If you receive this copy of OBM on time, you might just be able to make it to the spectacular Llandudno Transport Festival over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend of May 5-7 at Bodafon
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Racing tales on dark winter’s nights
As a lad, I was brought up with bikes by a bike-mad dad and lots of similar uncles, so I was used to all the petrol pumps in Prescot and the surrounding district. In the
Read moreThe Ace Service Station in 1953
I loved the article about old garages in April’s OBM, and also enjoyed Bernie Freeman’s memories mentioning the Ace. By courtesy of the Ace Cafe London Archive, I have attached an image of the cafe
Read moreRoyal Enfield’s 1960s two-stroke racers – the story in a scrapbook
Pete Kelly takes our promised fuller look at Herbie Light’s scrapbook covering the progression of the Royal Enfield two-stroke racers of the 1960s. In the mid-1960s, squeezing 34bhp from a 250cc two-stroke ‘single’ was quite
Read moreASTE BOLAFFI’S FIRST CLASSIC CARS AND MOTOR VEHICLES AUCTION ON MAY 23RD AT LA PISTA DI ARESE (MILAN)
Among the highlights there are a 1955 Lancia Aurelia B24s Spider, the Alfa Romeo 8c Pandion 2010, and the Bertone Nuccio 2012 For its first Classic Cars and Motor Vehicles Auction, scheduled for May 23rd at
Read moreSupermarket visit ends with BSA Starfire prize
Stephen Earl from Stamford, Lincolnshire, couldn’t believe his luck when he became the winner of a 1970 BSA Starfire in an exclusive Asda-backed Classic Bike Guide magazine competition. The 48-year-old single-cylinder machine has been tastefully
Read moreCharity T-shirts mark 1978 TT comeback by ‘Mike the Bike’
Over the past three years, sales of Wemoto’s Festival of Jurby T-shirts have raised more than £48,000 for the Manx Grand Prix Supporters’ Club. Featuring Mike Hailwood on the Sports Motor Cycles Ducati, this year’s
Read moreMcGuinness loans 131mph-lap TT Honda to Lakeland Motor Museum
The 2009 Honda CBR1000RR on which John McGuinness achieved the first 131mph lap of the Isle of Man TT course has been loaned to the Lakeland Motor Museum by the aptly named ‘Morecambe Missile’. John
Read moreHave your say – and you might win some great Held riding gear
Complete the Old Bike Mart reader survey and help us make your favourite newspaper even better – and you might win a top-of-the-range Held helmet or gloves into the bargain! We like to think that
Read moreGreat day out at Lytham Hall
For the 11th year, Lytham Hall will host Mark Woodward’s Classic Car & Motorbike Show on Sunday, July 22. The Fylde coast venue is located seven miles from Blackpool, and is easily accessible from the
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