Taunton Classic Motorcycle Club’s 25th annual Exmoor Run took place in fine weather on Sunday, August 13 after 170 motorcycles gathered at Sheppy’s Cider ready for the 9.30am start. After the first stop in Exford
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A tongue-in-cheek (or is it?) look at the Trans-Irish Sea Match Race
Classic 50s are a big hit in the Isle of Man, and this year will see the Trans-Irish Sea Match Race return to the Island’s Jurby short track on Sunday, October 1 – in fact
Read moreInternational West Kent Run booked solid once again
A firm fixture on the vintage motorcycle enthusiasts’ calendar is the International West Kent Run weekend, and the 33rd such event took place at The Friars, Aylesford, on August 5-6, writes Tony Page. With a
Read more55th annual Graham Walker Memorial Run
Ninety-five pre-war motorcycles took part in the Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club’s 55th Graham Walker Memorial Run which started from the Beaulieu Motor Museum in Hampshire on Sunday, August 13, writes Tony Page. Promoted as ‘an
Read moreBrackley Festival of Motorcycling is still riding high
Now in its ninth year, the Brackley Festival of Motorcycling has become one of the biggest motorcycle events in the UK, and is now spread out over 50 acres of the Northamptonshire town. Still run
Read moreVMCC Taverners put on another great Founder’s Day event
The Taverners section of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club managed another spectacular Founder’s Day event at Stanford Hall on July 23 – and this year’s theme, American motorcycles, resulted in some super examples of the
Read moreVMCC Somerset Section launches Veteran Only Run
Starting from the Haynes International Motor Museum at Sparkford, the inaugural Veteran Only Run, a new venture for the Somerset Section of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club, took place in glorious weather on Sunday, August
Read moreOBM brings old friends together
Earlier this year, a letter to OBM from Brian Laitt was read by David Dearle, who hadn’t seen his old friend since the early 1960s. After we arranged for them to get in touch with
Read moreJurby Festival celebrates Bob Mac’s 100mph TT lap
An estimated 5000 motorcycles and historic vehicles will be at the Wemoto Festival of Jurby, Isle of Man, on August 27. The design of this year’s £10 charity T-shirts will reflect Bob McIntyre’s setting of
Read moreCCM’s stunning cafe racer at Llangollen Motorcycle Festival
CCM will be showing off its stunning new café racer for the first time since its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed with an appearance at the Llangollen Motorcycle Festival over the weekend of
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