Restoration
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Bumper Bonhams auction extends to two days at Stafford Classic Show
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To accommodate a bumper crop of consignments, Bonhams has extended its spring sale to two days at the International Classic MotorCycle Show this April. Across the weekend of April 21-22, the largest ever Bonhams Spring Sale of classic and collectors’ motorcycles will take place at the International Classic MotorCycle Show at Staffordshire County Showground. It’s…
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Rare pre-production Honda CB750 goes under the hammer
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One of two surviving pre-production Honda CB750’s is set to go under the hammer next month at the National Motorcycle Museum – and auction house H&H Classics reckons a world record is in the offing. The pre-production CB750 is one of only four built – and only two are known to still exist. The…
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Kevin Schwantz RGV500 to be restored at Motorcycle Live
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Kevin Schwantz’s 1989 Pepsi Suzuki RGV500 is to be restored to full working order at this year’s Motorcycle Live – which takes place from 18-26 November at the NEC in Birmingham – as part of the Japanese manufacturer’s presence at the annual event. The iconic Grand Prix machine will be completely stripped, before being carefully…
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Fan’s favourite Rutter to star at January Winter Classic
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Few motorcycle racers can boast a CV that comes close to Michael Rutter’s, Guest of Honour at the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic show. In a career spanning over 20 years, which goes back to the early 1990’s, when a teenage Rutter took to the track following in his famous father Tony’s footsteps…
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Sunshine set for this weekend’s Stafford Classic Bike Show
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Stop what you’re doing, cancel your plans and clear your diary. This weekend is the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, and with two days of sunshine on the cards, it’s the perfect opportunity to get out on the bike before the weather takes a turn for the worse. It takes place across Saturday…
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Suzuki showing iconic bikes at the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Stafford Show
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Suzuki GB is making a big appearance at the annual Classic Motorcycle Mechanics show at the Staffordshire County Showground, and will be bringing an array of iconic production and race bikes to the event, which takes place on 14-15 October. Showcasing Suzuki’s racing heritage will be both of Barry Sheene’s world championship-winning RG500s, the 1976…
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Suzuki set to display a host of rare bikes at next month’s Stafford Classic Bike Show
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Suzuki is bringing a host of championship winning machines to this year’s Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, which takes place on October 14-15. On display will be the two RG500s which Barry Sheene powered to world championship success in 1976 and 1977, joined by Kevin Schwantz’s 1993 championship-winning RGV500 and Kenny Roberts Jr’s 2000…
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Less than a month to go until the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show
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It’s just over a month until the world’s biggest celebration of classic motorcycles comes to Staffordshire County Showground – taking place over the weekend of October 14-15. No Stafford show is complete without a great guest of honour and the Classic Mechanics Show is no exception, with flying Kiwi Aaron Slight – undoubtedly the best…
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Freddie Sheene to ride Barry’s 1976 championship winning Grand Prix 500 at Oliver’s Mount in July
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Barry Sheene’s 1976 world championship-winning XR14 – which has been restored with the help of Suzuki’s Vintage Parts Programme – will be ridden by his son Freddie at this year’s Sheene Festival at Oliver’s Mount on 22-23 July. The bike, which carried Barry Sheene to victory in four Grands Prix in 1976, was recently restored…
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Aaron Slight confirmed as Guest of Honour at the 24th Carole Nash October Stafford Classic Motorcycle Mechanics show
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Kiwi Aaron Slight – undoubtedly the best rider never to win the World Superbike title – will be guest of honour at the 24th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at the Staffordshire County Showground on October 14-15. As fast and smooth on the track as he was flamboyant and controversial off it, Slight will…
