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  • How BMW G/S concept led to all-terrain sidecar styling

    How BMW G/S concept led to all-terrain sidecar styling

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Back in 1980, BMW introduced a new motorcycle concept in the R80G/S, the G/S standing for Gelande/Strasse, or basically cross-country and road, writes Mick Payne. It proved a highly-successful model with iterations still being manufactured today, but for Keith Wash, the head man at Hedingham, the rugged looks sparked a few ideas of his own,…

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  • Sealey’s Pink Tools promotion joins the fight against cancer

    Sealey’s Pink Tools promotion joins the fight against cancer

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Breast Cancer Now and Prostate Cancer UK will benefit from Sealey’s Pink Tools promotion featuring unique limited-edition pink versions of some of the most popular lines. The aim is to raise £40,000 to be split equally between the two charities, and included in the special selection are Premier screwdrivers and socket sets, a welding helmet,…

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  • End of the line for The White Helmets bike display team

    End of the line for The White Helmets bike display team

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    Sam Hewitt

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    In a supreme twist of irony, no sooner had Old Bike Mart published its feature about the Royal Corps of Signals’ White Helmets motorcycle display team, including an article first written by the editor way back in 1971, than we heard from former team member John Dunstan that 2017 will be the last year for…

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  • Legend Troy Bayliss star guest at Stafford

    Legend Troy Bayliss star guest at Stafford

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Three-times World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss will visit the Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show at the Staffordshire County Showground as its star guest over the weekend of April 22/23, when he’ll be interviewed live on stage by Steve Plater as well as meeting showgoers and taking part in autograph-signing sessions in the Classic Racer…

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  • Cheap, simple and very enjoyable indeed

    Cheap, simple and very enjoyable indeed

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    Sam Hewitt

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    I read the article about Andrew Powell’s MZ collection (OBM February) with great interest as I’m a fan of Eastern European two-strokes. My first motorcycle was a DKW RT200VS that I bought from Pride & Clarke’s in 1960, and I passed my test on it that summer. I sold it six years later when I…

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  • Salt of the earth, these motorcyclists!

    Salt of the earth, these motorcyclists!

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Harry Stanistreet recalls a nightmare trip to the Elephant Rally with his young wife Lesley and a group of friends in 1970, when just about everything that could go wrong did go wrong – but the kindness of people they met along the way ensured that everything turned out all right in the end. The…

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  • Suzuki’s little firecracker – the GT185

    Suzuki’s little firecracker – the GT185

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Following Suzuki’s sometimes puzzling marketing philosophy of the 1970s, Steve Cooper traces the birth and development of the GT185 two-stroke twin. Back in the day, the way in which Suzuki divvied up new models was somewhat haphazard to say the least. Some models enjoyed long life spans and often morphed into more modern machines, the…

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  • Why not join the fun as Rutland bike gatherings help local air ambulance?

    Why not join the fun as Rutland bike gatherings help local air ambulance?

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The first Greetham Gathering of 2017 will take place on Thursday, May 18, with further dates planned for June 15, July 20, August 17 and September 21. Held in the grounds of Greetham Community Centre, Great Lane, Greetham, Rutland LE15 7NG, the May event runs from 5pm until dusk. The gatherings are informal meetings of…

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  • Ariel Leader and Arrow hoard goes under H&H hammer

    Ariel Leader and Arrow hoard goes under H&H hammer

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Just before this issue of Old Bike Mart went to press, H&H Classics started to auction a collection of no fewer than 30 unrestored Ariel Leader, Arrow and Arrow Sports motorcycles, plus a range of parts, at Donington Park. The two-stroke twins, which have been collected by Clive Pearson, 68, of Leicester over the past…

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  • Military and early postwar bikes invited to ‘Dig for Victory’ Show

    Military and early postwar bikes invited to ‘Dig for Victory’ Show

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The Dig for Victory Show at the North Somerset Showground, on June 10/11 will bring together all kinds of people, ideas and artefacts defining the 1939-45 period and the immediate postwar years, writes Tony Lawrence. Military vehicles, including of course motorcycles and combinations, played an important role, with dispatch riders (or Don R’s as they…

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