April Issue

Welcome to Old Bike Mart, the subscription-only newspaper with the UK’s largest selection of classic motorcycle classified ads.

This month’s OBM, as always is the case, features the latest news, reports from the racetrack, part and tool reviews and ‘how to’ guides. Ensure you get your copy by subscribing to OBM here.

We call OBM the autojumble in your armchair, which it is… but there’s so much more to this publication. It’s like meeting an old friend for a walk down memory lane, with plenty of laughs thrown in and some evocative pictures to mull over.

Here’s a look inside the pages of the new April issue…

Countdown to Stafford!

It’s nearly time for the most thrilling and entertaining classic motorcycle show of the year as the International Classic MotorCycle Show returns to Staffordshire County Showground on April 22-23. There are hundreds of reasons why you should visit, but we’ve picked out just a handful.

Yamaha TR1

While most people are familiar with Yamaha’s Virago in its various guises, that model would most likely never have seen the light of day without its predecessor, the TR1, as Steve Cooper relates.

The Sidecar Guys

Mick Payne speaks to two record-breaking sidecar pilots who have circumnavigated the globe.

Two wheels become three

David Hubbard remembers his early days of motorcycling, from riding on the back of an Ariel to witnessing the Leicester Phoenix MCC’s Norton Commando world record.

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