Royal Enfield have recently launched a new version of their long-running Bullet Classic 500; the Pegasus, styled on, and a tribute to, the Flying Flea paratrooper bikes that were dropped into action with the Parachute Regiment in the Second World War. The Classic 500 Pegasus will cost £4,999 on the
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The Motorcycle Action Group (MAG), the UK’s leading voice for riders, is pleased to announce that it has recruited a director of campaigns and political engagement. The board of directors was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the post and, following a rigorous interview process, the position has
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Anyone who’s familiar with Gloucestershire and the surrounding area will be aware of Crickley Hill – the long, steep climb up from Gloucester to the famous Air Balloon pub at Birdlip – and how long and steep it actually is. Well, unless you’re riding up it on a new Harley-Davidson
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TRIKE Design’s open day will be on Sunday, June 10 at Sir Alfred Owen Way, Caerphilly CF83 3HU (11am to 4pm). There’ll be live music, freshly prepared food including Mandi’s Welshcakes, a bar, traders and a charity raffle. Check out the Facebook page for any updates or visit the website: www.trike-design.co.uk
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Rick Hulse extols the virtues of the rally season! I have no idea whether this’s a result of the much-vaunted global warming or just one of those anomalies that happen from time to time. For all I know it could be due to a rift in the space-time continuum caused
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The big news for this year’s Farmyard Party is that the Big Top is back! The Farmyard, held at Duncombe Park in Helmsley (which, I don’t really need to tell you, is in Yorkshire), is held on 80 acres of pastureland separated into three huge grass fields (two for camping,
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The Malle Mile, the combined custom and hill-climb event held in the grounds of Kevington Hall in London, billed as ‘the greatest and most inappropriate motorcycle race in the country’, is back for the weekend of 29th June-1st July. It’s a celebration of the motorcycle in all forms, with a
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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
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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
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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
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