ARESE (MILAN)

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Sam Hewitt

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9th May 2018

Among the highlights there are a 1955 Lancia Aurelia B24s Spider, the Alfa Romeo 8c Pandion 2010, and the Bertone Nuccio 2012 For its first Classic Cars and Motor Vehicles Auction, scheduled for May 23rd at “La Pista di Arese” (Milan), Aste Bolaffi will present some of the most iconic vintage cars, with models that range from the…
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No need for an MOT to register your 40-year-old classic

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Sam Hewitt

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8th May 2018

RULE CHANGES MEAN rolling MOT exemptions for vehicles more than 40 years old will start from May 20, the DVLA has confirmed. The rule changes will apply to any motorcycle constructed or first registered more than 40 years ago which has not been substantially changed within the last 30 years. This applies to re-registered…
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