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  • Underneath the Chatham arches

    Underneath the Chatham arches

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    Sam Hewitt

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    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 refers to the archway partly obscured by the pump as being the rear entrance to Frank Bannister’s motorcycle shop. Jim…

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  • Pete’s Prattle

    Pete’s Prattle

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    Sam Hewitt

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    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 into assets such as veteran, vintage and classic motorcycles. As recent auction results have demonstrated, the prices of certain makes…

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  • A Norman Nippy at their feet!

    A Norman Nippy at their feet!

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    Sam Hewitt

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    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 call of nature in the bushes and stumbled across a Norman Nippy moped! The attached photo shows my son Steve…

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  • Pete’s Prattle – July 2016

    Pete’s Prattle – July 2016

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    Sam Hewitt

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    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 of correspondence about old bike shops, it occurred to me that many of us will also have fond memories of the…

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  • Does anyone remember these likely lads?

    Does anyone remember these likely lads?

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    Sam Hewitt

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    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 after a brave battle against illness. Does anyone remember these likely lads? The likely lads in their prime! John Bowden…

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  • ‘You’d better ride my Matchless,’ said Spilsby legend Ted Wildman

    ‘You’d better ride my Matchless,’ said Spilsby legend Ted Wildman

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    Sam Hewitt

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    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, Spilsby, Lincolnshire (Old Bike Mart, March). Ted, who was a scrutineer at Cadwell Park road races in the 1940s and…

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  • The story of a Velocette GTP

    The story of a Velocette GTP

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    Sam Hewitt

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    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. The term ‘oily rag’ is used a lot to describe old machines that are unrestored. As the accompanying photo shows,…

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  • Pete’s Prattle

    Pete’s Prattle

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    Sam Hewitt

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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 I was living alone in Lancaster and working as production editor of Trials & Motocross News in nearby Morecambe, I…

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