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Two strokes, for a big cat

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Sam Hewitt

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27th April 2019

I’ve just received my March copy of Old Bike Mart, and was delighted to see the Panther two-stroke photo on the front page. For your information I thought I’d let you know that the Panther models with Earles forks and twin cylinder engines were the Model 35, which was powered by the Villiers 2T 250cc…
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TriBSA Memories

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Sam Hewitt

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27th April 2019

How nice to see a couple of pages devoted to my old TriBSA scrambles bike which I built in 2003/2004. My good friend, Garry Bowden, in Patchway, built a new oil bearing frame including new yokes, engine box plates, air box, etc., the remainder was used from my old TriBSA. The wheels were built by…
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BRAND NEW BOOKAZINE TELLS THE STORY OF JOHN ‘MOON EYES’ COOPER

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Sam Hewitt

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24th April 2019

Moon Eyes tells the remarkable story of this down-to-earth racing legend in his own words.
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The Shining

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd April 2019

Bucks British & Classic MCC presents its annual Shiny Bike Night at The Plough at Cadsden, just two miles north-east of Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire on Wednesday, June 19. There’ll be lots of prizes, good food, beer, music, raffle and a lovely country setting. This is an event purely for classic bikes, with no cars…
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Parallel world

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Sam Hewitt

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20th April 2019

One of the best ways to ensure that your bike tracks straight and true is to have the frame geometry checked. Even standard frames, with no history of crash damage, have been found to be out of line, and some frames were even designed thus! Misalignment may not even be noticeable, particularly with a road-going…
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Charlie’s competition

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Sam Hewitt

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20th April 2019

In the current issue of OBM, you have published a super first part article on Charlie Bruce and it has jolted me to put pen to paper, giving some further background to Charlie’s early career in the early ’50s, which is when I saw him race. I have been in touch with one of Charlie’s…
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Take me to your Leader

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Sam Hewitt

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20th April 2019

I very much enjoyed the article on the Ariel Leader and the various letters. Enclosed is something readers may enjoy. After 52,000 miles on the Leader, I have many tales to tell but will hold back so as not to start a book! The Ariel Leader – often the comments made are derogatory regarding the…
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Greenock hoodlums?

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Sam Hewitt

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20th April 2019

John Dalton, a Tiger Cub owner on the Isle of Man, sends me the attached pic from 1964 wondering if the Cub (554 UPO?) in the foreground might have survived. Apart from that, I thought OBM readers might be interested in the photo, which shows a lovely selection of bikes and riders from the day…
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All points for charity

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Sam Hewitt

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19th April 2019

We have a few more details of ‘Gypsy’ John Newson’s forthcoming trip around the British Isles for you, as mentioned in the last issue. John’s impressive road trip on his 1954 Vincent Series C Rapide will cover about 2500 miles in 12 days, departing from his Oxney Motorcycles base in Kent and incorporating the four…
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Sledmere auction results

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Sam Hewitt

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18th April 2019

The recent Dee Atkinson Harrison auction at Sledmere House was an outstanding success with 98% of all lots offered finding new homes for a house record of £460,000, including buyer’s premium. Of great interest was the amount of international bidders, from Australia, South Africa, Hungary, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Ireland and the Channel…
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