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Over 100 of the finest classic motorcycles and customs will be on full display in the showcases at the 2016 Festival of Bikes. 
To be staged on Sunday 21st August at the Cheltenham Racecourse all visitors will be able to enjoy the UK's most stunning creations, ranging from vintage race bikes, classic specials, choppers, bobbers, cafe racers, street trackers, scooters and contemporary "streetfighters".
Visitors will also be able to enjoy mooching around all the trade stalls selling quality gear, accessories and parts plus there's an art gallery, you can have a go at airbrush painting, relax in TV lounge showing vintage biker movies, enjoy a coffee, tea and beer plus lunch...and there's ample free parking.
Visiting motorcyclists can rock up and park right outside the main entrance, always cool to do that!
If you're quick you can still buy discounted tickets from TheCustomShow.com for just £8.95 and kids under 15 for a quid. Or, you can get in on the door and pay £10 cash for adult and £3 for kids.
The 2016 Festival of Bikes opens at 11am and closes at around 5.30pm. It's all inside the Centaur Hall at the Cheltenham Racecourse.
Unique Motorcycle Exhibition. Gear. Art. Movies.
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Bilston Craft Gallery is to showcase a range of motorcycles made in Wolverhampton. The exhibition, Motorbikes: Made & Remembered, will be on show at the Mount Pleasant gallery from Saturday 30th July until Sunday 18th September. Through the latter part of the 19th Century and early 20th Century Wolverhampton and Bilston had a dozen companies producing the iconic Motorbikes. 
‘Made & Remembered’ has chosen to select six companies with motorcycles dating from 1913 to the 1972.
venue: Bilston Craft Gallery, Mount Pleasant, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 7LU
price: free event. Parking is limited at the gallery, however there in on-road parking.
tel: 01902 552507
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Back for its 4th year - 16th - 18th September
Fancy a weekend of adventure up on the Roof of England? 
Join us for excitement, chilling, good company, great food and beautiful local beers!
- Join road runs or go off-roading for those with motorbikes (no extra charge)
- Explore the lead mines on an organised underground tour
- Watch the thrill of the Beamish Trophy Trial, as pre 1980 bikes attempt a challenging off road section next to the site
- Loads to explore in the area - 3 stunning waterfall walks nearby, as well as Killhope Mining Museum, South Tynedale Railway and The Hub Museum
- Chill out in the evenings around the firepits to live music
Food and local beer available to purchase on site throughout the weekend
£55pp for bunkhouse luxury
£35pp for camping with a view (including some hammock tent pitches)
£55 for 1 person in a motorhome, £70 for 2 people
You'd be nuts not to join us!
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Women;
Three weeks before;
- Book hair, nail, eyebrow appointment
- Buy hair colour
- Search e-bay for new outfit
- Look at your womanly physique in the mirror... decide that you need to lose a stone in 3 weeks, so make mental note to do workout, sit-ups, squats, etc, every day
- Save small amount of your favourite toiletries, face cleanser, toner, eye make up remover, day cream, night cream, eye cream, factor 15 for the face and factor 8 for the body (the sun WILL come out), body lotion, shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, hair product one (to give it body), hair product two (to make it straight), hair product three (to make it glossy) hair product four (so it does not frizz), hair product five (to keep it in place)
Two weeks before;
- Buy new outfit (two of just in case) off e-bay, found using searches such as 'Biker babe', 'biker rally outfit', 'black goth', 'black basque ladies', etc...
- Start tan-tastic preparations, scrub flesh and moisturise
The week before;
- Dye hair, hair cut, buy new hair product
- Eyebrows waxed
- Manicure (and pedicure if its summer)
- Apply self-tanning creams (if not goth)
- Look in shops for a new outfit (just in case you see one you like better than the two you bought last week)
The day before;
- Sort out the clothing you are taking into piles
- The clothing you are wearing on a hanger
- All other items hidden, so that your Victor Meldrew husband does not say "Do you think you are taking that lot for two days!"
The day of;
- Face pack, condition hair, shave armpits and legs, apply make up with no mascara (to avoid panda eyes on the way in gail force winds)
- Try to pack 10 tops, three pairs of jeans, 3 sets of matching underwear, toiletries (as above), towel (the size of a small country) into small bag and squeeze shut
- Text mates to see if they are taking hairdryers and/or straighterners as you realise you have gone over your allocation baggage allowance
- Moisturise whole body, get dressed putting on extra layers of clothing that you could not fit into small bag
- Put extra items you forgot to pack into coat pockets
Men;
- Put tent on bike
- Take toothbrush if longer than one night
- Moan at woman at the amount of luggage she is taking for two nights
- Put on 'Rally' pants, club t and leather vest
- Go...
Of course those apologies to all women who are lower maintenance and men who are higher...
Author - Sharon Rollisson-Slaughter @ THE BIKER GUIDE circa 2010
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A novel run is being organised by Auld Reekie Edinburgh (ARE) Section of the VMCC to give non-members a taste of Club life and action on Saturday 24 September, 2016.
The novelty is to combine a road run from a central starting point (the Lochside Bistro, Loch Leven, Kinross) with a social get together at the halfway lunch stop ( The Crieff Visitor Centre, Crieff). The event is tailored to classic motorcyles from the 1970s through to 1991 with a run of around 100 miles on A and B roads but any machine made prior to 1992 is eligible to enter. The Club is keen to attract new members and for this reason there is no entry fee and two ways to enjoy the day. The “Ride Out” will leave the Lochside Bistro from 10.30am for a run around Perthshire to the lunch stop at the Crieff Visitor Centre where, from about 12.30pm, individuals can “Ride In “ and meet us for a chat and/or get a bite to eat.
Alastair Alexander, VMCC Area Rep. for Scotland said, “Many enthusiasts do not know that bikes made from 1991 or earlier are eligible for VMCC events. The 1970s and 1980s were dominated by Japanese motorcycles and we are keen to see them and meet their owners on the day. Spectators are most welcome to come along to the start at Kinross from around 9.00am and at the lunch stop. Kinross and Crieff were chosen because of their accessibility to riders from all over Scotland and beyond. Come and join us and see what the VMCC has to offer.”
Alastair Alexander - Area Rep. Scotland
Entry forms are available from ARE Section Secretary, George Plumb on 0131 333 3336 or [email protected].
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