Sam Hewitt

While car auctions are of little appeal to the two-wheel-focused OBM audience, if there’s a classic content then they suddenly become far more interesting. And the potential for actually finding a bargain at an auction rises if the majority of those folk attending to bid on articles for sale haven’t got an interest in whatever…

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Awarded yearly to sporting motorcyclists of under 21 years of age in the UK, and now in its 68th year, the Pinhard Trophy is curated by the Sunbeam MCC, and has been previously received by riders such as Scott Redding, Graham Noyce, Doug Lampkin, Mike Hailwood, Steve Colley, Jamie Dobb and John Surtees. Founded in…

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Clive Bennett was one of Ariel’s unsung heroes. An unassuming but brilliant engineer, who rode at low-key level in scrambles, and road racing – plus Red Marley’s Hillclimb – Clive was an important member of the Selly Oak firm’s competition and experimental shops; he was ultimately appointed to a senior position in charge of development,…

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Just a swift reminder for you all that the 80th Pioneer Run takes place on March 24 with a 300-plus entry for two and three wheelers from all over the world. Entries are now closed for this year, but it’s still a spectacular event for spectators and enthusiasts of veteran, vintage and classic motorcycles. Starting…

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While you may not realise it, if you learnt to ride a bike in the late ’70s or early ’80s you will have seen this motorbike while studying the Highway Code! It’s a 1973 Triumph TR6R Tiger 650 that was owned, from new, by the Ministry of Transport and featured in the 1978 Highway Code.…

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Expanding on the mention in the last issue, you’ll recall that entrants in the VMCC’s Banbury Run, held on Sunday, June 16, can qualify for a number of different awards. Included in those awards are the coveted Silver and Gold awards. In order to achieve one of these, the rider and his/her machine are required…

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Of late, there seems to be an expanded interest in classic trials and similar off-road events – as you’ll have seen from the number of mentions in the OBM news pages – and the Somerton Classic Motorcycle Club’s trial is one that has benefited from this interest, and which now has to cap the entry…

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