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  • PRESCOTT RESCHEDULED

    PRESCOTT RESCHEDULED

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    The Prescott Bike Festival, which was due to take place over the weekend of 14-15th April, was postponed due to adverse ground conditions. The event is the biggest annual fundraiser for the charity Blood Bikes, and so has been rescheduled for 16-17th June. All advance ticket holders, Run the Hill entries, competition winners and exhibitors…

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  • Breakfast at the Brewery

    Breakfast at the Brewery

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    Breakfast at the Brewery is a new car and bike meet that’s being held on the third Sunday of every month (until September) from 9am till 1pm at Lymestone Brewery, Mount Road, Stone, Staffordshire (ST15 8LL). All are welcome… except perhaps grumpy gets who shouldn’t be up that early. The next one is this Sunday,…

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  • STRIKING BACK AGAINST THE PHANTOM MENACE

    STRIKING BACK AGAINST THE PHANTOM MENACE

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    Britain’s biggest threat to biking turns out to be in the air… or rather policy about the air, to be precise, says MAG chairman Selina Lavender. I’m talking about Clean Air Zones (CAZs), based on the nutty idea that if we reduce air pollution we’ll live longer. It’s rubbish, but there’s so much momentum behind…

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  • Die Hards MCC ride out

    Die Hards MCC ride out

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    Die Hards MCC are welcoming everyone to their Mendips to Minehead motorcycle ride out on Saturday 14th July. It’s free to join in and all donations on the day will go to the Paulton Birth Centre.

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  • Icon Airflite

    Icon Airflite

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    We showed you the new Icon Airflite helmet back in issue 408, and having had chance to use one, we can now give you some feedback as to what the dramatically styled lid is really like. While the Airflite is really tight to put on – the neck hole was really tight over my fat head,…

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  • April Stafford almost upon us

    April Stafford almost upon us

    As usual, The Classic MotorCycle Show will bring you a fine selection of everything needed for a weekend of motorcycling indulgence, this year being held over April 21/22. Held at Staffordshire County Showground, you’ll find a feast of trade stalls, autojumbles, club stands and private entries. Guest of honour will be Neil Tuxworth, Honda’s racing…

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  • Electric Alley Demo Day – book now!

    Electric Alley Demo Day – book now!

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    English Electric Motor Co’s first Electric Alley Demo Day to be hosted at Orwell Motorcycles (IP2 0AQ) takes place on Saturday (7th April) from 10am to 3pm. There will be a selection of new 2018 electric motorcycles available to try from Zero and Super Soco, which offer various models to cater for all licence types…

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  • Double CD album that’s just Ace

    Double CD album that’s just Ace

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    London’s Ace Cafe, which originally opened in 1938, has teamed up with Western Star Records to launch a special double CD album celebrating 80 years of the famous landmark. The Ace Cafe 1938-2018 Album, which will be launched at the cafe at midday on Sunday 8th April, features 46 rock ‘n’ roll tracks with the…

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  • Dirt Diggers

    Dirt Diggers

    After the success, and apparent selling out, of Dirtquake, it was never going to be long before other crazy dirt-track events would appear, and the first of any size to do is this: Dirt Diggers at the Eddie Wright Raceway in Scunthorpe on Saturday 16th June. Partly organised by the legendary Odgie, ex-editor of this…

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  • Fastec Racing Open Day

    Fastec Racing Open Day

    The lovely people at Fastec Racing, the folk who make all those gorgeous billet bits for bikes, including top race teams all over the country, are having an open day on 29th April to launch their new showroom and range of clothing and accessories, and the new range of Bullit Motorcycles bikes that they’re now…

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