Mention the words King Dick and most polite people will simply think ‘spanner’
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Victor Horsman – one of the greatest riders and tuners of his time
I noted with interest the Victor Horsman photo sent to OBM (December) by Bruce Preston, but was rather surprised by the apparent lack of response to the statement that Victor was a “Brooklands exponent and
Read moreSo much for the Royal Enfield GP5 being a failure!
From 1963 until 1968, I worked for Henstock’s of Mansfield, a large motorcycle dealership employing around 15 staff, as manager of their well-equipped workshop, and as part of the deal Don Henstock agreed to buy
Read moreQuirky three-wheeler with an appropriate name
I was interested to see the article about Lomaxes, of which I’ve owned three, in the last issue. Are they a motorcycle, and if so, is my similarly converted but somewhat nippier ‘Tritanic’ Mini three-wheeler?
Read moreFirst proper trail bike was a Greeves
After reading and thoroughly enjoying Steve Cooper’s piece about Yamaha’s brilliant 1967 DT-1 trail bike in the last issue, Colin Sparrow, author of the 2012 book Greeves – The Complete Story and an active member
Read moreFrom The Classic Motorcycle March 2018 issue: Five speeds in my Velo
What do you do if you want something that’s unavailable? Why, make it – then make it available for everyone else, too. Words: James Robinson Photographs: Gary Chapman It’s oft stated that necessity is the
Read moreArdingly event wasn’t just about Nortons
After three years of hard work, my partner and I finished our latest project, the rebirth of an old lady who’d been born in 1942 – an Indian motorcycle (or rather a collection of parts
Read moreA lovely green Velo
I was very interested to see the article about the green Velocette MAC restored by Derek Manders in OBM (January), and initially thought it was mine! If you are able to forward it, I thought
Read moreTo brake or not to brake – that is the question
Mick Payne opens up a discussion about the merits or otherwise of fitting a brake to your sidecar wheel – and he’d like to know more about your own preferences. Although the sidecar has been
Read moreA picture from a different world…
Sent in by reader Brian Reynolds, here’s another lovely old picture to ponder. It was taken outside the charmingly named Slaughter Pike Garage just outside Bourton on the Water on the Fosse Way around 1920,
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