In the April edition article on Ariel side valves there is a picture from 1931 of a painter highlighting a milestone. He obviously did a good job, as it’s still there in London Road, Andover!
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Category: Letters
Bonnie in hiding
I’m trying to somehow track down my father’s old Triumph Bonneville that he had to sell when he decided to have a family. As far as I can tell, it’s still registered on the road,
Read moreClimbing hills
A letter in the March OBM has prompted me to put pen to paper – Peter Cowlan’s exploits on his 650 Triumph, and it was the photo of Hartland Quay hillclimb that caught my eye.
Read moreTrials for all
What a surprise to see a photo of me and my 1938 Ariel RH 500 on page 37 of the April OBM. I am pictured descending a ‘medium’ steep hill at a practice day near
Read moreFrom Manannan
My wife and I moved to the Isle of Man 27 years ago, having been travelling to the TT, Manx Grand Prix and Southern 100 since the ’70s, so we thought why not! And we’re glad
Read moreHard-working ’ped
Hello again, France calling! I saw this contraption in Marciac in south-west France yesterday.
Read moreStopping a Comet
This could be useful to readers who, like me, own a James Comet or one of its many guises from the early Fifties.
Read moreFurther Cadwell action
Rather than have these Colin Clark pictures just stored away, I am sending another set for inclusion in OBM.
Read moreTwo strokes, for a big cat
I’ve just received my March copy of Old Bike Mart, and was delighted to see the Panther two-stroke photo on the front page. For your information I thought I’d let you know that the Panther
Read moreTriBSA Memories
How nice to see a couple of pages devoted to my old TriBSA scrambles bike which I built in 2003/2004. My good friend, Garry Bowden, in Patchway, built a new oil bearing frame including new
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