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Metisse launch

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Sam Hewitt

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26th January 2019

Sending Ian Kerr OBE out to a golf club on a grey autumnal morn probably wasn’t fair, but he found a good reason for the trip A prestigious golf club in Oxfordshire on a wet, wintery morning is not somewhere where you would expect to see two classic scrambler machines being ridden by a pair…
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Evocative images

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Sam Hewitt

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26th January 2019

I was given a number of card-mounted photographs by the nephew of the photographer, who was Colin Clark, of Wragby. When he died, apparently there were many of these pictures, so I do not know how many survived. To my mind, these are brilliant photos and really evocative of the time. I do not know…
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It’s electric!

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Sam Hewitt

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26th January 2019

In order to give himself more opportunity to ride his classic, Graham Mudway tells us how he fitted an electric starter on his Norton ES2. It was part designed and completely installed by my friend, Fred Smith, who is a past chairman of the Cotswold Vintage Motor Cycle club. I purchased the starter online from…
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UPDATE: MOT EXEMPTION OF HISTORIC VEHICLES

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Darren Hendley

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25th January 2019

The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) has argued that changes to requirements for MOT testing of historic vehicles can leave drivers “at risk from ill-briefed policeman.” The FBHVC has argued that the DVLA process for enabling declaration of a vehicle as not being significantly changed at the time of re-licensing only, was one…
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Viva Las Vegas: Roll the dice and grab a rarity!

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Sam Hewitt

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19th January 2019

Last issue we told you about the comprehensive number of bikes that have been shipped across the Atlantic, from Sweden to America, to be rolled into the auction halls of Mecum’s 28th annual Las Vegas Vintage and Antique Motorcycle Auction, taking place from January 22 through to January 27. The bikes in question – no…
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South of England Classic: A ‘Dominating’ event in West Sussex

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Sam Hewitt

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19th January 2019

The first Ardingly show of 2019 is set to celebrate 70 years of the Norton Dominator, with the help of Surrey Norton OC. Sunday, March 31 is the day, the South of England Showground is the venue, and Norton’s first twin cylinder engine, as designed by Bert Hopwood, is the focus. The 500cc Dominator Model…
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Proofreading pooch

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Sam Hewitt

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19th January 2019

Further constraints upon the OBM budget have forced the publication to resort to proofreading work being farmed out to the local dog pound. Any rumours concerning the new Old Bike Mutt range of kibbles and biscuits should be taken with the greatest of cynicism. Thanks to Deb Wildsmith for the picture. Read more News and…
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Perthshire Perambulations

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Sam Hewitt

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19th January 2019

Peter Remington and the enthusiastic team from Westmorland Motor Club are pleased to announce that everything is in order for the 2019 Bob MacGregor Memorial Road Run, which will take place on Tuesday, April 30. This year’s event will be dedicated to the memory of Westmorland Motor Club stalwart, John Holmes (pictured), who sadly passed…
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Cover cracker

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Sam Hewitt

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19th January 2019

What a cracking picture on the front of December’s OBM of Charlie Bruce. It looked a very purposeful bike and more than likely a one-off, and it looks like the engine is a cut-down KTT with home-brewed double knocker top and front forks home-brewed with top end front tube etc. Has anyone got any info…
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Get a grip on grips

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Sam Hewitt

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19th January 2019

Having trouble stabilising grips? Then follow this method. Get some double-sided sticky tape, 5/8in wide and about 1/8in thick – I’ve used masking tape on a brush stale in the picture to illustrate – and spiral it around the handlebar. Then liberally splash petrol on to the tape and to the inside of the new…
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