With a brand new LS 410 engine, a rugged duplex split cradle frame designed and developed by Harris Performance and a strong monoshock rear suspension, Royal Enfield’s Himalayan balances aspiration with access, and is a
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The life and times of ‘Torrens’
Although the memories of Arthur Bourne, the legendary ‘Torrens’ of The Motor Cycle fame from 1928 until 1951, were written more than 40 years ago, only now have they finally been published – but it’s
Read moreBuzz bombs Italiano!
Pete Kelly looks back at some of the pint-sized Italian ‘cafe racers’ of the early 1960s With howling multi-cylinder machines and screaming two-strokes in a variety the world had never seen before, the mid-to-late 1950s
Read moreGranite City welcome for Niall and Taylor Mackenzie
More than 150 motorcycle enthusiasts gathered at the Beach Ballroom in Aberdeen on the last Tuesday in November, for the second in a series of yearly events aimed at bringing motorcycling legends to the north-east
Read moreNorton 350T trials restoration completed
Stuart Dixon, who last year sent us a picture of his 350T Norton asking for information, has followed it up by showing the machine fully restored. His father came across the bike in Northern Ireland
Read moreWhite Helmets celebrating 90 years of Royal Signals motorcycle displays
The Royal Corps of Signals’ White Helmets motorcycle display team, now based at Blandford, Dorset, can trace its origins back to 1927, when the first public displays of joint precision horsemanship and motorcycle riding were
Read moreSpectacular Greeves line-up at Telford Classic Dirt Bike Show
A special display of Greeves scramblers – one for each year of the firm’s existence – is being planned for the Telford Classic Dirt Bike Show, sponsored by Hagon Shocks, at the Telford International Centre
Read moreBook Review: A truly Matchless apprenticeship
Pete Kelly reviews Bill Cakebread’s newly-reprinted and wonderfully-evocative story of life in London during and just after the war, and his apprenticeship and early working life at AMC’s long-vanished Plumstead Road factory. Every now and
Read moreWhat Des Heckle’s rolling chassis did next
It was interesting to read the article in August’s OBM regarding Des Heckle’s Yamaha sprinter and the reference to Des selling his rolling chassis “to someone who wanted to use it as a basis for
Read more3TA Project 90 revived
Some considerable time ago, Tim Britton delved into a 3TA Triumph engine that had been lying around the place for years… and following a casual comment from editor Pete Kelly recently, Tim has kindly agreed
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