Ian Kerr sorts fact from fiction as he interviews London Motorcycle Museum founder Bill Crosby about the impending closure of his Reg Allen Triumph spares business while still keeping fingers crossed about the future of
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Another ‘mystery motorcycle’
I’m a great fan of Old Bike Mart, and particularly enjoy the ‘mystery bike’ items. Here is a shot of my parents looking very fashionable one day around 1935 on their mystery motorcycle. They lived
Read moreThe uplifting tale of a Moto Guzzi Lodola
Friends are wonderful – including those you might not actually have met. Readers may recall that I bought a pair of 1957 Moto Guzzi Lodolas for restoration which were featured in ‘Unearthed’ in an autumn
Read moreMike Hailwood’s TT F1 Ducatis
The wrong photo of a Ducati-mounted Mike Hailwood was used in last month’s story about ‘Mike the Bike’ being inducted into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame. The picture actually showed him riding the 950
Read moreRemembering a fine sidecar business
Mick Payne looks back fondly on the years of Charnwood Classic Restorations of Hugglescote, Leicestershire – once known as the ‘one-stop sidecar shop’. Last month I mentioned those sidecar makes that didn’t make it into
Read moreEverything from Winged Wheel to full-fat Harleys at DA&H Sledmere House auction
Motorcycles for sale at Dee Atkinson and Harrison’s latest Classic Car & Motorcycle auction at Sledmere House on July 7 – held in glorious weather after the previous sale had been caught in the ‘Beast
Read moreIt’s vintage to voltage as Julie and Carla plan fundraising run to Paris
Carla McKenzie and Julia Diplock, two businesswomen in their fifties who just love riding bikes, are planning a London to Paris ride in September on two motorcycles that simply couldn’t be more different – a
Read moreSad farewell to former scrambler and motorcycle dealer Ken Covell
Many who remember the heyday of scrambling will be sorry to learn of the passing, after a long illness, of Ken Covell, who started competing in the mid-1950s and gained his international licence in the
Read moreBill Lomas ohc Royal Enfield story goes right back to 1950
In reply to Mr Fred Dawes’ letter about the overhead-camshaft Royal Enfield in OBM (July), the answer lies here. In those far-off days I always looked for Cyril May’s magazines because they had such good
Read moreHonda’s 500 TT – just the ticket for classic-loving ageing bikers!
Having trouble starting your Goldie or Thruxton? Is that Super Rocket getting a little hard to push around? What we need is something that has an authentic classic look to it and which is fairly
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