Pete Kelly looks back fondly on an idyllic sidecar tour of Ireland with his late wife Liz, on a Kawasaki 1000/Squire combination, when the Troubles were at their height 37 years ago. The first time I ever
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Hedingham sidecars – built with pride in Essex
Mick Payne looks back to his first meeting with Keith Wash, the founder of Unit Sidecars whose Hedingham models were keenly sought-after. I was running late, but my MZ ETZ250 and Squire Dart outfit wasn’t
Read moreTELFORD OFF-ROAD SHOW GUESTS OF HONOUR ANNOUNCED
The countdown has begun to the biggest classic off-road event of the year… and it’s all eyes on the Telford International Centre, which will once again host the two-day Classic Dirt Bike Show, sponsored by Hagon
Read morePete’s Prattle
There are two reasons to reflect this month, as I devote this month’s ‘Prattle’ to two of my Old Bike Mart predecessors. One of them was my great friend and work colleague Malcolm Wheeler, who
Read moreDon’t delay, book today for a fabulous Isle of Man Festival
One New Year resolution worth making right now is to visit next year’s Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling from Saturday, August 19 until Sunday, September 3. With the VMCC playing a huge part in
Read moreD’you know how to make toffee apples, love?
After seeing the Dot utility tricycle pictured at the Manchester factory’s open day in last month’s Old Bike Mart, Paul Weeks of Sittingbourne, Kent, couldn’t resist telling us about his own two rare commercial three-wheelers
Read moreSeries-A Rapide falls just short of world record bid
A 1938 Vincent-HRD Series-A Rapide, CUP 660, was sold for £267,696 at H&H Classics’ Donington Park Sale on November 15, just £7304 short of the existing world record price bid for such a machine. As
Read moreFirst prize for David as he joins the Rotary club
David Schofield from County Durham became the lucky owner of the 1990 588cc Norton F1 Rotary motorcycle that was first prize in the National Motorcycle Museum’s 2016 summer raffle when the winning ticket was drawn
Read moreBonneville family covers every lifestyle choice
Triumph has launched a comprehensive new range of 900cc liquid-cooled eight-valve Bonneville variants to suit every preference, from the straight T100 and T100 Black to the Bobber, Street Cup and Scrambler, each designed to suit
Read moreThe ‘Flying Vicar’ is at it again!
In the June issue of OBM, we published a letter from Malcolm Walter telling of a bright yellow off-road BSA Bantam built by a clubmate of his called Richard. Well, Richard has been at it
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