Features

Brian Woolley admires Gnome et Rhone’s translation of the British ABC

Laverda’s spectacular 1000cc Jota triple was the first standard road bike to break the 140mph barrier at MIRA’s proving ground. John Nutting recalls how the bike was developed

Polly Palmer, proprietor of Bri-Tie Motorcycles and President of the BSA Owners Club, overhauls the A50/65

Proprietor of Bri-Tie Motorcycles and President of the BSA OC ‘Polly’ Palmer runs through a simple strip down of the BSA A10 and A65 front suspension

Film stuntman Jim Dowdall bought a rare XA Harley-Davidson and it led him down the road to Wildcat Ridge… Article: Feb 1984

Searing acceleration and good roadholding from Honda’s 750 four

Yamaha’s YR5 350 ws not as fearsome as we had anticipated but it’s still a good all-round performer

We come to terms with Kawasaki’s latest rip-snorting triple-pot machine from Japan

Think of six cylinders and you think Honda CBX – but Benelli got there first with its 750. Later came the 900 version but Neil Murray reckons the first was the real classic

The smaller cousins of BMW’s big flat twins, the 450 and 650 differed from the rest of the range in many ways. Forget the slow 450, says Neil Murray and look for a Brembo-braked R65