Following Pete’s Prattle (April), here’s an old petrol pump photo that might interest readers as riders in the Welsh Two-Day Trial fill up over the pavement at Gough’s Garage in Presteigne, Radnorshire, around 1950. On
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Nigel Stennett-Cox looks back over a life strewn with motorcycles of every shape and size, and his continuing passion for riding them – and fondly remembers the purple Triumph Trident he lusted over but was
Read moreA truly original Vincent!
When Chas Moody read an OBM reader’s letter from Gerry Allen about today’s shiny restored bikes having little resemblance to those used back in the day, he found himself agreeing wholeheartedly with the sentiment, and
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A Dover Transport Museum raffle for two motorcycles – a 1947 250cc BSA C11 and a 1953 197cc Francis-Barnett Falcon – to raise funds for its collection will be a top attraction at the Romney
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A JustGiving crowdfunding campaign has been launched to create a trust fund for the sons of late British Superbike rider Daniel Hegarty after it was revealed that his family has been unable to claim insurance
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When Les Siddle bought an AKD V-twin motorcycle for £12 10s more than 50 years ago, he intended to get it running again, but events overtook him and he passed it on to his friend
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With the laudable aim of obviating the ‘English restoration syndrome’ of shiny bikes hiding a multitude of sins, Jan Hoogesteger of Croscombe, Wells, Somerset, has set up Velocette Toolroom Services to ensure that those single-cylinder
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