Welsh Road Race is postponed until 2019 Because of recent legislative changes to the Road Traffic Act in Wales, the directors of the planned Welsh Road Race at the historic Eppynt circuit in August have
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Who can identify this motorcycle?
I’m writing on behalf of a friend to see if any OBM reader can identify the motorcycle in the accompanying photo. I apologise for the picture quality, but the original is only about passport size.
Read morePete’s Prattle
Pondering about the page plan for our bumper 64-page pre-Stafford Show issue next month got me thinking about just how much motorcycle shows have changed over the years. The first one I ever attended was
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NEWS DIARY DATES READERS’ LETTERS TALMAG TRIAL IT’S MY BIKE TALKING JAPANESE READERS’ TALES UNEARTHED FEEDBACK A BIT ON THE SIDE CLASSIFIED OBM SERVICES GUIDE CLUB CALL The April issue of OBM is on sale
Read moreMarch 2018 Issue Delayed
Due to the inclement weather conditions the March 2018 issue of Old Bike Mart is running late. Subject to an improving picture with the weather we hope to see it posted early next week.
Read moreA thumping great day out at the Talmag
Ian Kerr reports from this year’s Talmag Trial at Hungry Hill, Aldershot, where riders pit their classic four-stroke solo and sidecar machines against the old-fashioned kind of sections we once knew and loved. The word
Read moreHagon Products extends sponsorship deal after another superb Classic Dirt Bike Show
As well as moving up another gear in terms of its magnificent displays and attendance, the Classic Dirt Bike Show sponsored by Hagon Shocks at Telford’s International Centre on February 17-18 has renewed its partnership
Read moreBristol Classic MotorCycle Show beats winter’s blues once again
Large crowds, a superb entry of classic bikes, some highly creative club stands and a fascinating Charterhouse auction confirmed the ‘Best in the West’ reputation of the 38th Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show at the Royal
Read moreBent and battered, but still going strong: every picture tells a story!
Now living in Canada, Old Bike Mart reader Ralph Ridley recalls his baptism by fire in the Motor Cycle Club’s 1964 Land’s End Trial – an experience that set him firmly on to a lifetime
Read moreThe lessons learned from Honda’s knee-jerk SL350
Steve Cooper recalls Honda’s SL350 trail bike of 1969 – an ill-thought-out adaptation of an existing road machine that was totally unsuitable for off-road riding – and the valuable lessons the Japanese giant quickly learned
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