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  • Discovering the beautiful 1961 BSA Super Rocket

    Discovering the beautiful 1961 BSA Super Rocket

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    When John Foster first laid eyes on this BSA Super Rocket he was actually in the market for a Velocette, but the stunning pre-unit Beezer was enough to sway John’s affections on the spot.

  • From the archive: What happened to this much-travelled AJS?

    From the archive: What happened to this much-travelled AJS?

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    Mark Gooding tells the story of his late father-in-law’s 1952 350cc AJS, OMA 859, now thought to be fitted with a 500cc engine, and wonders if any Old Bike Mart reader can help him trace

  • From the Archive: A touch of déjà vu

    From the Archive: A touch of déjà vu

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    When Triumph’s twin engine needed a better chassis for ISDT use, eyes turned to Hampshire and Eric Cheney’s workshop. On the face of it Triumph’s twin, designed in the 1930s, ought not to have still

  • From the Archive: Pre-TT Classic May 30-31 2015

    From the Archive: Pre-TT Classic May 30-31 2015

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    An emotional Jamie Coward paid tribute to Ted Woolf and the people who had stood by him after a shattered lower left leg ruled him out for much of 2014. John Watterson shares his story

  • The story of a snowy Colmore Cup Trial in 1932…

    The story of a snowy Colmore Cup Trial in 1932…

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    Snow and ice are often the bane of competitive winter motorcycling events. But in February 1932, it wasn’t enough!

  • END OF AN ERA: Looking back at the 1938 Senior Manx Grand Prix

    END OF AN ERA: Looking back at the 1938 Senior Manx Grand Prix

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    As Ken Bills bump-started his 490cc ohc Norton for the 1938 Senior Manx Grand Prix, few would have imagined that he would be the last MGP winner for eight years.

  • ‘A restyled British Vincent with an American accent’

    ‘A restyled British Vincent with an American accent’

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    A restyled Brit with an American accent, a long way from home in Stevenage, in terms of looks and in actuality.

  • Freddie Spencer and the 1985 championship double…

    Freddie Spencer and the 1985 championship double…

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    After Freddie Spencer won his first 500cc title in 1983 at 21, making him the youngest person to do so, Honda created the radical NSR500 V4 for the following year.

  • From the archive: Super Profile – a well-refined Ossa

    From the archive: Super Profile – a well-refined Ossa

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    Take one OSSA, add a dash of works rider, some Spanish enthusiasm and see the result… Words and pics: Tim Britton Mick Andrews’ record with OSSA motorcycles is an excellent one and as well as

  • January issue on sale now!

    January issue on sale now!

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