Old Bike Mart Magazine October 2018 Zurück Ausgabe

Welcome to the October issue of Old Bike Mart!

As you’ll know from last issue’s editorial, Pete Kelly has slid across to the lofty heights of the editorial high chair of Railway Modeller Magazine, allowing me to perch myself in the still-warm and comfy OBM editor’s armchair, settling happily into the re-stuffed cushions and ignoring the threadbare arms and bits of horsehair hanging beneath. As Pete mentioned at the time, he’ll still be showing his face around these parts in the future. Indeed, he’s prepared a fascinating article on the use of sidecars as commercial vehicles on page 36 of this issue, and his expertise, passion and knowledge of the classic motorcycle world will continue to play a large part in Old Bike Mart’s future.

Pete kindly introduced me to you last month, and you’ll have read various features I’ve written over the previous few issues, but you won’t really know who, or what, I am. Well, aside from the self-admittance of being a motorcycle anorak who’ll happily talk about motorcycles day-in, day-out, I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t have the same level of experience of classic motorcycles as Pete or, for that matter, you lot. But, as I like to treat every day as a school day, I’m the pupil and you’re the tutors, and I’m looking forward to expanding my metrically-focussed toolkit (and mind) into the imperial realm.

Enjoy this 
issue, and I look forward to hearing from you, or meeting you at shows, rallies, club meetings and events in the coming months.

Dave