It’s strange how bikes seem to get heavier as we become older, and with the debate about retro-styled bikes from the Far East still raging, we thought some readers might like an idea about what
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Ardingly show to celebrate 50 years of the Norton Commando
To mark 50 years since the introduction of the Norton Commando at the Earls Court Show in 1967, Peter Williams will be guest of honour at the South of England Classic Motorcycle Show and Bikejumble
Read moreWolsink and Dommett will be Telford Off-Road Show guests
Gerrit Wolsink, twice runner-up in the world motocross championship, and four-times British sidecar champion Colin Dommett will be star guests for the Telford Classic Off-Road Show on February 18-19. The spectacular Dutch dentist was one
Read morePerfect conditions for 20th Sammy Miller Run
Great weather, a great crowd and great atmosphere marked the 20th Sammy Miller Run on Sunday, August 27, but the sweltering conditions made the chosen 59-mile route quite enough for most riders, who were waved
Read moreCan anyone smell burning rubber?
With a new Avon Storm 3D X-M rear tyre fitted to his Harley-Davidson Street Rod, Polish stunt rider Maciej Bielicki has set a new world record for the longest recorded rolling burn-out on a motorcycle.
Read moreKiwi Aaron Slight brings the sun to a packed Stafford Classic Bike Show
EX-WORLD Superbike star Aaron Slight showed that he really is ‘The People’s Champion’ as thousands of visitors packed into the huge annual event to meet their hero and take advantage of the autumn sun. Compere
Read moreFlat-tankers in Northumberland
Thirty-six flat-tank and girder-fork motorcycles took part in this year’s Bamburgh Run, organised by the Vintage Motor Cycle Club’s Reivers section and the Marston Sunbeam Club & Register. Using a Northumberland flag, Andrew Joicey waved
Read moreFormer Bill Beevers Junior Manx coming up for auction at Driffield
AUCTIONEERS Dee Atkinson & Harrison have been asked to auction a piece of local history in the shape of a 1960 348cc Manx Norton at their next Classic Car & Motorcycle Auction at Sledmere House,
Read moreThree-cylinder show-stopper at Stafford
A sensational prototype three-cylinder two-stroke racer will be taken by Sammy Miller to the Carole Nash Classic Mechanics Show at Stafford on October 14-15, when it will be joined by the historic 500cc Gilera four
Read moreStars flocking to celebrate 90 years of grass track at the National Motorcycle Museum
Please note that OBM’s report on page 6 of the October issue, about a celebration of 90 years of grass track racing at the National Motorcycle Museum on Saturday October 14, will take place not
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