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  • Reference: Triumph Speed Twin test

    Reference: Triumph Speed Twin test

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    Triumph’s Speed Twin was restyled in the late 1950s, its demure appearance suggesting life at a much slower pace…

  • Dealer visit: Ace Classics (London) Ltd

    Dealer visit: Ace Classics (London) Ltd

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    Bursting through a paper ‘curtain’ covering Ace Classics (London) Ltd’s shop door was the ever youthful John Giles…

  • Hong Kong quay,1956

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    The crowded quayside area of Hong Kong bay in 1956. The rider of the fairly new Golden Flash BSA pauses to look across the bay. Near to the rider, fisherman aboard their small craft go about their business…

  • Straight from the plate: JABS March 1951

    Straight from the plate: JABS March 1951

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    By 1951, the racing machine of choice was the Featherbed Manx Norton – but there were too few of those to go round and they were only made available to the select few anyway…

  • Dr James Kelly Swanston 1908-2013

    Dr James Kelly Swanston 1908-2013

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    The motorcycling fraternity has lost one of its oldest and most accomplished racing competitors with the passing of James Kelly Swanston, who would have been 105 years of age on March 26, 2013…

  • Classic Camera: Paso at Brands, August 1968

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    On May 20, 1973 – coincidentally 40 years ago to the day that this is being written – a dreadful accident at Monza claimed the life of Finnish star Jarno Saarinen and experienced Italian Renzo Pasolini, after Pasolini crashed and Saarinen simply had nowhere to go…

  • Reference: Ariel Cyclone

    Reference: Ariel Cyclone

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    Rock and roll pioneer Buddy Holly went for an Ariel Cyclone just like this one. You can see why. James Robinson reports…

  • Straight from the plate: Thruxton 500, June 1963

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    The former Second World War airfield in Hampshire became a buzzing hive of frantic activity once again, with spectators and riders ready for the 500 mile endurance race…

  • Honda XL250

    Honda XL250

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    Forget Barry Sheene’s RG500, forget Eddie Lawson’s YZRs, forget even Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha or Foggy’s Ducati. This almost standard-looking Honda XL250 cost just £100 and is the most successful race bike in the history of motorcycling. By miles…

  • Reference: Triumph TR6SC

    Reference: Triumph TR6SC

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    Triumph’s TR6SC was ostensibly a single carb version of the TT Bonneville, sharing many of its basic components, and this is probably the best example you’ll set eyes on…

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