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  • Sterling surprise at a Norfolk cafe

    Sterling surprise at a Norfolk cafe

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    While on holiday on the North Norfolk coast, my wife and I visited a small cafe/tea shop in East Runton and were sitting enjoying the break when a rider turned up on a Sterling motorcycle. My first thought was: “I don’t recognise that make of bike”, but then again I don’t claim to know all…

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  • A Sunbeam S8 with ape-hangers!

    A Sunbeam S8 with ape-hangers!

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    It might seem like sacrilege to some, but around the time of the iconic Easy Rider film, Peter Gray of Dronfield bought a Sunbeam S8 sidecar outfit, removed the chair, fitted a reconditioned engine and of course added ape-hanger bars. This is his story. In 1968 I bought a reconditioned Sunbeam S8 engine and parts…

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  • SEPTEMBER 2018

    SEPTEMBER 2018

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    NEWS READERS’ LETTERS BOOK REVIEWS READERS’ TALES OBM: HOW IT ALL BEGAN UNEARTHED FEEDBACK DIARY DATES CLASSIFIED SERVICES GUIDE CLUB CALL The October 2018 issue of OBM is on sale on Saturday, October 6 – order your copy now!

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  • Saxilby Bikers raise £700 for air ambulance despite wind and rain

    Saxilby Bikers raise £700 for air ambulance despite wind and rain

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    Although gusty winds and heavy showers kept many would-be visitors away, the Saxilby Bikers’ fundraising event on Sunday, July 29 still went ahead and raised more than £700 for the Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance. Best bike on the day was a 1972 MV Agusta 350B whose owner, Richard Hagues, received his trophy from superbike…

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  • Sammy and Freddie wow the crowds at 10th Anniversary Brackley Festival

    Sammy and Freddie wow the crowds at 10th Anniversary Brackley Festival

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    You just can’t keep an old racer down – and Sammy Miller couldn’t resist giving his 500cc Gilera four and 1954 BMW Rennsport an outing on the High Street circuit at the 10th Anniversary Brackley Festival of Motorcycling over the weekend of August 11-12. Another legendary rider giving similar demonstrations was Freddie Spencer, who forsook…

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  • Pete’s Prattle

    Pete’s Prattle

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    Since May this year, events at the office have meant me editing a second Mortons publication, on a subject quite unrelated to motorcycling, in addition to Old Bike Mart, and the time has now come for me to concentrate solely on the former. So after the best part of four-and-a-half years, it’s time to hand…

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  • Pouring rain drastically reduces participation in 26th Exmoor Run

    Pouring rain drastically reduces participation in 26th Exmoor Run

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    Time was when we’d ride our motorcycles day in, day out, all year long, no matter what the weather threw at us – but how times have changed! Although 105 riders pre-entered the 26th Exmoor Run of Sunday, August 12, teeming rain meant that only 29 of them turned up at the start, although a…

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  • Surprises keep coming at Czech Veteranfest

    Surprises keep coming at Czech Veteranfest

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    David Myers visits a superb motorcycle line-up at a vintage event near Brno, and is surprised by the number and quality of machines on show. During a recent visit to the Czech Republic (more correctly ‘Czechia’ now) I went to the ‘Slavkov Veteranfest’ in South Moravia, near the second city of Brno, and was amazed…

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  • It’s all happening at Romney Marsh Classic Bikejumble

    It’s all happening at Romney Marsh Classic Bikejumble

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    The Romney Marsh Classic Bikejumble, Spares Auction and Ride-In Show will take place at Hamstreet, near Ashford, Kent on Sunday, September 16. Cheap garage clear-out stalls are available at £10 for a 6×5-metre pitch, which includes admission to the event for two, so why not team up with a mate and move all that unwanted…

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  • Make tracks to dirt bike extravaganzas

    Make tracks to dirt bike extravaganzas

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    This year’s four-day International Dirt Bike Show at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire from November 1-4, held in partnership with oil and lubricant giant Motul, will provide trials action, mini-bike racing, quad bikes and moto football as well as showcasing the very latest off-road machines. Organiser Mortons Media Group plans to build on last year’s sell-out show…

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