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Allen Millyard and his Viper S10 motorcycle
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Allen Millyard’s Maddest Machines Under the Hammer – Including Viper V10

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British Classics
1937 BSA Y13 750cc V-twin
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Bike Of The Week: BSA Y13, The V-Twin Birmingham Never Forgot

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Matchless G80CS
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Matchless G80CS: The Desert Sledgehammer

BSA Empire Star
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Bike Of The Week: 1937 BSA Empire Star, a pivotal classic but I missed it!

1912 Rudge Multi
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Over the ton and still going: early Rudge and BSA

1927 Scott Flying Squirrel — water-cooled ingenuity meets inter-war British sporting spirit. A rare survivor from one of motorcycling’s most innovative marques.
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Bike Of The Week: Scott Flying Squirrel – Two-Stroke Royalty

Bud Ekins Matchless G80S
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Fancy a bit of Hollywood history? Bud Ekins’ Matchless G80S

1928 BSA sloper
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1928 BSA Sloper: A Jolly Green Giant is calling

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A Proper Motorcycle: The 1937 Vincent-HRD Rapide Series-A

1957 Triumph T21 350cc unit
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Triumph’s very first ‘unit’ construction twin: the 1957 350cc ‘Twenty-One’

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    All Routes Italy overtakes Ride 70s tours: 2026 dates

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  • 1952 Triumph Trophy TR5
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    Bike Of The Week: Triumph TR5, The original ‘Trophy’

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    BSA Bantam GPO: the Little Red Rooster

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JAPANESE CLASSICS
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Bike Of The Week: Virtually Unused 1981 Yamaha XT500

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1970 Honda CB750
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1970 Honda CB750: The Original Superbike Heads to Auction

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1988 Yamaha XT500
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1988 Yamaha XT500: Still Crated After All These Years

Kawasaki GPz900R Top Gun replica
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Kawasaki GPz900R: Top Gun Legend That Changed Motorcycling

EUROPEAN CLASSICS
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Bike Of The Week: 1965 ‘works’ MV Agusta 500 tops Bonhams Stafford auction

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1975 Ducati 900SS
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Bike Of The Week: 1975 Ducati 900 Super Sport: Raw and Raucous

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1969 Vespa scooter
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1969 Vespa SS90: Speedy Gonzales Of Scooters

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1980 Moto Guzzi Spada
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Moto Guzzi Spada Royale: The Luton Job

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Will this 1972 750cc Ducati Imola racer top $1m?

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AMERICAN CLASSICS
1970 Indian Velocette Venom 500
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The Curious Case of the 1970 Indian Velocette Venom 500

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Climbing Legends: 1928 Harley-Davidson FHAD Hillclimber

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Slice of Americana: 1918 Harley-Davidson Model F

1936 Indian Four
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Bike Of The Week: 1936 Indian Four, a rare survivor

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    Honda CB1000F: will the retro Fireblade match original CB900F?

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    The BSA Bantam 350 flies again

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    BMW R 12 S: Boxer with a Dash of Daytona

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Route 66 at 100: EagleRider’s Once-in-a-Century Ride

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H J Pugh Sale of Vintage and Classic Motorcycles, Ledbury

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Kempton Park Motorcycle Autojumble & Iconic Auction

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The Iconic Motorcycle Sale at Kempton Park

Jul 19
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Summer Pioneer Run, West Sussex

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