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  • Museum Live returns

    Museum Live returns

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    More attractions’ve been added to the National Motorcycle Museum’s Museum Live on Saturday, October 27. The big news is that TV personality Henry Cole’ll be launching his new book, A Biker’s Life, there and will be personally signing copies which will be available to purchase on the day. There’ll also be a huge autojumble and…

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  • Don’t fall victim to swindlers

    Don’t fall victim to swindlers

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    By Rick Hulse It’s becoming ever more common for people to buy things online nowadays and, as a dedicated online shopper myself, I generally believe this to be a good thing. Shopping for things online gives you access to a far broader range of products and pricing than you can feasibly expect to find in…

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  • Single owner collection to star at the Palace

    Single owner collection to star at the Palace

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    Sometimes pure gold appears on the auction scene Fancy something spectacular in your garage or possibly front room given the condition and desirability of the motorcycles in this collection? If so then you really do need to be along to the Alexandra Palace in London this coming weekend for the Bonhams Auction during the ‘Ally…

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  • Tidy sum raised by Barbersride 2

    Tidy sum raised by Barbersride 2

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    Twenty like-minded motorcycle enthusiasts assembled at Bowkers Harley-Davidson in Preston, Lancashire, to take part in Barbersride 2. Included in their number were barbers, manufacturers, designers, bloggers, distributors, photographers, film makers and a comedian from Blackpool. Barbersride’s collective aim was to ride well over 1,000 miles and raise money for Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in the…

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  • Summer madness

    Summer madness

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    By Rick Hulse I’ve always been a bit of a sun-worshipper, me. Not the ‘down on my knees praying to the mighty Sun God’ sort of sun-worshipper – that, 
to my mind, would 
be as silly as worshipping any other sort of ‘god’. Nor do I mean the ‘lying on a deckchair trying to darken…

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  • RESURGENCE BLACK CANVAS MOTORCYCLE RIDING SHIRT

    RESURGENCE BLACK CANVAS MOTORCYCLE RIDING SHIRT

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    Just arrived in the BSH office, this cool new Resurgence Gear Black Canvas Protective Motorcycle Riding Shirt is stylish, neat, protective and smart, and it’s even suitable for scorching hot summers. It’s made with 60% PEKEV coverage to the body, and its lining is quilted faux silk with a padded thermal lining, and there are…

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  • Royal Enfield Classic 500 Pegasus

    Royal Enfield Classic 500 Pegasus

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    I’m sure you know this already, but Royal Enfield, the world’s oldest motorcycle manufacturer, has a long, long history of working with the British armed forces. Back in the late (very late!) 1800s, the Eadie Manufacturing Company Limited, who’d taken over the Townsend and Ecossais pedal-cycle business, launched in 1886, won contracts to supply precision…

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  • BarbersRide is back!

    BarbersRide is back!

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    A year has passed since the success of the first BarbersRide – and now it’s back! Born out of love of barbering and motorbikes, BarbersRide is a yearly charity event incorporating riding and barbering seminars with some of the UK’s top names in the industry. You can experience five exclusive barbering seminars hosted at Harley-Davidson®…

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  • Order yours now!

    Order yours now!

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    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 road, and 
you can get…

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  • New MAG bod

    New MAG bod

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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 been offered to and accepted…

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