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We visit Devon to learn about John Hammond’s long, hard slog to get his 1957 BSA B33 restored and back on the road When John Hammond, who was a road racer and competitive Manx Grand Prix and TT performer for 35 years from 1964 until 1999, bought his 1957 499cc BSA B33 in May 1971, it…

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At 74, Albert Jones from Farnborough is still enjoying riding, café racer-style. Here he tells of his experiences with a Royal Enfield 535 Continental GT. After riding café racers for many years, and having being keen on road racing ever since my parents took me to the Isle of Man in the early 1950s, I returned to…

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A new and interesting coffee stop at Woody Bay Station, on the preserved narrow-gauge Lynton & Barnstaple Railway – will be included in this year’s 25th Exmoor Run, organised by the Taunton Classic Motorcycle Club, on August 13. While it’s always wonderful to see the lovely old classics out and about, it is stressed that the fully-marshalled run,…

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Pete Kelly travels to Wales to view Andrew Powell’s outstanding MZ collection. It was a simple new year’s greeting, emailed from Welsh OBM reader Andrew Powell and accompanied by a colour image of his gorgeous 1957 IFA (MZ) BK 350cc shaft-drive, boxer twin two-stroke, that alerted me to his superb collection of MZ motorcycles. Despite…

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During the latter part of 2016, the five display halls of the National Motorcycle Museum were completely changed to improve the visitor experience and interpretation of the collection. The museum houses the biggest collection of British motorcycles in the world, with more than 1000 machines from 170 different manufacturers spanning three centuries. Around 850 of…

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The Veteraan Motoren Club of The Netherlands concentrates on veteran and vintage events with a cut-off date of 1940, and its members are kindred spirits to those of our own Sunbeam Club, writes David Davies. This makes a trip to Holland well worth considering, for the roads and food are excellent, and the Dutch speak…

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 The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and Southern 100 Club have launched a new travel discount scheme in the hope of attracting more marshals to the ‘friendly races’ that take place on the 4.25-mile Billown circuit near Castletown from July 10-13. Details of the scheme and booking forms have been sent out to everyone…

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It costs just £29.95 for an adult to become a Friend of the National Motorcycle Museum, with reduced rates for senior citizens, juniors and families, yet the benefits to be accrued are enormous. For instance, the free-of-charge Friends’ Museum Workshop Training Day in the Manxman suite on Saturday, February 25, will feature various sessions presented…

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After being beautifully restored by the National Motorcycle Museum’s Colin Wall, the amazing four-cylinder Marsh MR4 racing motorcycle built by the legendary Fred Marsh is now on display in the museum’s Hall 2. Fred, who was a fitter and turner at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Southampton, set about creating his own four-cylinder machine…

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