Yes, it’s the time of year when we get to look at the things that tell us the time of the year… calendars! And that means that the Andy Tiernan Classics motorcycle calendar is here
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Unlock Your Freedom: Take advantage of the benefits of commuting on two wheels!
Looking for an enjoyable and economical way to travel, especially during these troubling times? Commute on a scooter or motorcycle! The MCIA has launched a fantastic campaign – #UnlockYourFreedom – to urge the public to take
Read moreA Norton Navigator’s tale – the rescuer rescued
Les Orme tells how, many years after the event, he managed to return the favour to a Norton Navigator that had rescued him from a breakdown crisis in France. My motorcycling days started in 1959,
Read moreChance to bag a proven Harley
Although some folk say that it’s not possible, nor feasible – or even practical – to cover large mileages on a classic, vintage or veteran motorcycle, there are others who know that this is not
Read moreGet experienced from October 10
Good news for fans of Meriden and Hinckley machines, as the Triumph Factory Visitor Experience Exhibit, shop and café will be reopening on Saturday, October 10. The factory experience is far more than just the company’s
Read moreMore on that influential Scott
Regarding the letter in the June issue of OBM from Mr Wildsmith, I can inform him in some detail about the modified Scott he pictured. The bike was owned for over 50 years by a
Read moreThe memorable roar of megaphones
Reading Pete Kelly’s ‘Skimming Flatties’ feature, and his comments on Geoff Duke’s BMW’s small megaphone sound took me back to 1963/4. At that time I worked as a mechanic at Henleys, Star Inn in Oldham,
Read moreJack Plowright continued
I have been an OBM subscriber for many years, but was taken aback to read ‘Jack Plowright Motorcycles’ in large print on your letters page in the June edition. I was born and grew up
Read morePREVIEW: September edition of Old Bike Mart
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
Read moreFrom unexpected funeral guests toparking ticket mayhem in Belfast
Ted Bemand concludes the report on his National Autocycle and Cyclemotor Club branch’s foray into Northern Ireland. Patrick McAlister became a wheelchair user following an accident in his teens, but that didn’t stop him enjoying
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