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Category: Letters

An Ambassador comes home

17th November 2022 Arianne Davey Letters

I thought you might like to hear a bit of good news. When my Ambassador Supreme was stolen last May, OBM was very helpful spreading the word and asking folk to keep an eye open for it.

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Not the New Imperial…

10th November 2022 Arianne Davey Letters

Was it the New Imperial? In terms of the first swinging arm frame, I’d argue not.

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The story of the NBP

3rd November 2022 Arianne Davey Letters

This is the story of the NBP. It was built by Noel Pope (his full name being Noel Badow Pope) who was famous for his solo Brooklands lap record on a Brough Superior and his record attempt on Utah Salt Flats.

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The nail file – a life of old bikes

27th October 2022 Arianne Davey Letters

Over the years John Askham has owned what he himself calls a load of ‘old nails’. Here he remembers just a few of them.

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61 years of bike builds, and I’m still going strong

4th December 2020 Sam Hewitt Letters

I am 76 and still building and riding motorcycles. The builds started at 15 when I left school and started work at the local garage. The very first bike was a round frame DOT scrambler. The

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Woolley information

4th December 2020 Sam Hewitt Letters

I am the new owner of the Woolley Yamaha 50cc eight-speed. Apart from the information available on the Classic 50cc racing web page I have no other information. Would any of your readers have any

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Uncle John’s Vinnie – where is it now?

3rd December 2020 Sam Hewitt Letters

I found this picture of my late uncle John Mcness whilst clearing his house. He sadly passed away on Good Friday of Covid-19 at the age of 93. I would be very grateful to you

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More hedge-dweller information

3rd December 2020 Sam Hewitt Letters

With reference to the letter from Rodney Wildsmith in June 2020’s OBM ‘Hedge-dwelling Scott… where are UU?’ Rodney also contacted the Scott Owners’ Club with the same inquiry and we were able to put together

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Classic race transport

26th November 2020 Sam Hewitt Letters

This may be of interest to you, the Morris Oxford van in the background of the picture of the Adler on page 16 of the September issue was owned by me from the early 1980s

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Flat twin enthusiasm

9th November 2020 Sam Hewitt Letters

I too was also interested in the June article on flat twins. That must be a rare photo of the Lilac, I remember they also made a transverse V-twin like the Guzzi. IZH and Jawa

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