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Happy feet as Alt-Berg sticks with tradition
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Mick Payne visits a Yorkshire bootmaker with a proud tradition, after the very comfortable and practical boots they made for him 20 years ago were swiped from under his nose.
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Cold hands, warm hearts on Moidart Peninsula Road Run
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John McCrink reports on a decidedly wintry motorcycle road run in Scotland on Thursday, April 28.
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Yamaha’s XT and SR500 – a singular sort-out
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Eyebrows were raised when Yamaha entered the ‘big single’ market in the 1970s – but it had done its homework thoroughly to put some tired old bogeys to rest, writes Steve Cooper.
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Square Four evolution
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While little cannot already have been written about the Ariel Square Four, it takes only a brief look through the Mortons Archive to reignite the intrigue this distinguished British design has always generated, writes Pete Kelly.
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Racing Rudges
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This 1933 TT Replica Rudge is a real rarity, taking nearly three decades to piece together.
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The Jubilee Races
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The appeal of the 1953 ACU Jubilee Races, which took place in late August, suffered a major blow when many of the big stars were eliminated from the running owing to injury, illness or schedule conflicts. The event went on regardless, and it was those spectators who decided not to attend that missed out on…
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Commuting with style
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In Germany in the 1950s and 60s, Zundapp was one of several companies to manufacture high-class ‘commuter’ machines.
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Beautiful baby
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The 680 ohv Brough Superior was launched as smaller version of the iconic SS100 – and it certainly looked the part. But, for better or worse, does it share its bigger brother’s characteristics?
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Martin Lampkin: 1951-2016
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Having achieved so much in motorcycling, Harold Martin Lampkin – ‘Mart’, ‘Big Mart’ or ‘H’ depending on who you talk to – is the subject of many images in our archive. We hope this small selection of pictures goes some way to show the impact that this true legend – who died earlier this spring…
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Gone but not forgotten
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Time and time again proof arises that the British industry wasn’t short on ideas or talent. Finance on the other hand… Colin Sparrow looks over the Greeves 500.
