Sam Hewitt

  • Another Norton celebration at Ardingly

    Another Norton celebration at Ardingly

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    More than 100 years of Norton will be celebrated at the South of England Classic Bike Show & Jumble on Sunday, March 25 at The South of England Showground, Ardingly, West Sussex RH17 6TL. Nortons from all eras from veteran onwards will be featured, and Brooklands Museum will be taking some of its rare pre-war…

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  • Slippery Sam had nothing on this!

    Slippery Sam had nothing on this!

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    This amazing picture taken at Laxey, Isle of Man, shows how the ‘runaway tram’ problem on the Snaefell Mountain Railway has finally been solved – and don’t forget you saw it in Old Bike Mart first! While the new trams are claimed to be 50% faster than the originals, TT racers have expressed concerns regarding…

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  • Pre-production Honda CB750 could steal the show at H&H Classics’ NMM motorcycle sale

    Pre-production Honda CB750 could steal the show at H&H Classics’ NMM motorcycle sale

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    A pre-production Honda CB750 four, one of only two survivors from the four originally largely handmade in Japan around 1968, was due to come up for sale at the H&H Classics sale at the National Motorcycle Museum on March 4. This particular machine, bearing frame no CB750-2110, reached Britain in 1969 and after being registered…

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  • RTA CHANGES AND ACU CONCERNS SCUPPER 2018 EPPYNT PLANS

    RTA CHANGES AND ACU CONCERNS SCUPPER 2018 EPPYNT PLANS

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    Welsh Road Race is postponed until 2019 Because of recent legislative changes to the Road Traffic Act in Wales, the directors of the planned Welsh Road Race at the historic Eppynt circuit in August have been forced to announce that the event has had to be postponed until next year. A date for the 2019…

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  • Who can identify this motorcycle?

    Who can identify this motorcycle?

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    I’m writing on behalf of a friend to see if any OBM reader can identify the motorcycle in the accompanying photo. I apologise for the picture quality, but the original is only about passport size. The lady asking the question is the rider’s great-granddaughter, and the only thing she knows about the bike is that…

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  • Pete’s Prattle

    Pete’s Prattle

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    Pondering about the page plan for our bumper 64-page pre-Stafford Show issue next month got me thinking about just how much motorcycle shows have changed over the years. The first one I ever attended was the Earls Court Motorcycle Show of 1963, when my late motorcycling friend Peter Poole and I took an overnight train…

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  • MARCH ISSUE

    MARCH ISSUE

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    NEWS DIARY DATES READERS’ LETTERS TALMAG TRIAL IT’S MY BIKE TALKING JAPANESE READERS’ TALES UNEARTHED FEEDBACK A BIT ON THE SIDE CLASSIFIED OBM SERVICES GUIDE CLUB CALL The April issue of OBM is on sale April 7 – order your copy now!  

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  • March 2018 Issue Delayed

    March 2018 Issue Delayed

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    Due to the inclement weather conditions the March 2018 issue of Old Bike Mart is running late. Subject to an improving picture with the weather we hope to see it posted early next week.   We thank you for your patience throughout this extreme weather situation.

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  • A thumping great day out at the Talmag

    A thumping great day out at the Talmag

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    Ian Kerr reports from this year’s Talmag Trial at Hungry Hill, Aldershot, where riders pit their classic four-stroke solo and sidecar machines against the old-fashioned kind of sections we once knew and loved. The word appears to have got out about the Talmag being one of the premier four-stroke classic bike trials in the UK…

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  • Hagon Products extends sponsorship deal after another superb Classic Dirt Bike Show

    Hagon Products extends sponsorship deal after another superb Classic Dirt Bike Show

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    As well as moving up another gear in terms of its magnificent displays and attendance, the Classic Dirt Bike Show sponsored by Hagon Shocks at Telford’s International Centre on February 17-18 has renewed its partnership agreement with the leading shock absorber manufacturer for another three years. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Hagon Products…

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