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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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Best-in-show owner Jeff Elliot shows off his built-from-scratch Triumph Trident. Road racing heroes James Whitham and Steve Plater shared laughs with the eager audiences as they talked about Whit’s racing career and subsequent life as a TV commentator, and James also took two of his own restoration projects to the party. Read more in February’s…

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Learning the tricks of the trade at an NMM Friends’ workshop day. The first workshop training day of 2016, free of charge to the Friends as part of their membership, will take place in the museum’s Premier Suite on Saturday February 27. Various sessions will be presented by suppliers and partners of the NMM, including…

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That ‘old Enfield’ looks quite a tasty machine as Graham gives it an outing along a muddy trail. He’ll be taking the ferry to Santander, then riding along some trails in the Picos before crossing northern Spain, over the Pyrenees and up through France. The idea is to travel along unsurfaced roads wherever possible, or…

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A delighted Ian Hutchinson takes the Torrens Trophy at the Royal Automobile Club, Pall Mall, London, on January 12. He then had to endure more than 30 gruelling operations before fighting his way back to the pinnacle of his sport and taking three more TT victories and a dominant win at Macau last year. Read…

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This gorgeous 500cc Bianchi grand prix racer is just one of the treats in store at Telford. The Lino Tonti-designed double-overhead-camshaft engine has a six-speed gearbox and produces 72bhp at 10,000rpm. The other machines in Sam’s trio are a 1925 Brough Superior SS100 Pendine Racer and a 1974 Talon MickMar five-speed trials bike designed by…

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