Restoration
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Holy cow! Iconic stars of ON ANY SUNDAY headlining Stafford Show! The original superstars together again!
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Holy cow! Iconic stars of ON ANY SUNDAY headlining Stafford Show! The original superstars together again! The COOLEST news we’ve had in a while people! FOUR of the cast from iconic motorcycle documentary On Any Sunday are set for guest of honour duties at Stafford’s massive annual motorcycle event this autumn. Yep. Those guys. They’re…
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Suzuki UK releases Live Restoration video of GSX-R750F rebuild
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Suzuki has released this video of the company’s restoration of a GSX-R750F at last year’s Motorcycle Live show. The Japanese company took an old bike, stripped it and rebuilt it in front of showgoers. Suzuki did it as a drive to raise awareness of its Vintage Parts Programme which has made lots of parts available…
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PHOTOS: KTM 690 Duke custom by DS Restorations
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Here’s a custom bike with a difference: not your usual BMW turned into a café racer or a Harley with forks longer than a flag pole, but a complete rebuild of a 2013 KTM 690 Duke. Darrell Schneider from DS Restorations (DSR), an award winning car builder, has done an incredible job with the Duke…
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Bonhams’ £3.6 million Stafford Motorcycle Auction breaks European sales record
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STAFFORDSHIRE County Showground witnessed a record-setting motorcycle auction last weekend, as three Brough Superiors sold for a combined £704,500. A complete Olympia Motorcycle Show 1937 Brough Superior 990cc SS100 went for £208,700, while a pair of Brough Superior 981cc SS100 Alpine Grand Sport projects reached £236,700 and £259,100 respectively. The star lots contributed to a…
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Steve McQueen 1935 Indian up for auction at Stafford this weekend
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Steve McQueen 1935 Indian up for auction at Stafford this weekend. Two private mega-collections of rare classic motorcycles, along with machines owned by Steve McQueen and James May, are among the lots set to go under the hammer this weekend at Staffordshire County Showground. The annual auction, run by Bonhams, is set to be one…
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This Weekend’s Stafford Show: Top Tips for the big do
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On Saturday and Sunday, October 17-18, some 30,000 motorcycle enthusiasts will head for Staffordshire County Showground. They come because it’s once again time for one of the world’s biggest classic bike events, and there’s so much to see and do, that two days probably isn’t enough. To help you make the most of it, here’s…
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Suzuki to restore original GSX-R750 at Motorcycle Live
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Suzuki will again be providing one of the main attractions at this year’s Motorcycle Live, with the restoration of an original GSX-R750F on its stand over the course of the show. As part of the 30th anniversary celebrations of the iconic range of sportsbikes, which will also see a display of some of the classic…
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All Year Biker: Cleaning with meaning
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By Chris Moss A lot of us aren’t fans of cleaning our bikes. All Year Biker is though. And they have a specific treatment plan to remedy years of neglect. Keeping a motorcycle clean and in good cosmetic shape can be quite a science. Doing it really well requires the correct procedures and appropriate…
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Bonham’s Stafford auction achieves £2.2 million and Top Gear duo pocket over £77k
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Bonham’s Stafford spring sale broke all previous years’ totals and achieved a record £2.2 million, with 86% of the lots sold. The 12 machines in the sale from the Top Gear duo, James May and Richard Hammond, bagged a collective £77,625 – Hammond’s 2010 Norton Commando 961SE the top lot of the series selling for £15,180. British…
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Stafford Motorcycle Show to host brand new ‘Restoration Theatre’
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There’s a new live element in store for visitors heading to the world’s largest classic bike show later this month with TV personality Pete Thorne, a regular on ITV4’s The Motorbike Show with Henry Cole, set to deliver five daily sessions of essential restoration advice. The Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show, taking place…
