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The Isle of Man Post Office has continued its traditional love of motorcycles with a new range of stamps, entitled Great British Motorcycles – A Celebration of Innovation. The new range of stamps focusses on a selection of the most significant and ground-breaking motorcycle engines in the golden age of the last century. The stamps…

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While the factory had no involvement (and probably isn’t even aware of the event taking place) Triumph is back in the UK records books, after the recent Speed & Wheelie Records meeting at Yorkshire’s Elvington airfield. The event saw Bob Cornforth (above) keen to best his own record of 128.569mph in the M-AG-1350 class (Modified…

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October 27 sees the National Motorcycle Museum’s fifth annual free open day at the venue in Solihull, at which not only do all and sundry gain free access to the UK’s most expansive motorcycle museum, but the venue also plays host to a variety of extra attractions, not least of which are a large indoor…

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Having been plagued with poor weather for the practice period, the big news from this year’s Classic TT (presented by Bennetts) was that John McGuinness won the Bennetts Senior race on his return to road racing after a 15-month break due to injury In fact, John hadn’t raced on the Mountain circuit since his first…

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Ron will be familiar to readers of Old Bike Mart. Indeed until recently his resident advertising spot on the top right hand side of OBM has been a familiar sight for the past 30 years or so. Sadly, after a three-year battle with prostate cancer, Ron passed away at St Margaret’s Hospice, Taunton, on August…

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With this issue hitting your doormats on the 6th, you’ve just over a week before the Autumn Stafford Show (more correctly the 25th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, at the county showground just to the east of the county town) and, consequently, Bonhams’ most focussed motorcycle auction of the year. Aside from some rather…

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Classic motorcycle enthusiasts will be counting down to the annual Stafford show – with something extra-special lined up for this year. The Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, held over the weekend of October 13 and 14, will feature a profusion of crackling two-stroke Grand Prix machinery, topped off for the first time in the…

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Ian Kerr MBE puts on his climbing boots, and goes on a hill climb pilgrimage. In the last few years, the two-day Kop Hill climb run has established itself as a Mecca for those keen on classic cars and bikes. Raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for local charities, the event held each September is…

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There was no shortage of variety at the VMCC’s annual Stanford Hall shindig, this year held in late July, as James Robinson discovered… The Vintage Motor Cycle Club’s Founders’ Day has found a long-standing home at Stanford Hall in Leicestershire, for years the ‘go to’ place for many enthusiasts, particularly those interested in the older…

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While drag racing may be considered to be a forward-looking sport with ever increasing speeds and decreasing elapsed times, the more traditional form of the sport – sprinting – is sometimes unfairly seen as the more sedate option. This is at odds with the fact there are folk who only race in sprints who’re continually…

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