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  • Vincent V-twin

    Vincent V-twin

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    What is the ultimate classic motorcycle? The model that the whole movement is based on? That’s right, the Vincent V-twin. Jim Reynolds rides a brand new Vincent V-twin…

  • Norton Jubilee

    Norton Jubilee

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    The Norton Jubilee was launched in 1958, Norton’s Diamond Jubilee year, and though it perhaps wasn’t universally loved, it still has its devotees to this day

  • Triumph Metisse

    Triumph Metisse

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    Take an ex-125 racer with a background in the bike trade, an old Triumph engine, a load of shiny new Metisse bits – and stir…

  • Abingdon King Dick Model 78

    Abingdon King Dick Model 78

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    Abingdon King Dick, or the company’s safer internet search name AKD, were early pioneers of the tricycle, motorcycle and took an active lead in the development of its own range of engines, which was unusual and gained the company a lot of respect

  • Ariel Huntmaster outfit

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    The old adage of what looks right is right applies here. Despite this Huntmaster being the end of the line for Selly Oak, its handsome lines are complemented by an attractive third wheel. Even a reluctant sidecarist is bowled over by this Birmingham-London plot…

  • BSA Gold Star test

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    For some building a special means searching out the right parts from this catalogue or that brochure, others take a more involved route and make most of the bike themselves. Tim Britton meets up with such an engineer who turned his hand to his BSA Gold Star…

  • NSU Sportymax

    NSU Sportymax

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    We’ve all spent idle hours dreaming up our ideal motorcycle but only a tiny percentage convert their imaginings into metal. One of the few is Irishman Tom Healion who spent six years conceiving and building his 250cc NSU ‘Sportymax’ racer

  • Norton Dominator 99SS

    Norton Dominator 99SS

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    The Norton Dominator 99SS is a rarity anyway, so an original and unrestored one is quite possibly unique, if there’s such a thing. Roy Poynting explains…

  • Royal Enfield Interceptor – history

    Royal Enfield Interceptor – history

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    Royal Enfield’s Interceptor was arguably their best twin. Overcoming most of the flaws of the earlier twins, the Interceptor was powerful, fast – and largely oil-tight. It’s an unsung hero of the parallel twin genre…

  • Vincent/Norton Viscount

    Vincent/Norton Viscount

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    Though this Vincent-Norton hybrid machine may be described by some as a ‘special’ it was intended as the forerunner of series production…


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