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  • Make it so

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    It takes some audacity to dismantle an original old bike to create your first classic custom – but the results of a good build can be simply brilliant. Go on. Be brave… 

  • Henry’s Cat

    Henry’s Cat

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    It’s a Triumph of course, but Henry Pinney’s 500 twin is more than it appears to be  

  • 70 AND GOING STRONG

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    THE VINTAGE MOTOR CYCLE CLUB celebrates its 70th birthday this year, and the anniversary events kicked off at the club’s AGM in April.  

  • Top honour for Manx maestro

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    THE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS of Isle Of Man TT legend John McGuinness (who just happens to be the current lap record holder, too) were lauded last month when McGuinness was presented with the prestigious Segrave Trophy.  

  • ENDLESS SUMMER: A Month of Racing in the Isle of Man – 1966

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    The Isle of Man is reliant on the services of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company to transport the vast majority of the Island’s needs, not least the tourists that flock to Mona’s Isle, especially for the TT and Manx Grand Prix.  

  • Thierry Rapicault TZ250: That’s a works bike!

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    Every racing motorcycle has a story to tell, but a chance encounter with Carlos Lavado revealed that this TZ may have a more interesting history than most.  At that moment we could not have guessed how interesting it was. John Parnham charts a journey of painstaking research.

  • HIGH OCTANE THRILLS AT SANTA POD IN MAY

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    THERE’S less than a month to go until Race, Rock ‘n’ Ride – the brand-new biking extravaganza from Santa Pod Raceway, Fast Bikes and Backstreet Heroes. 

  • OBITUARY: STEVE MURRAY

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    Cheshire has, over the years, produced many exciting and gifted racing motorcyclists of distinction, but one of the most loved and charismatic of all, Steve Murray, passed away in his sleep at home on February 22, 2016, aged 83.  

  • Take five – whichever suits your style

    Take five – whichever suits your style

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    Before Royal Enfield’s sensationally-styled Continental GT made its debut, the 250cc Crusader line had already evolved into two variations on a very agreeable five-speed theme – the leading link front fork Super 5 and the sporty-looking Continental. This is how the road testers of the day saw them. 

  • Laverda 500 – the twin that came oh, so close

    Laverda 500 – the twin that came oh, so close

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    ’Ullo, ’ullo! What’s an Italian motorcycle doing on Steve Cooper’s Japanese pages? It’s all about comparisons and giving praise where it’s due, that’s what – and something the more extreme ‘Jap knockers’ might consider reciprocating once in a while?  

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