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Reference: A to Z classic reference: AJS
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide. The AJS story is a play of three acts…
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Armis – AWO
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Benelli
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Berini – BMI
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: BMW
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Brough – Brown
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: CCM – Chater Lea
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Christophe – Cossack
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Cotton – Cushman
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Douglas – DSK
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Ducati – Durkopp
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Excelsior – Eysink
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Jawa – Jupiter
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: La Francaise Diamant – Levis
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Morbidelli – Moto-BM
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Puch – PV
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Silk – Singer
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Standard – Sulky
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Thorough – Trans-AMA
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Triumph
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Velocette (Veloce Ltd)
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Vincent
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Watney – Wilkinson
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Yamaha to Yvel
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Zundapp – ZZR
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: AJW – Ardie
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Ariel
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Bohmerland – Brockhouse
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: BSA
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Cyc-Auto – CZ
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: FN – Fusi
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Gilera – Giulietta
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Glas – GYS
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Hawker – Hildebrand and Wolfmuller
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: HJH – Honda
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Horex – Husqvarna
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Innocenti – IZH
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Kieft – KTM
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Liberator – Lutz
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Meister – Monarch
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Monark – Montgomery
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Motosacoche – Mustang
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: MV Agusta – MZ
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: New Imperial – Norman
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: NSU – NVT
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Olmo – Overseas
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Parilla – Peters
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Peugeot – Phoenix
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Piaggio – Piana
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Premier – Progress
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Ravat – REX
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Rex and Rex Acme – Rikuo
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Riley – Roleo
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Romeo – Royal Eagle
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Royal Enfield
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Seal – SIL
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Sirrah – Sprite
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Sun
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Sunbeam
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Suzuki – Syphax
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: TWN/Orial – Typhoon
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide
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Stepping stone
By the early 70s, the superbike contest was hotting up, and very soon, the consumer would have a far bigger choice of more powerful and faster bikes than ever before.
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Out of the woodsman
The Wychwood Brewery in Witney, Oxfordshire provided the setting for Royal Enfield’s Woodsman launch, Tim Britton went along…
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Workshop: Suzuki GS750 rebuild part two
Second part of Rod Gibson’s Suzuki GS750 engine overhaul. Here he surveys the damage…
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Workshop: Suzuki GS750 rebuild part one
Our Suzuki had started to burn a little oil and drop out of gear, so Rod Gibson thought it time for an overhaul. First of three parts
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Workshop: Honda C77 rebuild parts 1-3
Ignoring his own advice, Richard Rosenthal buys a totally dismantled, probably incomplete Honda C77 in an effort to live out a teenage dream. Here he sorts the kit
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Workshop: Yamaha XS250 parts 1-3
Three used engines in various states of distress, one workshop and a couple of spare weekends. Rod Gibson’s task was to make one good unit
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Workshop: Suzuki GS750 rebuild part two
Second part of Rod Gibson’s Suzuki GS750 engine overhaul. Here he surveys the damage…
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Workshop: Suzuki GS750 rebuild part one
Our Suzuki had started to burn a little oil and drop out of gear, so Rod Gibson thought it time for an overhaul. First of three parts
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Workshop: Honda C77 rebuild parts 1-3
Ignoring his own advice, Richard Rosenthal buys a totally dismantled, probably incomplete Honda C77 in an effort to live out a teenage dream. Here he sorts the kit
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Workshop: Yamaha XS250 parts 1-3
Three used engines in various states of distress, one workshop and a couple of spare weekends. Rod Gibson’s task was to make one good unit
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Buying Guide: BMW R100RT
Space for a week’s luggage and 200 miles between fuel stops. BMW got it right when they created the RT for long-distance bikers
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Buying Guide: Ducati 900s
Long wheelbase and lazy steering made cornering with the Ducati slow, but on twisty A-roads a Duke will still give a modern bike a run for its money
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Buying Guide: Honda CBX
Honda’s six cylinder 24-valve CBX was ground breaking when launched. And even now, its tech spec is rarely bettered
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Buying Guide: Yamaha FZ600
A parts-bin stop-gap measure it might have been, but Yamaha’s FZ600 turned out to be an absolute sensation
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H-D Knucklehead engine
Peter Glover on the impact of Harley-Davidson’s 1936 overhead-valve Sixty-one
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Buying Guide: BMW R100RT
Space for a week’s luggage and 200 miles between fuel stops. BMW got it right when they created the RT for long-distance bikers
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Buying Guide: Ducati 900s
Long wheelbase and lazy steering made cornering with the Ducati slow, but on twisty A-roads a Duke will still give a modern bike a run for its money
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II Mulo Meccanico
In the early 1960s the Moto Guzzi factory produced a three-wheel military vehicle – but it bequeathed to the motor cycle world the now familiar transverse vee-twin power unit
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Buying Guide: Honda CBX
Honda’s six cylinder 24-valve CBX was ground breaking when launched. And even now, its tech spec is rarely bettered
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Buying Guide: Yamaha FZ600
A parts-bin stop-gap measure it might have been, but Yamaha’s FZ600 turned out to be an absolute sensation
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Seventies hero: Dave Potter
In the heady superbike days of the Seventies the battles between the big 750cc two strokes were legend…
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Honda CB450 v Triumph 500
Jewels of the orient. We test Honda’s ‘Black Bomber’ CB450 against Triumph’s 500
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Buying Guide: MZ TS150
MZs were rarely treated with derision. Amusement, yes, but scorn, never. MZs were simple, robust, characterful, and actually performed pretty well
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Buying Guide: MZ TS150
MZs were rarely treated with derision. Amusement, yes, but scorn, never. MZs were simple, robust, characterful, and actually performed pretty well
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FN Four: engine profile
Belgium’s National Armanents factory produced a motorcycle that was well ahead of its time in 1905. But by 1926 it had fallen beind the opposition…
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McQueen’s Brough sold
What’s a good Brough Superior worth these days? If your answer to that is ‘a lot’ then you’re dead right!
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Harley Sporton – hand-built special
Tony Ingreys Harley-powered Sporton is the latest in a long line of hand-built specials to emerge from his dark, satanic workshop. Rod Gibson braved the Yorkshire Moors to find out more.
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Suzuki Katana 1260cc Project Bike
120bhp and an 11.42 second standing quarter from our project 1260 Katana.
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Honda CB750 Project Bike
Our Project CB750K1 hits the road as Editor Rod adds the finishing touches to the restoration.
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Wheel building
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Workshop: AJS-Matchless 500 twins
Service notes specifically for the AJS and Matchless 500cc twins, although it will generally apply to all AMC twins
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Buying Guide: Honda C50 step-thru
Don’t knock them. Honda’s C50 step-thru was on every street corner not long ago. Economical, reliable and cheap – they still have a lot to offer
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Buying Guide: Suzuki GT750
Reader Andy Jones had been after a Suzuki GT750 for ages to restore. Then, like buses, two came along at once
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Buying Guide: Honda C50 step-thru
Don’t knock them. Honda’s C50 step-thru was on every street corner not long ago. Economical, reliable and cheap – they still have a lot to offer
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Buying Guide: Suzuki GT750
Reader Andy Jones had been after a Suzuki GT750 for ages to restore. Then, like buses, two came along at once
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Workshop: AJS-Matchless 500 twins
Service notes specifically for the AJS and Matchless 500cc twins, although it will generally apply to all AMC twins
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Three wheelers
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BSA Gold Star Scrambler
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Yamaha FZ600
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