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  • Manx Classic Trial

    Manx Classic Trial

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    One of the most popular events on the trials calendar is the Manx International Classic Trial. A two-day affair, held latterly on September 5-6, it took riders all round the Isle of Man and provided a variety of terrain to test the skills of all entrants.  

  • Martin Lampkin: 1951-2016

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    Having achieved so much in motorcycling, Harold Martin Lampkin – ‘Mart’, ‘Big Mart’ or ‘H’ depending on who you talk to – is the subject of many images in our archive. We hope this small selection of pictures goes some way to show the impact that this true legend – who died earlier this spring…

  • Gone but not forgotten

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    Time and time again proof arises that the British industry wasn’t short on ideas or talent. Finance on the other hand… Colin Sparrow looks over the Greeves 500. 

  • Back To Life

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    Loads of ancient Brits have returned from overseas, ripe for a rebuild. This T160 Trident was an easy job 

  • AMERICAN TRITON

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    Yankee cafay. Too strong a brew for British taste?  

  • The Dinky Dommi

    The Dinky Dommi

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    Try the lighter side of life with Norton’s diminutive twin 

  • Sturdy single

    Sturdy single

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    One of Birmingham’s best bread-and-butter bikes 

  • Trend setter

    Trend setter

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    If Edward Turner hadn’t built this bike, would we all be riding sports singles? 

  • Here’s a car showroom – turn it into a bike shop!

    Here’s a car showroom – turn it into a bike shop!

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    Concluding the story about motorcycles in his life, Tony Proctor tells how he set up a brand new Yamaha Centre 38 years ago.  

  • Agricultural it wasn’t – farmer Jack’s Zundapp-Arrow special

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    When OBM reader and Adler to Zundapp Club member Bernie alerted us to a long-forgotten Zundapp-Arrow special, it was a simple matter to visit the Mortons Archive and turn up the original report.  

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