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  • RTA CHANGES AND ACU CONCERNS SCUPPER 2018 EPPYNT PLANS

    RTA CHANGES AND ACU CONCERNS SCUPPER 2018 EPPYNT PLANS

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    Welsh Road Race is postponed until 2019 Because of recent legislative changes to the Road Traffic Act in Wales, the directors of the planned Welsh Road Race at the historic Eppynt circuit in August have been forced to announce that the event has had to be postponed until next year. A date for the 2019…

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  • Who can identify this motorcycle?

    Who can identify this motorcycle?

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    I’m writing on behalf of a friend to see if any OBM reader can identify the motorcycle in the accompanying photo. I apologise for the picture quality, but the original is only about passport size. The lady asking the question is the rider’s great-granddaughter, and the only thing she knows about the bike is that…

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  • Pete’s Prattle

    Pete’s Prattle

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    Pondering about the page plan for our bumper 64-page pre-Stafford Show issue next month got me thinking about just how much motorcycle shows have changed over the years. The first one I ever attended was the Earls Court Motorcycle Show of 1963, when my late motorcycling friend Peter Poole and I took an overnight train…

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  • MARCH ISSUE

    MARCH ISSUE

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    NEWS DIARY DATES READERS’ LETTERS TALMAG TRIAL IT’S MY BIKE TALKING JAPANESE READERS’ TALES UNEARTHED FEEDBACK A BIT ON THE SIDE CLASSIFIED OBM SERVICES GUIDE CLUB CALL The April issue of OBM is on sale April 7 – order your copy now!  

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  • March 2018 Issue Delayed

    March 2018 Issue Delayed

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    Due to the inclement weather conditions the March 2018 issue of Old Bike Mart is running late. Subject to an improving picture with the weather we hope to see it posted early next week.   We thank you for your patience throughout this extreme weather situation.

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  • A thumping great day out at the Talmag

    A thumping great day out at the Talmag

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    Ian Kerr reports from this year’s Talmag Trial at Hungry Hill, Aldershot, where riders pit their classic four-stroke solo and sidecar machines against the old-fashioned kind of sections we once knew and loved. The word appears to have got out about the Talmag being one of the premier four-stroke classic bike trials in the UK…

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  • Hagon Products extends sponsorship deal after another superb Classic Dirt Bike Show

    Hagon Products extends sponsorship deal after another superb Classic Dirt Bike Show

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    As well as moving up another gear in terms of its magnificent displays and attendance, the Classic Dirt Bike Show sponsored by Hagon Shocks at Telford’s International Centre on February 17-18 has renewed its partnership agreement with the leading shock absorber manufacturer for another three years. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Hagon Products…

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  • Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show beats winter’s blues once again

    Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show beats winter’s blues once again

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    Large crowds, a superb entry of classic bikes, some highly creative club stands and a fascinating Charterhouse auction confirmed the ‘Best in the West’ reputation of the 38th Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show at the Royal Bath & West Showground over the weekend of February 3-4. Members of the region’s motorcycle clubs have long been renowned…

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  • Bent and battered, but still going strong: every picture tells a story!

    Bent and battered, but still going strong: every picture tells a story!

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    Now living in Canada, Old Bike Mart reader Ralph Ridley recalls his baptism by fire in the Motor Cycle Club’s 1964 Land’s End Trial – an experience that set him firmly on to a lifetime of motorcycling. It might seem hard to believe, but with a bit of spit and polish the bike shown in…

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  • The lessons learned from Honda’s knee-jerk SL350

    The lessons learned from Honda’s knee-jerk SL350

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    Steve Cooper recalls Honda’s SL350 trail bike of 1969 – an ill-thought-out adaptation of an existing road machine that was totally unsuitable for off-road riding – and the valuable lessons the Japanese giant quickly learned When Yamaha launched the ground-breaking DT250 in 1968, it totally wrong-footed its rivals – which was probably part of the…

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