Sam Hewitt

  • July Old Bike Mart out now!

    July Old Bike Mart out now!

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    Welcome to Old Bike Mart, the subscription-only newspaper with the UK’s largest selection of classic motorcycle classified ads. This month’s OBM, as always is the case, features the latest news, reports from the racetrack, part and tool reviews and ‘how to’ guides. Ensure you get your copy by subscribing to OBM here. We call OBM…

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  • July Old Bike Mart out now!

    July Old Bike Mart out now!

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    Welcome to Old Bike Mart, the subscription-only newspaper with the UK’s largest selection of classic motorcycle classified ads. This month’s OBM, as always is the case, features the latest news, reports from the racetrack, part and tool reviews and ‘how to’ guides. Ensure you get your copy by subscribing to OBM here. We call OBM…

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  • Welsh Classic Motorcycle Festival to host 'non-stop track action'

    Welsh Classic Motorcycle Festival to host 'non-stop track action'

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    If you are looking for a perfect excuse for jumping on the bike and heading out to the coast for a bag of chips, burger or ice cream, May 28/29 will see Classic Bike Trackdays take to the tarmac at the Anglesey Circuit for a weekend of classic non-stop track action at the Welsh Classic…

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  • Our Best Picks: Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Diary of 1000 Rides

    Our Best Picks: Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Diary of 1000 Rides

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    An absolute must-have for motorbike enthusiasts is the VMCC’s new book: Vintage and Classic Motorcycle Diary of 1000 Rides! Bustling with over 1000 rides and biking events you can do in 2022 are listed in this brand new book from the VMCC – the Vintage Motorcycle Club, which welcomes all bikes over 25 years old.  Britain’s…

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  • Brough Superiors stars of blockbuster Bonhams Spring Stafford motorcycle sale

    Brough Superiors stars of blockbuster Bonhams Spring Stafford motorcycle sale

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    Bonhams two-day Spring Stafford Sale held over the weekend of the 23-24 April was yet another record event.  L-R 1936 Brough Superior 982cc SS100, sold for £235,750; Ex-Reg Barton, Dick Knight 1929 Brough Superior 996cc SS100 ‘Alpine Grand Sports’ Sprint Special, sold for £253,000.  A brace of exciting Brough-Superior SS100 restoration projects achieved considerably above…

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  • Order your copy of Island Racer 2022 now!

    Order your copy of Island Racer 2022 now!

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    Island Racer is the world’s largest and best TT racing publication and it’s back for 2022!

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  • Win a three-night getaway with Transylvania Trails!

    Win a three-night getaway with Transylvania Trails!

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    We’ve teamed up with our friends at Transylvania Trails to offer one lucky winner a three-night getaway with two days of riding worth £669! Transylvania Trails is an enduro adventure tour holiday company based in Romania and provides trips which are perfect for anyone who has a passion for exploring the world on two wheels – from…

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  • Win a three-night getaway with Transylvania Trails!

    Win a three-night getaway with Transylvania Trails!

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    We’ve teamed up with our friends at Transylvania Trails to offer one lucky winner a three-night getaway with two days of riding worth £669! Transylvania Trails is an enduro adventure tour holiday company based in Romania and provides trips which are perfect for anyone who has a passion for exploring the world on two wheels – from…

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  • Commuters, also-rans & alternatives: Honda VF400/500

    Commuters, also-rans & alternatives: Honda VF400/500

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    Honda has, it cannot be denied, consistently been one of the most innovative and ingenious automotive companies that the world has ever seen but, argues Steve Cooper, with the VF400 and VF500, was it just too clever for its own good? With its new V4 engine shoehorned into a duplex loop frame, the VF400 rewrote…

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  • BSB's British BOOST! – Niall Mackenzie and James Whitham

    BSB's British BOOST! – Niall Mackenzie and James Whitham

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    British motorcycle racing in the mid-1990s was a disparate amalgam of various series, TV-only events and confusing formulae which only the committed race fan could understand… then came ‘BSB’ with an added BOOST! It was this close all season…On the Thruxton grid. Words: Bertie Simmonds, Niall Mackenzie, James WhithamPhotographs: Clive Challinor, Don Morley, Bertie SimmondsPublished:…

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