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Tickets for Motorcycle Live 2016 are on sale now and with the return of an all-inclusive price, plus big savings for advance buyers, there has never been a better reason to pre-book your visit to the UK’s biggest bike show.
What's on?
The all-inclusive ticket means that every live feature and event at the show will be absolutely free. That is seven opportunities to ride a bike, non-stop interactive entertainment, classic, custom and special anniversary displays, celebrity appearances and the incredible FMX Live Arena!
Who's there?
Over 33 of the world’s leading motorcycle manufacturers will be present showcasing not only their existing models, but also their 2017 machinery for the first time in the UK. There will also be over 100 other exhibitors displaying their two-wheel related wears, including City of Leather, Digital Speedos and Orange & Black Motorcycle Tours.
Book now!
An advance adult ticket is priced at just £19.50 – £5.50 less than the on-the-door price, while Seniors pay just £12, 11-16 year olds are £1* and children aged ten and under get in FREE (accompanied by a paying adult). There is also a £25 advance ticket, which includes entry to the show and a Spada bag worth £29.99**.
To book, call 0844 581 2345 or visit www.motorcyclelive.co.uk
*Advance ticket price, closing date for advanced tickets midnight on 18 November 2016. There is a £1.50 fulfilment fee per order.
**Limited offer while stocks last
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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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