Sam Hewitt

Metisse Motorcycles – the next chapter

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd December 2018

On Tuesday, November 27, at 11.30am, brothers Don and Derek Rickman, who effectively started the Rickman brand back in 1960, will be ‘cutting the sod’ at a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of a new combined 20,000 sq ft production and museum facility, that will not only house the production line, but…
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Editorial

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd December 2018

Being regular readers of this monthly missive, you’ll know that the classic bike world has a lot of clubs. Look at Club Call on page 19 if you need that fact reaffirming. So many different clubs, there must be a suitable one for everyone? I’m not a ‘club person’, but I have learned that being…
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DECEMBER 2018

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd December 2018

NEWS BIT ON THE SIDE MADE IN JAPAN READERS’ LETTERS CLUB CALL FROM THE ARCHIVE SHOW REPORT READERS’ TALES UNEARTHED FEEDBACK CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE CLASSIFIED SERVICES GUIDE DIARY DATES
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Museum Live! National Motorcycle Museum’s Open Day

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Sam Hewitt

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29th November 2018

Regular readers of OBM will know that the National Motorcycle Museum in Solihull – right next to the crux of the M6 and M42 motorways, and smack-bang in the middle of the country – is a treasure trove of classic British motorcycles and the history surrounding them, writes Dave Manning. Those of us who have…
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Central England Classic Trials

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Sam Hewitt

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29th November 2018

A new trials series has been announced for 2019, based around four long-established classic events, with the prime objective being to raise interest in the classic trials scene in the Midlands and south of England. With the four rounds being the Cotswold Cup in Stroud on March 24, The Sam Cooper Union Jack trial in…
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Swedes in Vegas! Rarities under the hammer in gambling capital of Nevada

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Sam Hewitt

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29th November 2018

It’s logical to think that any kind of museum will be going to hold on to all of its exhibits ad infinitum, but that’s not always strictly true. Sometimes it’s due to financial reasons, occasionally it’s thanks to local politics, but the most common reason – and the situation that we see here – is…
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Happiness in a blue haze – heyday of the Villiers twin

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Sam Hewitt

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29th November 2018

Pete Kelly searches through the Mortons Archive for road tests and photos of the many British motorcycles that had Villiers two-stroke twins at their heart in the 1950s and ‘60s. The part played by Villiers engines in the development of the British motorcycle is incalculable. Founded in Villiers Street, Wolverhampton, as a maker of bicycle…
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In defence of the Banbury Run

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Sam Hewitt

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27th November 2018

In the September issue of OBM Arthur Pentney had a letter published titled ‘Intimidated by modern traffic’ in which he gave some inaccurate details about the Banbury Run. As clerk of the course, and therefore the person responsible for the Banbury Run routes, I would like to put the record straight. Arthur stated that a…
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Split singles

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Sam Hewitt

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27th November 2018

Somebody gave me this insurance document, which was being thrown out. It is for an EMC 350cc 1948, as owned by an AW Picknell of Eastleigh. I have never heard of one, but have found out that it was a twin cylinder two-stroke with one combustion chamber. Found a picture of one but cannot find…
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High tech or low tech? Tech yer pick!

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Sam Hewitt

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27th November 2018

Do you really need to go to the trouble of obtaining and fitting a gizmo for such a simple thing as remembering to turn on the oil flow to your engine? If so, then go ahead and spend £45 plus postage and packing plus other bits you might need, depending on your magneto. Or use…
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