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Second attempt
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MV’s first road-going four was an unmitigated failure. If at first you don’t succeed…
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American idol
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BSA built some of their best bikes for the USA, including this fast, fiery and flamboyant 650
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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.
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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.
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Getting into line – with the experts
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When you’re setting up a sidecar, the smallest of adjustments can make all the difference to handling. Mick Payne trawls around to get the opinions of today’s specialists in the field.
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How I bought a BSA A7 – at the ripe old age of 14!
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Stirred by Old Bike Mart’s request for bike shop memories, Tony Proctor recalls his own early motorcycling days, which grew from mimicking his scrambling heroes.
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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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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.
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Spiritual homage
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With lots of late 1960s and 1970s BMWs ending up as café racers this more authentic take, paying tribute to the beautiful Rennsport, makes a refreshing change.
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Replicas, specials, fakes and forgeries
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The seamy world of fakes, replicas and specials is one which can be navigated when armed with an understanding of what constitutes those terms, as well as a bit of nous to ensure you’re not being taken for a ride.
