In response to Jim Avery’s letter regarding the photo on the front cover of OBM (September), I can confirm that it was not taken on the forecourt of the Chatham Motor Company in Chatham. Jim
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Pete’s Prattle
In a world where investing through banking institutions is rapidly becoming a waste of time – and eventually might even cost you – it’s not surprising that growing numbers of people are sinking their money
Read moreA Norman Nippy at their feet!
With reference to Joey Dunlop’s memorial in Ballymoney (OBM July) my son and I were up at the Bungalow on the Isle of Man TT course in 2012 when we went off to answer a
Read morePete’s Prattle – July 2016
In recent months we’ve had an astonishing mailbag from readers in response to various memory-jerking subjects raised in Old Bike Mart – and they continue to rumble on in this issue. After the recent spate
Read moreDoes anyone remember these likely lads?
This is the story of two Peckham boys, John Bowden and Graham Cole, and their biking days in the 1950s and 60s, and I’m writing it because of John’s sad and early death in April
Read more‘You’d better ride my Matchless,’ said Spilsby legend Ted Wildman
Ken Odlin makes a splash as he rides Ted Wildman’s Matchless in the 1957 Lincs Grand National at Cadwell Park. I was most interested in the article about Ted Wildman’s motorcycle shop in Halton Road,
Read moreThe story of a Velocette GTP
Harold Prosser with his 250cc Velocette GTP, which at 86 years old this year is exactly the same age as Harold. He hopes the bike will continue to be enjoyed by his son and grandson.
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Two recurring themes are the classic bikes we’ve loved and lost, and those now worth a fortune that we’ve sold for peanuts, and there are instances of both in this month’s Old Bike Mart. When
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