So Arthur Pentney (OBM Letters July) likes his Norton sidevalve solos but not his BSA M20 which was “somewhat heavy and ponderous and lacking cornering ability” – could this be because he was talking of
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Stafford 2019: View Bonhams catalogue for free
With the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show only a few weeks away, Bonhams are showing their catalogue ahead of the show for free.
Read moreFestival of 1000 Bikes
Once a year isn’t anywhere near as often as anyone should be paying a visit to Leicestershire’s ‘friendly circuit’, but Dave Manning returned for his annual trip, to see this year’s VMCC showcase shindig… Despite
Read moreTriumph 350/500 unit construction twins bible 1957-1974
Books about classic bikes tend to come in three forms – those about racing, those of a very general spread of content and those that are specific in their focus. It is the latter that
Read moreCadwell pics parte the seventh
When Colin’s nephew gave me this batch when we worked for a Lincoln company in the 1980s, he had a huge pile of the card-backed prints. I just wonder what happened to them all if
Read moreSuzuki TM400
Was Suzuki’s big TM the final frontier? Steve Cooper goes where no man has gone before to reveal the truth. In late 1969 or early 1970 someone at Suzuki’s Hamamatsu HQ came up with the
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What a great cover photo on your July 2019 issue: London’s Metropolitan police officers on the Noddy Course. When the Met put hundreds of officers on two wheels in the late 1950s, many of them
Read moreDarlo dreams
This picture (left) could have been taken in 1948 but was actually taken last month. It shows my 1951 BSA C11 next to Tornado, which was the first steam locomotive built in Britain for 50
Read moreNo TARDIS? Carry on regardless!
What a great paper OBM is. I look forward to its arrival on my doormat each month. It offers some wonderful insights into what we fringe motorcyclists love doing best: riding, tinkering and occasionally restoring:
Read moreReunion fun at Big Bike Sunday
More than 1200 motorcycling enthusiasts gathered in Skipton on June 30 to enjoy the show put on by The Girder Fork and Classic Motorcycle Club. At least 100 classic and modern motorcycles were polished and
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