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Lawrie Watts Manx sketchbook
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Lawrence Watts shunned publicity but the classic motorcycle and automotive worlds were a better place for his stunning three-dimensional drawings which showed hidden mechanical detail through artwork cutaways…
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Profile: Lawrie Watts part two
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Ace draughtsman he might have been, but Lawrie didn’t just sit in front of a drawing board, he was often out chasing a story. And, as David Dixon recalls, one of his happiest hunting grounds was the Isle of Man…
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Road Test: Royal Enfield Bullet Classic
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Justifiably playing up the retro image, Royal Enfield has gone the whole hog with the new Bullet Classic. Nigel Clark spent a day with one and reckons it just might be the best Bullet yet…
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Reference: Ariel Red Hunter: which to choose
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There were many versions of the Ariel Red Hunter, with its first incarnation a ‘sporting’ four-valver that had little relation to what was to come later. The switch to two-valves came quite quickly after, so the template was established…
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Martinsyde Model B
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Aeroplane maker-turned-motorcycle manufacturer Martinsyde had a brief production history. Tim Holmes tells the story of one a rare restoration…
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Hailwood v Read
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The season long battle waged by Mike Hailwood and Phil Read for the 1967 250cc world championship was as competitive as it gets…
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A ‘split single’ flat twin
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Ingenious projected layout for a horizontally opposed two-stroke, to address the inefficiencies of unburnt fuel being wasted, and a 198cc German luxury lightweight motorcycle from Durkopp
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Workshop: Suzuki GT750: part three
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The Suzuki GT750 engine is back in the frame at last, but there’s still some assembly work to do to reach the finishing straight with our restoration. Rod Gibson rolls up his shirt sleeves again…
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Classic camera: an athletic pair, December 1931
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This 1931 photograph celebrated the impending nuptials of Miss A M Stone of the Mitcham Athletic Club and Mr R O Bale, who was a noted sprinter, as well as being the trainer of the Mitcham cross country ladies…
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Workshop: Can-Am 250cc rebuild: 5
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Part five of our Can-Am Bombardier workshop rebuild and we’ve proved that getting involved in off-road sport doesn’t have to be expensive. Tim Britton takes up the story