Thanks for a monthly very enjoyable read which included an article on the wall of death. A while ago, the Dorking Centre of the Velocette Owners’ Club invited a gent who had many years of
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Category: Letters
Where are you, Mary?
I wonder if you would kindly help, for one last time I promise, to track down Mrs Mary Smith. Mary got in touch with us at West Sussex BSA Owners Club several years ago asking
Read moreAre you sitting comfortably?
I know you all like a good story, and I think you will like this one about my Uncle Sam’s Triumph T100 – that’s the same Uncle Sam whose Square 4 photos I sent in
Read moreEvocative images
I was given a number of card-mounted photographs by the nephew of the photographer, who was Colin Clark, of Wragby. When he died, apparently there were many of these pictures, so I do not know
Read moreCover cracker
What a cracking picture on the front of December’s OBM of Charlie Bruce. It looked a very purposeful bike and more than likely a one-off, and it looks like the engine is a cut-down KTT
Read moreGet a grip on grips
Having trouble stabilising grips? Then follow this method. Get some double-sided sticky tape, 5/8in wide and about 1/8in thick – I’ve used masking tape on a brush stale in the picture to illustrate – and
Read moreAlpha Trials
Thank you for the article about Alpha Bearings. I was sorry to learn that Max Nightingale has died – a sad personal loss – but a relief that Alpha are still in business. My connection
Read moreNew fuels, old bikes
I have recently read in the French press that our fuels are to be relabelled, but the list accompanying the article said that they will henceforth all have some degree of biofuel. The 95 and
Read moreMusee Entrevaux
After reading the article about this private collection museum, I decided to do a diversion on my way to Nice to take a look. I took with me the two pages from your article and
Read moreClimb every mountain
This is an image familiar to the mountaineering fraternity, but I guess it is less well known to the classic motorcyclist. The pic shows Chris Bonington (now Sir Chris) on the pillion of Don Whillans’ Triumph Trophy
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