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Letter: Follow that coach – on a 88c James Comet!
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The letter in OBM (June) about bike shop tours of Liverpool rekindled memories of 1958-59 and my first bikes as a 16-year-old apprentice mechanic on £3 per week.
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Conquering heroes on three wheels!
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Nigel Darken tells the story of the ‘Tour de Lard’ – a madcap idea involving two motorcycle combinations and three very secondhand Reliant three-wheelers that raised no less than £27,000 for charity.
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The golden years of DMW
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Well-built and innovative, the West Midlands-manufactured DMW motorcycles were among the most sought-after lightweights of their day, as these Mortons Archive photos show
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Cafe society
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The label ‘classic’ is applied to all sorts of things from music to architecture through films and furniture – the Gold Star is a motorcycle for which the word could have been invented.
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The Cunliffe Brough
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At the Stalybridge Speed Trials, Jack Cunliffe launches his Brough-Superior
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Grandma on a motorcycle
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With a cheery wave, a well-buttoned cardigan and a pair of stout shoes, this go-anywhere granny was headed for the hills.
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Dark day at the races
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With a tragic accident during Friday practice and then a hugely disappointing crowd, enthusiasm was dampened further by race day morning rain. But, gradually, the sun came out and the racing was actually rather good.
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Eagle soars again
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This freshly restored 350cc JAP-engined Coventry-Eagle has returned to the road for the first time in more than half a century.
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Mystery train
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This oil-in-frame 650cc T120 Bonneville emerged from the confusion of the Meriden blockade. Today it pulls like a train – but is a bit of a mystery…
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