Recalling being blown into the weeds by a sharp-sounding and decidedly rapid JH Special Triumph Tiger Cub, John McCrink visits the man who created it and marvels at his home-brewed craftsmanship. About 10 years ago,
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We admired the Honda CB750, shook our heads and said this was the end – how right we were!
Gold-plated Daimlers – but belt-driven lathes still tried to produce precision motorcycle engine parts Former Umberslade employee John Cart adds to the revelations already published by OBM about this former BSA Group research facility as
Read moreMeet Carrot Cycles – Lincoln’s ‘can do’ team
During a visit to Carrot Cycles of Lincoln, Dave Manning is amazed by the sheer range of motorcycle components the team is able to produce, replicate or improve for the classic or vintage enthusiast. If
Read moreTRUE GRIT!: Shortened 79th Pioneer Run braves ‘Mini Beast from East’
Despite snow on the ground and a bitterly cold wind, the Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club’s classic season-opener on Sunday, March 18 brought determination by the bucketload, writes Ian Kerr. Although amber weather warnings about the
Read moreBSA C10 that taught me everything
Bernie Freeman looks back fondly at the 250cc side-valve single that was the first love of his motorcycling life. I knew I wanted a motorbike from the age of 13, when I saw one ‘tonning
Read moreGetting the wind up – with a bit of dry Cornish humour!
Colyn Thomas fondly remembers the comings and goings around an old Cornish garage beside the A38 where he and his motorcycling friends met up in the mid-1950s. Remember the Good Old Days, with rickety old
Read moreIt never rains but it pours!
Keith Carter from Wiltshire recalls his own experiences of rainy days and broken-down motorcycles. With a nod to Martin Hamer’s tale of his wet and windy Scottish adventure (OBM March, see also page 49 this
Read moreBirth of the Bonnie
Dave Manning tells the story of the Triumph legend, forged on the Bonneville Salt Flats, that became a byword for mile-gobbling performance after production began in September 1958. Sixty years ago the Triumph Bonneville, a
Read moreAdventure on a budget – with Royal Enfield’s new Himalayan
Dave Manning gets the chance to sample Royal Enfield’s long-awaited Himalayan adventure bike around the decidedly non-mountainous territory of Louth, Lincolnshire. Given that the Royal Enfield factories in Chennai – all three of them –
Read moreFrancis-Barnett ‘trail bike’ pre-dated them all!
After reading the Greeves article in OBM (February), I wonder how readers would classify the Francis-Barnett Overseas Falcon 65? Based on the Falcon 58 road model, it incorporated parts from trials and scrambles machines to
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