Make sure that you’re up and about bright and early on March 24, as that is the day of the Sunbeam MCC Epsom to Brighton Pioneer Run. This year, it’ll run over a new route
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The Golden Era Run 2019
On Sunday, July 28, the North East Section of the VMCC will once again hold its Golden Era Run, now a firmly established annual event for motorcycles and three-wheelers made before January 1931. This friendly,
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A swift reminder for those of you who like to ride their classic machinery on classic race tracks that this year’s Festival of 1000 Bikes at Mallory Park is taking entries for the July 12-14
Read moreStafford marks the ‘ton’
This year’s Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show, the 39th iteration of the Spring Stafford extravaganza, will celebrate 100 years of racing on the Isle of Man. Clearly, it’s not a century since racing on
Read moreDragon Rally 2019
As a veteran of the event, Tom Davidson heads into deepest Snowdonia for the Conway Motorcycle Club’s annual shindig. On the second weekend of February every year, for the past fifteen years, my brother and
Read moreMerlin Sidecars
This month’s piece on sidecar builders was going to be H for Hedingham, but sadly, although I am sure they are in some form of manufacture, I am unable to source much information. For this
Read moreThe Mike Hanson Collection auction
Sledmere House, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, plays host to DAH Auctions on March 2 as they have been asked to auction, without reserve, the collection of veteran and vintage motorcycles that were collected
Read moreAriel under starter’s orders
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
Read morePinhard Trophy winner 2018
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
Read moreThe Inaugural Clive Bennett Run
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
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