There will be plenty of high-octane action when the fourth Motorcycle Hill Climb takes place on a newly extended course at historic Leighton Hall, just half a mile from Yealand Conyers in Lancashire, on Sunday,
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After reading about the auction of the Heartbeat police Francis-Barnett in the last issue, please find attached pictures of a real Francis-Barnett patrol motorcycle. It’s a 1964 Cruiser 89 250cc twin that was first registered
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PETE’S PRATTLE NEWS FESTIVAL OF 1000 BIKES READERS’ LETTERS LONDON MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM A BIT ON THE SIDE READERS’ TALES DIARY DATES UNEARTHED FEEDBACK FRENCH MUSEUM THE CRAVEN COLLECTION MADE IN JAPAN CLASSIFIED SERVICES GUIDE CLUB
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Both visitor and entry numbers were up for the second annual Classic Motorcycle Day to be organised in conjunction with the Vincent HRD Owners’ Club at Crich Tramway Village in Derbyshire on a glorious first
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The road racing world is still reeling from the death of 32-year-old Irish hero William Dunlop. He died following a crash on Saturday, July 7, during practice for the Skerries 100 road race, organised by
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With no replacements, new old stock or re-manufactures for the centre aluminium extrusion strips on Triumph T150V European petrol tanks, and taking into account the high cost of making faithful reproductions or the originals, Clive
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Letter after letter has come in to OBM in recent weeks, about the perceived state of the old bike movement, with many readers citing factors such as high auction prices, hoarding bikes as ‘nest eggs’
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Whether you need one particular part or you just fancy a mooch through mountains of motorcycling memorabilia, you should make a date in your diary for one of Britain’s biggest bike jumbles. The Carole Nash
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After a five-year hiatus, Leicestershire’s Mallory Park is once again playing host to the Festival of 1000 Bikes, and Dave Manning rode through the early July heat to see the result. With 2018’s incredible summer
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With many anniversaries of significant Japanese motorcycles coming up, Steve Cooper looks at one we almost completely forgot last year – the golden anniversary of Yamaha’s ground-breaking YR1 350cc two-stroke twin. The marking of special
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