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  • Triumph T120 Bonneville

    Triumph T120 Bonneville

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    The 1968 Bonneville was the culmination of Triumph’s quest to marry ‘precision, power and performance’ and is arguably its best ever twin

  • Yamaha XS650 overhaul: 2

    Yamaha XS650 overhaul: 2

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    Rod Gibson completes the Yamaha’s engine and gearbox rebuild but it’s not back in the frame – the owner is so pleased with the motor that he’s now going for a full restoration

  • Suzuki GT750: part two

    Suzuki GT750: part two

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    In part one Rod Gibson started the reassembly of our project ‘Kettle’, Suzuki’s three-cylinder two stroke GT750. Now the wheels can go on to the chassis, and the engine begins to take shape…

  • Panther Model 100

    Panther Model 100

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    There’s much can be said about Yorkshire folk, but one thing in their favour is their thrift. So it was with Phelon & Moore, motorcycle manufacturers of Cleckheaton. Why make a new engine when the old one is perfectly adequate? Phil Mather finds a Panther Model 100 which proves the point…

  • BSA C15 v Royal Enfield Crusader

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    Taking a humble 250cc unit four-stroke and turning it into a successful trials machine takes a bit of knowledge and ability. Classic Dirtbike compares two different specialist approaches to the same end – a BSA C15T and Royal Enfield Crusader…

  • BSA A10 café racer

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    Building a bike from bits is an expensive way to do it these days, but it makes sense if half the bits are already in your possession – and if it’s done properly, the results can be very tasty indeed, as Jim Reynolds discovered…

  • Bradbury ‘Speed’ Model

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    The Bradbury 3½hp single was unusual for having its engine case integral within its frame, an arrangement that offered several advantages…

  • Stud issues

    Stud issues

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    A motorcycle strip-down will often stall with fasteners stubbornly stuck in situ. Before resorting to the electric drill, a range of agents, planned force and tools often removes all but the most awkward customers…

  • Triumph Tiger Cub

    Triumph Tiger Cub

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    The pretty Triumph Tiger Cub has always attracted a fair following, which continues to be the case

  • Brough Superior SS80

    Brough Superior SS80

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    Examination of a university academic’s Brough Superior proves it to be in a class of its own


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