A swift reminder for those of you who like to ride their classic machinery on classic race tracks that this year’s Festival of 1000 Bikes at Mallory Park is taking entries for the July 12-14
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Stafford marks the ‘ton’
This year’s Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show, the 39th iteration of the Spring Stafford extravaganza, will celebrate 100 years of racing on the Isle of Man. Clearly, it’s not a century since racing on
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Since taking over from Pete Kelly esq at the helm of the good ship OBM, I’ve been fascinated by the directness of the connection that the publication has with its readers, and how so many
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Read moreCharlie Bruce
Following on from the December OBM cover photo showing Charlie Bruce on his Velocette at Scarborough in September 1959, and the subsequent letter from Brian Moorcroft, Ben Waters provides us with some more information on
Read moreAriel four-stroke legends that succumbed to the Leader
The decision to halt production of the entire range of Ariel four-strokes, in the wake of the Leader and Arrow two-stroke twins, brought a sudden void for many enthusiasts. Pete Kelly looks at some of
Read moreYamaha YDS5E
Steve Cooper looks at an intermediary Yamaha model that cemented their fine 2T reputation. The earliest YDS1 had been based around the German Adler MD250, and the subsequent YDS2 embraced a raft of oversights, omissions
Read moreWatsonian sidecars
Mick Payne takes a look at the long-lived Gloucestershire brand. Last time I compiled a set of features on Britain’s sidecar manufacturers, there were more than twice the number there are now. Watsonian was strong
Read moreDragon Rally 2019
As a veteran of the event, Tom Davidson heads into deepest Snowdonia for the Conway Motorcycle Club’s annual shindig. On the second weekend of February every year, for the past fifteen years, my brother and
Read moreA window into a little-known world before websites
Many of them give the impression that riding around the world is an easy affair.
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