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  • Highland Classic 2019

    Highland Classic 2019

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    It is likely too late to try and get an entry for the Inverness DMCC Highland Classic Two day Trial on the Alvie estate near Aviemore on June 8/9, as the entries fill up very quickly once they are open and the opening date was February 1, 2019. However, there’s an outside chance someone might…

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  • Increase in entries for Leven Valley

    Increase in entries for Leven Valley

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    Latest news from the Leven Valley Two Day Trial is the entries have been upped to 250 from an initial 200. So popular has the event been that the organisers were oversubscribed almost on the day the entries opened. The trial will take place in Kinlochleven on September 28/29, 2019 and will be all off-road.…

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  • Toughsheet Twinshock series

    Toughsheet Twinshock series

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    With two rounds of the Toughsheet National Twinshock MX Championships done and dusted, the series has seen quite an upturn in entries. The series now caters for Twinshocks, Evolution, Super Evos, and Veterans on Modern bikes. Round three is coming up fast, and is being run by the newly formed Nottingham Twinshock Club, at the…

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  • Two down –five to go

    Two down –five to go

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    The Northern British Bike Championship, one of the UK’s best supported classic championships, got underway with its first round ‘The Poachers Bag’ hosted by Poachers Pre-65 Classic Trials Club at the end of March. Set in the picturesque Lincolnshire Wolds and starting from Smith’s Farm, the round consisted of a 22-mile lap of farm tracks,…

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  • Rickman gathering in the New Forest

    Rickman gathering in the New Forest

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    The impact made on the Sixties MX scene by Don and Derek Rickman with their Metisse machines is well known and the variations of marks are plenty. There’s models with Triumph engines – unit and pre-unit – Matchless motors, Bultaco engines, Montesa power units and so forth. Though predominately MX, the company did dabble in…

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  • Are you passionate about Bultaco?

    Are you passionate about Bultaco?

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    If the answer is yes, then maybe you ought to be in the club… Bultaco Club UK to be precise. Formed by Damon Wood (his Matador was best in show at Telford and is in this issue to further the Bultaco cause) and launched just before Christmas 2018, the idea behind the club is to…

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  • International Dirt Bike Show on the move

    International Dirt Bike Show on the move

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    Since event organiser Mortons Media Group Ltd announced the change of date and venue for the International Dirt Bike Show, trade continues to pour in, ensuring showgoers will have a jam-packed two days at Stafford County Showground on September 28/29. Latest to sign up is kit, clothing, parts and accessories giant Off Road World. The…

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  • BRAND NEW BOOKAZINE TELLS THE STORY OF JOHN ‘MOON EYES’ COOPER

    BRAND NEW BOOKAZINE TELLS THE STORY OF JOHN ‘MOON EYES’ COOPER

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    Moon Eyes tells the remarkable story of this down-to-earth racing legend in his own words.

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  • Bespoke insurance from the classic specialists

    Bespoke insurance from the classic specialists

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    When you buy a classic motorcycle – whether it’s a minty fresh white 1980 Yamaha RD250LC or a seen-better-days Honda FireBlade in the timeless red, white and blue livery – choosing the right insurer is vital. The last thing you need when you’re anxiously stripping down your new pride and joy to see what horrendous…

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  • BRAND NEW STRATFORD AUTOJUMBLE TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

    BRAND NEW STRATFORD AUTOJUMBLE TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

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    May 12 and September 15 are the dates for your diary to browse for bits and bobs – or maybe bolts and belts –for your unfinished automotive project.

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