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  • Live Tweed, Ride Dapper: The 2015 Worldwide Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride

    Live Tweed, Ride Dapper: The 2015 Worldwide Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride

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    With dapper clothing and plenty of facial hair to the fore, the 2015 Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride took place on September 27.  

  • Blue Plaque at the former home of Siegfried Bettmann

    Blue Plaque at the former home of Siegfried Bettmann

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    A Blue Plaque has been unveiled at the former home of Triumph founder Siegfried Bettmann by the Lord Mayor of Coventry.  

  • Bonhams’ Vegas sale

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    Among the machines consigned already are the barn find motorcycles from the de Guigne collection.  

  • New restoration projects at the Sammy Miller Museum

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    The Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum has recently been presented with quite a challenge.  

  • A practice ground near Sheffield

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    Sherco Test Day – Saturday 7 November 2015 Even though the focus of Classic Dirt Bike is not surprisingly ‘classic’ it is occasionally nice to explore the modern scene to see how far it has advanced since the editor rode ‘modern.’ Being as his last ‘modern’ bike was an air-cooled Mono Yam when they were…

  • OBM Subscribers

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    Old Bike Mart is published the first Saturday of every month. The November issue will arrive by Sat 7th November.

  • Kia renews sponsorship deal with Twinshock series

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    Car giant KIA has renewed its sponsorship deal with the National Trials Twinshock series for 2016. 

  • EUROPEAN CLASSIC MOTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP 2015

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    The premier classic international MX championship series has been decided for 2015.  

  • Don Rickman presents Sammy Miller Run awards

    Don Rickman presents Sammy Miller Run awards

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    Almost 100 motorcycles took part in the 18th Sammy Miller Run on Sunday, August 30 and this time a 30 mile veteran course was included to supplement the usual 52 mile route. 

  • An ‘L’ of a way to help Cancer Research UK

    An ‘L’ of a way to help Cancer Research UK

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    Graham Lampkin from Colne, Lancashire, is planning an off-road trip through Spain on a classic Royal Enfield next year, in aid of Cancer Research UK, taking in as many towns as possible beginning with the letter L. 


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