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With regard to a letter from Chris Hawkings of Bath in OBM Readers Letters, July 2020. I am responding to the request for any pictures of Jack Plowright Motorcycles. This advertisement (pictured left) was featured in the booklet Grass-Track Racing through the years by Cyril May of Devizes published in the 1960s. I hope that…

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I thought this might be of interest to you following the picture last month on the front of OBM. It was taken some years ago at a Moto Guzzi event in Mandello. I don’t know anything about it but I suspect it was made for a film. As you can see it is two Galletto…

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The Isle of Man Government has confirmed that the next TT will take place from Saturday 28 May to Saturday 11 June in 2022. It’s sad news – but considering the continued uncertainty as a result of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the Isle of Man TT organisers have bitten the bullet and made the call to cancel…

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Mortons Books’ biggest sale of the year has arrived! You can get a HUGE 30% OFF ALL BOOKS from Black Friday through to 11:59pm on Cyber Monday PLUS you can get FREE UK delivery. Whether you are treating yourself or ticking off your Christmas lists, Mortons Books have a huge range of books from rail…

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While we’re all aware of the numerous shows, runs, autojumbles and club meets that have been cancelled over the last six months or so, there actually have been a few events that have taken place. Somewhat ironically, many of them are smaller events that normally might not get their time in the limelight, so the…

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The traditional curtain-raiser to the classic season – the Bristol Classic Bike Show – is for one year only switching to a new summer date to try and beat the COVID-19 pandemic. Usually held in February at the Royal Bath & West Showground in Somerset, the 2021 event will be at the same venue but…

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The UK’s biggest and best classic off road show is getting a new date for one year only, as the scene aims to fight back against the COVID-19 pandemic. Normally held each February, the Classic Dirt Bike Show in Telford will switch weekends to May 15 and 16 for 2021. Given the continued uncertainty surrounding…

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It’s not every day that a bike comes up for sale that has been restored by an internationally-known museum, nor one that has a large amount of provenance, and stories that surround its past. Yet Michael Dawson’s Bultaco Matador is one such machine. Cosmetically restored by Phillipe Vandeville in 2007, it has undergone mechanical restoration…

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