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He still looks good on it, doesn’t he? Visitors to the Stafford Show will be able to get up close to this gorgeous 1957 250cc dohc World Championship Mondial which will be displayed in the main hall courtesy of the Sammy Miller Museum Trust. As well as halls packed with rows of stunning exhibition machines,…

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Bikes of all shapes and sizes are scrutinised by the eager crowd at last year’s Sidcup Club Bike Night. The club has been organising successful International, National and Centre off-road events including the Maxxis British Championship, for many years, but following a committee member’s suggestion of opening up the venue to bike fans in general…

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Friends of the National Motorcycle Museum learn the intricacies of wheel-building from Central Wheel Components on Saturday, February 27. With demonstrations and talks by companies and individuals associated with the museum, the morning sessions offered the chance to learn some tricks of the trade from Redditch Powder Coaters and Central Wheel Components – both work…

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With just five owners from new, this superb unrestored 1930 Brough Superior SS100 could fetch a stratospheric auction price this month. Registered TV 2003, the combination left the factory on April 14, 1930, and could have been the only to do so with a sidecar attached as just 21 SS100s were produced that year. Sidecars…

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Colin Temple-Smith gives the thumbs up for his journey home on his Sunbeam S8. The accompanying S8 has some neat homemade leg shields, screen and panniers designed for minimum weight. Is it really winter? There was no hint of wetness at this year’s Dragon Rally, my 19th, to which I rode my 600 1951 Norton…

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Against the fabulous backdrop of Arundel Castle, members of the Sussex British Motorcycle Owners’ Club line up their bikes for a photo-shoot to publicise the club’s forthcoming 30th Anniversary Classic Bike Show that will take place at the venue on Sunday, May 8. Those ideals haven’t budged as the Sussex British Motorcycle Owners’ Club approaches…

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Cultybraggan Camp 21 – the last remaining complete Second World War POW camp in the UK. The camp was built in 1941 to house 4000 high-risk prisoners, and much of it remains intact, with more than 80 Nissen huts, sports fields, a firing range and the last nuclear bunker built in the UK. Read more…

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British roadburners await their next track sessions at Lurcy Levis. Located some 350 miles from Calais in an easy five hours, and 290 miles from Le Havre, this friendly event has a loyal following. Read more in the March issue of OBM  

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Steve Murray heels over a Honda CB250 during the 1970 Production TT. A great raconteur, Steve raced for the Japanese Bridgestone motorcycle team in the 1960s when his great friend Bill Smith, who became the Bridgestone motorcycle importer for the UK, insisted that Steve be one of the riders. Read more in the March issue…

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An immaculate air-cooled BMW soaks up the sun at the Land’s End Hotel, the starting or finishing point of many a memorable adventure. This is thought to be the first event of its kind aimed solely at riders of the older BMWs since 1985, and almost certainly will not be repeated. The run is being…

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