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BSA DBD34 'Goldie' in touring spec
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Fast 500s with somewhere to put your socks: BSA DBD34 Gold Star and Matchless G80CS

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Older classics such as this 1963 Velocette won't be affected
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New emissions law targets post-2001 motorcycles – older classics escape

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Mike Hailwood Honda 350 1966 world championship winner
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Mike Hailwood’s World Championship Honda: £1 million motorcycle?

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British Classics
BSA DBD34 'Goldie' in touring spec
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    • Classic Motorcycles

Fast 500s with somewhere to put your socks: BSA DBD34 Gold Star and Matchless G80CS

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1937 BSA Y13 750cc V-twin
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  • British Classics

Bike Of The Week: BSA Y13, The V-Twin Birmingham Never Forgot

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
  • British Classics

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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  • British Classics

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

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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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  • Japanese Classics

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
    • European Classics

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

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1975 Ducati 900SS
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  • European Classics

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

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  • 1 December 2025
1969 Vespa scooter
  • European Classics

1969 Vespa SS90: Speedy Gonzales Of Scooters

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  • 31 January 2025
1980 Moto Guzzi Spada
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Moto Guzzi Spada Royale: The Luton Job

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  • 29 July 2024
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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  • American Classics

Climbing Legends: 1928 Harley-Davidson FHAD Hillclimber

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  • American Classics

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

  • BSA DBD34 'Goldie' in touring spec 1
    • British Classics
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    Fast 500s with somewhere to put your socks: BSA DBD34 Gold Star and Matchless G80CS

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    New emissions law targets post-2001 motorcycles – older classics escape

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    Mike Hailwood’s World Championship Honda: £1 million motorcycle?

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    • Japanese Classics

    Bike Of The Week: Virtually Unused 1981 Yamaha XT500

  • 1937 BSA Y13 750cc V-twin 5
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    Bike Of The Week: BSA Y13, The V-Twin Birmingham Never Forgot

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  • Honda CB1000F
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    Honda CB1000F: will the retro Fireblade match original CB900F?

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  • BSA Bantam 350
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    The BSA Bantam 350 flies again

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  • BMW R12 S
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    BMW R 12 S: Boxer with a Dash of Daytona

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Moto Guzzi V50
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Ten Great Classic Motorcycles for under £5000

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Allen Millyard’s Maddest Machines Under the Hammer – Including Viper V10

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Banbury Run
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Banbury Run 2026: Best places to watch

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VMCC member Peter Hull riding his 1928 Scott Squirrel in the Carrowdore 100 parade last year.
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Vintage Motor Cycle Club celebrates 80th anniversary in 2026

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Three generations of the Bell family take part in the Banbury Run
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Entries open for The Banbury Run 2026

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Retro Bikes
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    Honda CB1000F: will the retro Fireblade match original CB900F?
  • BSA Bantam 350 2
    The BSA Bantam 350 flies again
  • BMW R12 S 3
    BMW R 12 S: Boxer with a Dash of Daytona
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    Purpose Built Moto’s Royal Enfield Bobber
  • 2025 BMW R 12 G/S 5
    First Look: BMW R 12 G/S – Retro Spirit, Modern Grit
14 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead
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World’s biggest classic motorcycles auction: Mecum Las Vegas 2026

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Rob Ianucci
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Classic motorcycle racing pioneer Rob Iannucci RIP

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9 1904 Riley Moto-Bi
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Stolen: Rare Riley motorcycle sold as ‘1970s Special’ at auction

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Smoky Treasure: Charlie Sanby’s TT Ducati 750SS

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MV Agusta Senna at Iconic Auction
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Iconic Auction shows classic motorcycle prices ‘resetting’

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