Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Brexit and bikes

I am sure you’re all as sick of the B-word as I am, but if we do leave the EU on whatever terms, you’ve got another five or ten years of this to bore yourself further.

Being passionate about classic motorcycles, I’m going to tell you what impact it’s had and (probably) will have on the classic motorcycle market. I don’t claim to know what the future holds, but I did write an article about the impact of Brexit on classic motorcycle values back in July 2016, shortly after the referendum, so I’ll start with my predictions back then and go from there.

In it I

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