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Road Test: Norton military prototype
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Taking a crack at the military market, Norton developed this handsome sidevalve twin. Sadly it was not to be. Signalman Reynolds, JE, does a brief tour of duty…
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Classic Camera: Ito on BMW, 1960
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Japan’s trailblazing rider Fumio Ito in action during the 1960 Austrian GP. That year, he made his full grand prix debut, finishing sixth in the season opening French Grand Prix, round one of the 500c world championship…
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Top bikes of the Seventies: 4
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John Nutting’s top 40 bikes from the Seventies, distilled from over 200 road tests. Final part, numbers 40 to 31…
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Straight from the plate: 1925 Junior TT
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Reported as the ‘most furious race the Island has ever seen’ the 1925 Junior saw the first four riders finish in a faster time than the 1924 Senior TT winner, with the fifth place finisher, HRD-mounted Curly Harris – Pip’s father – averaging a speed equal to 1923 Senior TT winner Jim Whalley’s record lap…
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Road Test: Norton military prototype
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Taking a crack at the military market, Norton developed this handsome sidevalve twin. Sadly it was not to be. Signalman Reynolds, JE, does a brief tour of duty…
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The Classic MotorCycle on sale – September, 2013
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Velocette Venom number one, history of the front fork, 1925 Junior TT, BSA A50, AJS 16 Standard, Bill Faulkner, Festival of 1000 Bikes and all the usual regulars, columnists and archive articles. On sale now!
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Workshop: Yamaha XS650 overhaul: 1
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Our 1979 Yamaha XS650 had struggled on the daily commute, then got packed away and forgotten in a damp cellar for almost five years, so it wasn’t a pretty sight. You join the overhaul with the engine already removed from the frame and stripped…
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Buying Guide: Moto Morini V-twins
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Ignore the Moto Morini V-twins at you peril. Great, surefooted handling, soulful engines and they look a million dollars, even when parked up…
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Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Reader Survey 2013
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As a reader of CMM magazine, we already know that you have firm opinions and excellent judgement – and now we’d love you to tell us what you like and don’t like about the magazine, and why…
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The Classic MotorCycle needs you!
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We need to know what you think about The Classic MotorCycle. What do you like or dislike? For your trouble all entries will go into a prize draw, and you could win one of the seven cash prizes, the top prize being £250!
