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A sound like no other – Guzzi V8 at VMCC’s Festival of 1000 Bikes

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Sam Hewitt

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12th June 2018

If you’ve never heard the fabulous sound of the fully faired 500cc Moto Guzzi V8 grand prix racer, don’t miss the long-awaited relaunch of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club’s Festival of 1000 bikes at Mallory Park on July 7-8. With the support of Footman James Insurance Brokers, Bonhams Auctioneers, Mortons Motorcycle Media, Ricoh and the…
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Old Bike Mart cup for Tramway Village’s Classic Motorcycle Day

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Sam Hewitt

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12th June 2018

OBM editor Peter Kelly will be presenting a brand new trophy for the best classic motorcycle in original condition at the second Classic Motorcycle Day to be organised in conjunction with the Vincent HRD Owners’ Club at the National Tramway Museum at Crich, near Matlock, on Sunday, July 1. Following the popularity of last year’s…
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Pete’s Prattle

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Sam Hewitt

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12th June 2018

Two readers’ letters in this issue raise niggling concerns about the future of classic bike riding, and I put the word in italics to emphasise the difference between riding and owning. In his emailed letter to OBM, Hugh Dixon says what a great day out he had riding his old Triumph Bonneville in the ‘Spirit…
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JUNE 2018

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Sam Hewitt

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12th June 2018

NEWS DIARY DATES READERS’ LETTERS MADE IN JAPAN A BIT ON THE SIDE READERS’ TALES MODEL OF THE MONTH UNEARTHED FEEDBACK FROM OUR ARCHIVE CLASSIFIED SERVICES GUIDE CLUB CALL The next issue of OBM will be on sale on Saturday, July 7 – order your copy now!
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Fancy an Indian?

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Sarah Wilkinson

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31st May 2018

A 1921 Indian Powerplus motorcycle is one of the star lots in the Charterhouse auction of classic motorcycles and cars on Sunday, June 17. “The name Indian is legendary in the motorcycle world,” commented Matthew Whitney, head of classic cars and motorcycles at Charterhouse. “They have always been cool and fast bikes, owned by the…
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Dakar Rally hero Sam Sunderland awarded coveted Segrave Trophy

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Sam Hewitt

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30th May 2018

The Royal Automobile Club has awarded its prestigious Segrave Trophy to Dorset motorcycle racer Sam Sunderland for becoming the first Briton to take a Dakar Rally crown by winning the motorcycle category in last year’s gruelling event. The rally started in Asuncion, Paraguay, and ran through the vast, rugged terrain of Bolivia and Argentina, and…
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Thunderfest winners come within a whisker of perfection

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Sam Hewitt

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30th May 2018

With a brilliant sun beating down from a cloudless blue sky it could have been Jerez rather than Derbyshire, but the Tarmac was melting at the Darley Moor circuit for the eighth edition of Thunderfest, which is a time trial rather than a race meeting, on Monday, May 7, writes Frank Melling. Competitors decide how…
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Happy memories – and thoughts turn to a four-stroke Jawa outfit

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Sam Hewitt

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30th May 2018

Mick Payne looks back fondly to the marathon round-Britain sidecar journey that he and partner Kate made to raise funds for research into Alzheimer’s disease, and wonder how one of the new 350cc overhead-camshaft Jawas, coupled to a much-improved Velorex Sports sidecar, would fare. It’s three years since Kate and I started our ‘trip of…
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Murray’s Motorcycle Museum

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Sam Hewitt

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30th May 2018

Nobody needs an excuse to go to the Isle of Man, especially during the first week in June, but Dave Manning knows that there’s a place away from the Mountain Circuit that is a hidden gem. Many folk will know of Murray’s Motorcycle Museum from when it was located at the Bungalow, nestled into the…
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Why I’ll never forget Ray’s wonderful R60-framed BMW R100RS/GP outfit

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Sam Hewitt

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28th May 2018

Mick Payne reflects on the late Ray Doran’s cleverly modified BMW/Watsonian GP Sport combination. Last month, our editor Pete gave a tantalising glimpse of the sadly deceased Ray Doran’s lovely BMW outfit, and this got me thinking. Many years ago, I wrote a regular sidecar feature for Motorcycle Sport magazine and was lucky enough to…
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