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Suzuki is pleased to announce that, in partnership with Motorfinity, it will continue to support the UK’s armed forces, veterans, NHS and emergency services personnel in 2018, offering up to £500 worth of genuine accessories or merchandise when purchasing a new model from its on-road range.
To claim their discount – which runs in conjunction with any other Suzuki or dealership offer, including the current low-rate finance campaign that allows customer to choose from a two, three, or four-year deal and an APR to match – members of the emergency services or armed forces simply need to present their Blue Light Card or Defence Discount Service Card to their chosen dealership at the point of sale.
Suzuki will offer a discount based on a model’s capacity, giving £250 worth of free accessories or merchandise away with bikes up to 250cc, £350 up to 650cc models, or £500 with bikes over 650cc.
Those that qualify for the offer include serving and former police officers and staff, fire and rescue personnel, and NHS staff and ambulance personnel, as well as those working in the prison service. Serving and veteran armed forces personnel along with reserve forces, spouses and partners of serving members, MoD civil servants, NATO, and Cadets over 16 years of age also qualify.
Ian King, Suzuki GB business development manager, said, “Every day our armed force and members of our emergency services put the lives and wellbeing of others ahead of their own, so it’s only right that we offer these brave men and women a reward when they choose to buy a new Suzuki. Many members of both the emergency services and armed forces are motorcycle riders, and hopefully this offer shows our appreciation for their hard work and dedication.”
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On the 1st - 2nd September 2018, the third Isabena Rallye will take place, around the beautiful Isabena Valley. 
It doesn’t matter if you drive a Enduro motorcycle, a sport motorcycle or a touring motorcycle or how much experience you have. The slogan of the rallye is: 2 Days of Fun!
The rallye is for motorcycles only and the participant will ride mostly on paved roads.
Further more we will organize some special tests as well as some off-road sections which will require your skills, but also require a pinch of luck. Perfect are motorcycles with which you can easily ride a 200km day trip through this unique part of the Pyrenees, as well as a few kilometers on simple off-road tracks.
The rallye will be organized in a way so that you can finish in a good position even if you don’t like to ride the off-road sections or the special test.
For the final we will set up another tricky challenge with our own off-road motorcycle for the top riders.
Isabena Rallye Trailer
www.isabena.eu
Article supplied by Camping & Bungalowpark Isábena
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Debi Trevett joins H-C Travel, as travel agency manager and motorcycle tours sales and operations manager for Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Debi previously worked for Trailfinders for 10 years, latterly as their product manager for Africa. Debi joins Linda Kember, North American sales and operations manager responsible for Orange & Black motorcycle tours and rentals, and Carol Hooker, responsible for Asia and Latin America.
David Grist, owner of H-C Travel, said: ‘Debi brings a wealth of experience and expertise to H-C Travel, and I’m delighted to welcome her on board. Our success is based on our professional, personal approach to motorcycle touring, our unique business model, and our passion for travel. Debi is a great fit and reflects our approach perfectly. I’m looking forward to working with her.'
H-C Travel Ltd was established in 1994 and is the UK's leading specialist operator of fly - ride motorcycle tours to destinations around the world. Based in Overton, Hampshire it also has a retail travel agency for the North Hampshire/Berkshire borders (serving the area between Basingstoke, Newbury, Winchester and Andover.) Its Orange & Black brand offers Harley-Davidson authorised guided tours, self-guided tours and rentals in the USA. H-C Travel is uniquely positioned in the UK motorcycle tour market with professional travel industry recognition, ATOL bonding and TTA membership.
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On 21st and 22nd April, the largest ever Bonhams Spring Stafford Sale of classic and collectors' motorcycles will take place at the International Classic MotorCycle Show. The sale has been split in to a two-day event to accommodate the astonishing number of machines on offer. More than 300 motorcycles have been consigned - including several single-owner collections – ranging from pre-war American machines to modern Japanese superbikes.
One of them is the 1973 MV Augusta 750 Sport, considered one of the most desirable of post-war motorcycles.
We have worked closely with experts at Bonhams Auction House - the most renowned auctioneers of fine art, motorbikes, cars and jewellery. They provided us with official valuations in order to properly understand how much these motorbikes have appreciated since they came out on the market. As a result, we now have information on some of the most valuable motorbikes in recent history.
Features:
- A list of 30 motorbikes ranked by both 'current value' and 'appreciation' with a short bio
- Top 10 list of most valuable motorbikes and motorbikes that has appreciated the most in value
- Fully embeddable
- Quotes from expert
In the existing list, we have a 1972 MV Agusta 750s that reached a selling price of £84,380 so it will be interesting to see what the final price will land on for the 1973 model that’s up for grabs on Sunday. It’s expected to land on anything between £70,000 and £90,000.
1973 MV AGUSTA 750S Registration no. CNF 113M Frame no. MV4C75 Lot 262 (22 Apr 2018, 12:00 BST)
'The 750S is still one of the most dramatic looking bikes made. This is in no small part due to the colours: crimson frame, red, blue and white tank, and white fairing with the insignia of MV Agusta emblazoned on the sides.' – Bike magazine.
Developed from its long line of highly successful multi-cylinder racers, MV Agusta's first road-going four - the 4C, a twin-carburettor, 600cc, shaft-driven tourer - appeared in 1965. But the public demanded something more exciting from many-times World Champions MV, and the Gallarate manufacturer duly obliged in 1968, upping capacity to 743cc and further boosting maximum power (to 65bhp) by fitting a quartet of Dell'Orto carburettors to the revised 750S, a high-speed symphony in red, white, and blue. Perhaps surprisingly for a sports model, the 750S retained the 4C's shaft final drive, while the frame too was virtually identical to that of its predecessor.
Hand made in limited numbers and priced accordingly, the 750S was way beyond the financial reach of the average enthusiast, selling to the kind of well-healed individual who might also own a Ferrari, Maserati, or Lamborghini. Marque specialist, the late Mick Walker got to try a mint, low mileage example in 1983, recording the event in his book 'MV Agusta Fours': 'The experience was unique; the rider was transported to a different level, and made to feel really special. There was certainly a pronounced "feel-good factor".'
Quote from expert
Ben Walker, international director for Bonhams collectors' motorcycle department stated:
Why we selected the bikes we did
- “When choosing which motorcycles to feature we’ve tried to select machines from across the collecting spectrum - from the early Pioneer period with the 1908 Triumph 3½hp Combination through the post-classic 1990 Honda VFR750R Type RC30.
- These are machines that will appeal to all areas of enthusiasm – not just because of their value but also because of the nostalgia that they evoke.”
The increase in value
- “It is fascinating to see how the values have increased since the machines were new. Knowing what we know now – the percentage increase in value and how difficult it is to acquire these machines - it would be great to step back in time and buy them when new….”
Top 10 most valuable motorbikes
- 1951 Vincent Black Lightning - £ 657,652
- The ex-Hubert Chantrey, 1932 Brough Superior 800cc Model BS4 Project - £ 331,900
- 1929 Brough Superior 968cc SS100 - £ 315,000
- Rare 'one-of-one' Black Shadow variant in Chinese Red - 1951 Vincent White Shadow - £ 305,210
- 1939 Vincent-HRD 998cc Series-A Rapide - £ 275,900
- 1939 Vincent-HRD 998cc Rapide Series-A Project - £ 270,300
- 1927 Brough Superior 981cc SS100 Alpine Grand Sport Project - £ 259,100
- The ex-George Brough, London-Edinburgh Trial - 1939 Brough Superior 990cc SS100 - £ 253,500
- The ex-Murray Motorcycle Museum, 1934 Brough Superior 996cc SS100 - £ 242,300
- 1926 Brough Superior 981cc SS100 Alpine Grand Sport Project - £ 236,700
Top 10 by value appreciation (inflation adjusted appreciation value)
- 1951 Vincent Black Lightning - 4475.23%
- 1929 Brough Superior 968cc SS100 - 3023.07%
- Rare 'one-of-one' Black Shadow variant in Chinese Red - 1951 Vincent White Shadow - 2789.63%
- The ex-George Brough, London-Edinburgh Trial - 1939 Brough Superior 990cc SS100 - 2735.30%
- The ex-Hubert Chantrey, 1932 Brough Superior 800cc Model BS4 Project - 2666.55%
- 1927 Brough Superior 981cc SS100 Alpine Grand Sport Project - 2585.46%
- 1926 Brough Superior 981cc SS100 Alpine Grand Sport Project - 2422.67%
- The ex-Murray Motorcycle Museum, 1934 Brough Superior 996cc SS100 - 2164.34%
- 1937 Matchless 1,000cc Model X - 1008.66%
- 1939 Vincent-HRD 998cc Series-A Rapide - 981.17%
Article supplied to THE BIKER GUIDE
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One of the most important aspects of the National Motorcycle Museum friend’s scheme is giving its members the chance to take part in some riding activities that just wouldn’t be possible otherwise. Some of this unique content includes the chance for museum friend’s to ride some of the best bikes in our inventory!
NMM Friend’s Classic Bike Tour Day
Saturday 24th March saw six museum friends scheme members having the opportunity to ride some of the most exciting and valuable classic motorcycles from the museums inventory.
Those taking part received an induction and “off road” training before being escorted by ex-police motorcyclists/IAM instructors around the beautiful Warwickshire countryside. Riding via Henley in Arden and other local beauty spots our riders enjoyed various museum bikes including a 1939 Triumph Tiger 100 and a 1960 Triumph Bonneville T120.
Each class of machine attracts a different “hire” fee which includes insurance cover and lunch in the museum restaurant. The next tours date we have planned is Saturday 12/05/18.
NMM Friend’s “Ride a Classic” Day
Saturday 31st March saw a capacity entry of 60 museum friend’s scheme members having the opportunity to ride a diverse range of classic motorcycles from the museums inventory in our first “ride a classic” day of 2018.
The day was split into two with 30 friends pre-booked onto either morning or afternoon sessions which gave everyone the chance to sample all of the eleven machines on offer.
Museum friend’s were treated to a host of exotic machinery including a Velocette Venom, Sunbeam Model 9, Ariel Cyclone 650cc, and even our very own “Steve McQueen/Great Escape” Triumph 650cc replica!
In addition to their annual membership fee the day cost museum friends just £10.00 per rider to help cover insurance costs. The next “ride a classic” day we have planned is Saturday 09/06/18.
Become a Friend Of The National Motorcycle Museum and Ride Our Bikes
Access to the above plus many other exclusive events & benefits for an annual subscription of-
Adults 18-65 £29.95
Senior Citizens 65+ £27.45
Junior 0-18 £19.95
Family (2 Adults & 2 Children) £49.95
By Phone: Call the National Motorcycle Museum on (01675) 443311
Join on-line www.thenmm.co.uk
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