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The Bantam that came home in bits

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Sam Hewitt

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19th May 2018

A few issues ago, you ran an article about the BSA Bantams that went to the Elephant Rally, and it ended with one that didn’t come back. We were all members of the Ashfield Motorcycle Club that met in a disused bakery on the outskirts of Romsey, Hants, so we became known as the Bakery…
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Trust fund campaign launched for Dan Hegarty’s sons after tragic Macau crash

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Sam Hewitt

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19th May 2018

A JustGiving crowdfunding campaign has been launched to create a trust fund for the sons of late British Superbike rider Daniel Hegarty after it was revealed that his family has been unable to claim insurance since his death while riding his Top Gun Racing Honda in the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix last November. The 31-year-old…
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From saw bench to museum glory – the story of an Abingdon King Dick

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Sam Hewitt

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19th May 2018

When Les Siddle bought an AKD V-twin motorcycle for £12 10s more than 50 years ago, he intended to get it running again, but events overtook him and he passed it on to his friend Bob Clark. Between them, they tell the fascinating story. The recent OBM article about Abingdon King Dick Spanners and Motor…
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Keeping your Velocette in top-notch condition

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Sam Hewitt

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12th May 2018

With the laudable aim of obviating the ‘English restoration syndrome’ of shiny bikes hiding a multitude of sins, Jan Hoogesteger of Croscombe, Wells, Somerset, has set up Velocette Toolroom Services to ensure that those single-cylinder Hall Green classics continue running smoothly and reliably for as long as possible. Jan’s first rebuild, with the sage advice…
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Transports of delight at Llandudno Festival

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Sam Hewitt

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12th May 2018

If you receive this copy of OBM on time, you might just be able to make it to the spectacular Llandudno Transport Festival over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend of May 5-7 at Bodafon Fields, Llandudno, Conwy County LL30 1BW. Held in conjunction with the seaside town’s Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza, the event will feature…
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Racing tales on dark winter’s nights

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Sam Hewitt

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12th May 2018

As a lad, I was brought up with bikes by a bike-mad dad and lots of similar uncles, so I was used to all the petrol pumps in Prescot and the surrounding district. In the 1940s and 50s we had two in the town, Saggerson’s and Clegg’s. Clegg’s had a laundry and a garage fronting…
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The Ace Service Station in 1953

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Sam Hewitt

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12th May 2018

I loved the article about old garages in April’s OBM, and also enjoyed Bernie Freeman’s memories mentioning the Ace. By courtesy of the Ace Cafe London Archive, I have attached an image of the cafe and garage taken at around the time of the Coronation in 1953, and offer this general history of the site.…
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Royal Enfield’s 1960s two-stroke racers – the story in a scrapbook

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Sam Hewitt

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12th May 2018

Pete Kelly takes our promised fuller look at Herbie Light’s scrapbook covering the progression of the Royal Enfield two-stroke racers of the 1960s. In the mid-1960s, squeezing 34bhp from a 250cc two-stroke ‘single’ was quite a feat, but after starting with a single-carburettor Villiers Starmaker, Royal Enfield rapidly progressed to one of the best-handling and…
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ASTE BOLAFFI’S FIRST CLASSIC CARS AND MOTOR VEHICLES AUCTION ON MAY 23RD AT LA PISTA DI ARESE (MILAN)

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Sam Hewitt

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9th May 2018

Among the highlights there are a 1955 Lancia Aurelia B24s Spider, the Alfa Romeo 8c Pandion 2010, and the Bertone Nuccio 2012 For its first Classic Cars and Motor Vehicles Auction, scheduled for May 23rd at “La Pista di Arese” (Milan), Aste Bolaffi will present some of the most iconic vintage cars, with models that range from the…
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Supermarket visit ends with BSA Starfire prize

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Sam Hewitt

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8th May 2018

Stephen Earl from Stamford, Lincolnshire, couldn’t believe his luck when he became the winner of a 1970 BSA Starfire in an exclusive Asda-backed Classic Bike Guide magazine competition. The 48-year-old single-cylinder machine has been tastefully restored, upgraded and modified to suit modern riding conditions, and Stephen said: “When my wife said she wanted to go…
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