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The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show sponsored by Carole Nash returns with epic battle of legends

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Alex Bestwick

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30th September 2024

Get ready for a showdown at Stafford County Showground as racing titans Carl Fogarty and Frankie Chili reunite to relive their legendary battles, victories, and fierce rivalry at The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show sponsored by Carole Nash.
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DIARY DATE: Harley-Davidson Open Day

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Mark Lancaster

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21st September 2024

Harley-Davidson® dealerships across the UK and Ireland are answering the call of enthusiasts to head out onto the open roads and chase the sunset with the network-wide Last Chance Open House event on 28 September 2024. There has never been a better time to explore the range of in-store Harley-Davidson motorcycles, winter apparel, and parts…
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Your 2025 Stratford Autojumble Dates Are Here!

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Alex Bestwick

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20th September 2024

Get ready for another year of Stratford Autojumble—we’ve got the official dates for 2025!
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Quick Test: Harley-Davidson Livewire

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Mark Lancaster

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19th September 2024

Bob Pickett has ridden Harley’s electric offering. Here’s what Bob thought! If you had asked which major manufacturer would be first to launch a high-specification electric motorcycle, I doubt Harley-Davidson would have topped many people’s list. Yet in 2014 it debuted a prototype, and in 2019 it went into full production. In the same year,…
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SPECIALIST SPOTLIGHT: Image Design Custom

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Mark Lancaster

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17th September 2024

Bob Pickett reports… You’re out on a ride or pull up at a bike meet, and see a bike with an amazing, one-off paint job. Or you see a helmet, maybe the same model as yours, but with a design you’ve never seen before. Where do these amazing designs come from? And how do you…
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WORKSHOP ESSENTIALS: Stop & Go mini air compressor

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Mark Lancaster

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12th September 2024

Ross Mowbray / £46.80 / www.partseurope.eu While there’s nothing wrong with an old-fashioned foot pump, it’s far easier to plug in a compressor and let it do the hard graft of blowing up your tyres. Technically, this is a portable jobbie; powered using a 12V lighter adaptor plug or by clipping the included alligator clips…
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Own a piece of biking history!

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Nik Samson

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11th September 2024

One of the most iconic custom bikes of all time, Shaun ‘Mr Clever’ Lee’s ‘The Scrounger’ Kent-winning supercharged BSA single, is going up for auction in aid of the East Anglian Air Ambulance on 19 October at an auction by Cheffins Machinery & Vintage Auctions at their site at The Saleground, Sutton, near Ely, Cambs…
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WORKSHOP ESSENTIALS: Muc-Off washer for bikes

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Mark Lancaster

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11th September 2024

Dom Humby / £130 / www.muc-off.com Keeping your bikes clean has always been a tender issue in the motorcycle world; some bother, and some don’t. Either way, it’s always given way to the age-old question: Can I pressure wash my bike? Way back when, this was a big no-no – simply because the output pressure…
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WORKSHOP STUFF: ABBA Superbike Stand

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Mark Lancaster

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10th September 2024

Bertie Simmonds / £100 / www.abbastands.co.uk After 10 years of faithful service, my ABBA Superbike Stand has been retired. Well, sort of… it’s gone to another home. It’s fair to say that this has been the stand of choice, despite having some standalone paddock stands and a hydraulic bike lift. It’s been able to ‘hold…
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BUYERS GUIDE: Workshop Essentials

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Mark Lancaster

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9th September 2024

While many of us dream of a kitted-out workshop with a fully laden tool chest, hydraulic scissor lift and suite of welding equipment, you don’t have to spend a fortune to be able to work on your pride and joy. We’ve handpicked a few bits of key gear that’ll make basic bike maintenance a doddle,…
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