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  • The Mablethorpe Speed Trials, 1924

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    The Motor Cycle described it as a ‘fine and warm day’ in September 1912 when the Nottingham Motorcycle Club set up shop at the Lincolnshire coast for the Mablethorpe Speed Trials…

  • H-D Milestones Post-War

    H-D Milestones Post-War

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    Mike Lewis takes a selective Post-War look at key models from the famous American motorcycle marque, Harley-Davidson…

  • Workshop: Harley-Davidson Sportster service

    Workshop: Harley-Davidson Sportster service

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    The 1200cc vee-twin had delivered three years’ unblemished service to owner Kev but now was the time to visit ‘Dr’ Rod Gibson’s surgery for a medical…

  • Reference: Velocette LE 1948 – 1971

    Reference: Velocette LE 1948 – 1971

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    Velocette’s LE had a long production life, which indicated success, but it also absorbed a colossal post-war investment from the company, which in hindsight arguably did irreparable damage to the manufacturer…

  • Matchless charm

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    The road test of the new 347cc overhead cam single in 1924 revealed its sporting pretensions – and eccentricities…

  • Road Test: Norton ES2 and Matchless G3

    Road Test: Norton ES2 and Matchless G3

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    By the mid-1960s the once-great independent Matchless and Norton motorcycle concerns had been amalgamated and product ranges rationalised, and the two firms – once great rivals – were now producing identical-bar-the-badge machines…

  • Road Test: Neander V-twin

    Road Test: Neander V-twin

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    Visually striking and rarer than hen’s teeth, the Neander certainly stands out, with its designer clearly a man who knew his own mind…

  • Magnificent Vincents

    Magnificent Vincents

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    A stint at the NEC in November 2002 convinces James Robinson that the Black Shadow should be regarded as a pinnacle in British bike history…

  • An hour with Conor Cummins: Manx on Manx

    An hour with Conor Cummins: Manx on Manx

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    Manx born and raised, it’s entirely fitting that TT star Conor Cummins’ Classic TT debut will be made on a quad of Tony Dunnell’s Manx Nortons this year. Bruce Wilson spends an hour with Conor to get the inside line…

  • Road Test: Harris Matchless G80

    Road Test: Harris Matchless G80

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    It’s a conundrum many marque enthusiasts have found themselves in and one, which causes a rumpus around equally as many owners’ club committees – when does your marque cease to become your marque, or is it always your marque irrespective? James Robinson sampled one such conundrum…

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