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  • 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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    The Classic MotorCycle magazine offers a lavishly illustrated celebration of legendary machines, riders and races, and news, reviews and rare period images from the golden age of motorcycling.

  • From the archive: You pays your money… …and you takes your choice!

    From the archive: You pays your money… …and you takes your choice!

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    Pete Kelly rifles through Mortons’ Archives and turns up the following road test reports, from 1958 and 1960 respectively, which show how the motorcycle press of the day rated Royal Enfield’s 496cc Meteor Minor de

  • From the archive: First & Last in Line

    From the archive: First & Last in Line

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    When Honda debuted the 1981 CR250 they launched many firsts – liquid cooling, Pro-Link suspension – but it was the last to have the Elsinore designation. Words: Tim Britton Pics: Gary Chapman Cast your mind

  • Old Bike Mart Christmas Gift Guide 2019!

    Old Bike Mart Christmas Gift Guide 2019!

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    Here at Old Bike Mart we are getting all geared up for Christmas, looking at products you can buy for a loved one or as a treat for yourself. Check out our exclusive Christmas Gift

  • From the Archive: Made in Japan: Honda’s CB500 – the four that shaped the future

    From the Archive: Made in Japan: Honda’s CB500 – the four that shaped the future

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    Inspiring, viceless and utterly reliable – Honda’s CB500 four made so much more sense than its larger-capacity brethren that those same virtues still hold true today, writes Steve Cooper. No review of classic 1970s middleweights

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