Mick Payne wonders whether it will ever be possible for anyone to produce a truly definitive list of every sidecar manufacturer in history. Who remembers the column NAIT? It stood for ‘Not Appearing in Tragatsch’
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Don’t fret, mother! How I learned to ride…
We all remember our first solo motorcycle ride, and lifelong motorcyclist John Edwards recalls the excitement and euphoria of his own, on a side-valve 500cc 16H Norton that he bought for a heady £7 in
Read moreMemories of 1953 with my Francis-Barnett trials Falcon
Reading about how the Francis-Barnett pre-dated all trail bikes (OBM April) took me back to 1953, when the specification for the 197cc Falcon trials bike listed a ‘four-inch’ rear tyre and a four-speed gearbox. Before
Read moreWho could forget Fred and his racing Bantam?
It was great to see the piece about Fred Launchbury and his racing Bantam in the last issue. I bought the bike from Fred on January 15, 1970 for £175 – a record price at
Read moreYorkshire Classic revving up for annual bike show
The Bronte Hotel in Haworth will again play host to around 100 classic bikes and many more fans from 6.30pm onwards at the Yorkshire Classic motorcycle event on July 18. With classes for girder fork,
Read moreSun shines on Wells CMC’s Tortoise & Hare charity run
icturesque Wells Market Place was packed with 160 motorcycles of all ages awaiting the start of the 8th annual Tortoise and Hare Run organised by the Wells Classic Motorcycle Club to raise funds for the
Read moreMike Hailwood inducted into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame
After more than 40,000 enthusiasts from around the world voted for their favourites in a number of motor sport categories, motorcycling legend Mike Hailwood topped a shortlist including TT hero Joey Dunlop and American world
Read moreNew calendar will boost Exmoor Run charity fund
Open to all motorcycles, Taunton Classic Motorcycle Club’s annual charity Exmoor Run will start from Sheppy’s Cider, just outside Taunton, on Sunday, August 12. Entrants will cover just over 100 fully marshalled miles, enjoying coffee
Read moreHeartbeat’s Fanny-B patrol bike – an arresting H&H auction lot!
The 198cc Francis-Barnett police patrol bike that became a star of the early series of the 1960s-based TV police drama Heartbeat will be coming up for auction at H&H Classics’ National Motorcycle Museum sale on
Read moreClassics at new Hoghton Tower event
The fortified manor house of Hoghton Tower near Preston, Lancashire, has been chosen as the venue for a brand new Mark Woodward classic event on Sunday, September 2 from 10am until 4pm. Classics at Hoghton
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