Where do you want to ride in Italy and on what classic motorcycle? That’s all you have to answer when booking with Ride70s which offers tours of different regions of Italy on a selection of classic bikes. The 2023 season has ended on a high note and now registrations are now open for Ride70s’ 2024 […]
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One of the fun parts about running a motorcycle that’s been restored or rebuilt by someone else is the little things you discover after a few months of ownership. In the case of my 1963 Velocette Venom, it was a surprise to me when removing the battery and finding it had a fake exterior, which
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Speed Is Expensive – yup, we know that and there’s a movie to confirm it. It’s the story of the rise and fall of Vincent motorcycles and the small and far from perfect team led by engineer Philip Vincent. Vincent actually started as far back as 1928 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. Vincent bought HRD Motors which
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It’s astonishing to think that the youngest motorcycle taking part in this year’s Pioneer Run will be at least 107 years old – there may even be one that’s 126 years old! That’s the joy of the Pioneer Run, the largest gathering of pre-1915 motorcycles in the world. This year’s event, the 83rd, will take
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Specialist cable maker Venhill has added a new grey colour option to its motorcycle speedo and tacho cable range. The Surrey company says it’s a discreet alternative to black cables on classic British and Japanese bikes. The grey cables are made the same way as traditional black ones. Each one features a right-hand wound inner
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Entries for the 2024 Moto Giro d’Italia are now open and anyone thinking of taking part is urged to register as soon as possible. For the 2023 event, the maximum number of 200 entrants was reached by December 2022 when a waiting list was started. The Moto Giro d’Italia is a historical re-enactment of the
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US YouTube channel Rescue Story is restoring a 1960s Jawa motorcycle found in a dilapidated state. View the whole series here.
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A ‘Made at the Manx’ lap will be part of the special events being held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Manx Grand Prix on Saturday 26 August 2023. The demonstration lap is scheduled to take place at 3pm between Saturday’s Junior Manx Grand Prix for Supertwin bikes and the Classic Senior Manx Grand
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A truly historic Triumph motorcycle is up for sale at the H&H classic motorcycle auction at the National Motorcycle Museum on Wednesday, 12 July. It’s a 1923 Triumph Ricardo – one of the first to have a four-valve, overhead valve engine that transformed the power output. The 500cc single cylinder Triumph Ricardo put out 20hp
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How do you recreate a motorcycle first seen in 1901 when you have no surviving examples, no technical drawings and just a handful of period photos? Answer: A combination of the facts you do have, period knowledge and some good guesses, that’s how and that’s just what Royal Enfield has done with its Project Origin.
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