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Motor Cycle Monthly

Issue 296 - February 2010

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70s advertising is the theme for the Norton OC stand at Shepton, rather like CBG did for a Commando photo shoot with Samantha and Michelle from VMCC HQ a couple of years ago.

...with the Carole Nash Bristol Classic Motorcycle Show at Shepton Mallet on 20-21 February 2010

The show is rightly recognised as the beginning of the concours ‘season’ and the first chance for those dedicated restorers to show what they’ve been working on over the winter...

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Tim Britton - The Basement Now then, though this is February’s issue, the bones of this column have been laid out just before Christmas because, thanks to the annual holidays all the deadlines have been pulled well forward.
It also means that I’ve just been into Lincoln – our nearest big town – and joined just about every other bloke in the world in the ‘smellies’ department of a major chemists chain. Like every other unaccompanied male in the place, I was way out of my comfort zone and relying on the staff for help...

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obmbike test - Mix ’n’ match

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Ronnie enjoyed riding both Cubs, but given a choice over which one he’d take home, he said he’d stick with the nice clean shiny one.

The Bantam Cub was announced in September 1965 and, for one so small, it proved to be more than just a little controversial. With what was supposed to be the best of both worlds, the dedicated marque fans were enraged at the thought of having a ‘half breed’ in their stable...

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obmnews - Fundraising tour of Norfolk

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The Norfolk Branch of the Royal Enfield Owners Club held a fundraising event to support the East Anglian Air Ambulance, from which £400 was raised...

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obmnews - Special Edition Thruxton

When Triumph added the ‘Thruxton’ designation to its mid-60s production racers it heralded something extra special for the showroom floor...

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obmnews - A classic for a quid with the VMCC

One of the cheapest ways into classic motorcycling is to spend a quid on the VMCC’s six monthly raffle. Bikes on offer have ranged from a Norton Commando to a Velocette and now a 1968 Triumph Bonneville though you can’t win this one as it’s just been won...

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Bristol Shows Warming Up - If you fancy the idea of going along for free, we’ve been given a pair of tickets to give away>>

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Encyclopedia of classic motorcyclesThis book is the culmination of hours of painstaking work by author Richard Rosenthal who has, over a number of years, developed a passion for old motorcycles.

The Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles will become the definitive guide to classic motorcycles, from the very earliest attempts to motorise pedal cycles to the latest technology seen in more modern-day machinery.
It lists in alphabetical order all the machines you are ever likely to see from the dawn of two-wheeled power right up to the mid 1980’s...

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