The countdown has begun for the biggest classic off-road event of the year, the two-day Classic Dirt Bike Show at the Telford International Centre sponsored by Hagon Shocks over the weekend of February 17-18. This
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Pete’s Prattle
One of the great joys of editing Old Bike Mart is receiving the many motorcycle club journals that are kindly sent to me each month. Those who edit and write for them are the unsung
Read moreJanuary 2018 issue out now!
Happy new year! Don’t forget to look out for the January issue of Old Bike Mart, which should now be winging its way to subscribers. If you’re not already a subscriber but would like to
Read moreMODS AND ROCKERS – A NEW WAY OF LIFE FOR NEWARK JANUARY SHOW
ELEMENTS of the scooter/motorcycle rivalry of the mid-60s will be showcased at The Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic show. The motorcycling event, now in its seventh year, takes place at Newark Showground on
Read moreA thumping good restoration
Pete Kelly visits Velocette enthusiast Derek Manders to see his latest pride and joy – a green 1955 MSS that he bought as a 70% complete project at Bonhams’ Spring 2016 Stafford auction and which
Read moreMortons Media Group and Carole Nash announce further three-year partnership
Mortons Media Group, which publishes Old Bike Mart, has renewed its contract with top motorcycle insurance broker Carole Nash. The commitment includes the continued sponsorship of Mortons’ classic motorcycle shows including those at Stafford each
Read moreGreeves enthusiast pines for his old bikes
OBM reader Richard Deal is anxious to track down some of the motorcycles he once owned and, if any of them is for sale, to restore and place in his Greeves collection. Along with his
Read moreSome things are simply meant to be!
Mark Wood tells how, when his dad John finally parted with his beloved Triumph Tiger Cub, by sheer chance it found its way back to its former owner of almost 50 years ago – who’d
Read moreWhat a dream job it could all have been
John Finch recalls the excitement he felt when he secured a job as a design draughtsman with the BSA Motorcycle Division’s Umberslade Hall – but sadly redundancy was already looming just over the horizon. After
Read moreJust like Ernie’s – the Triumph GP replica that Eric built
During the 1980s, Eric Turner spent four years building a stunning replica of Ernie Lyons’ 1946 Manx Grand Prix-winning prototype Triumph GP from boxes of accumulated bits, hours of scouring autojumbles, some skilfully made small
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