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  • Yamaha YR2C

    Yamaha YR2C

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    Yamaha’s 350cc YR2C may be rare in the UK, but that’s because the twin cylinder street scrambler was aimed fair and square at the US market. It was another landmark product for Yamaha…

  • Norton Commando

    Norton Commando

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    The first of Norton’s Commandos was a radical looking machine, as exampled by this stunning specimen

  • BSA G13/33

    BSA G13/33

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    Eighty years ago, The Motor Cycle took BSA’s Model G on a world tour. This well-used example still clocks up big miles in all weathers

  • Velocette LE MKIII

    Velocette LE MKIII

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    It was a simple premise – build a upmarket commuter motorcycle for Everyman, one that would appeal to everyone and be capable of doing all things for all men. And it succeeded when others fell by the roadside. So why was Velocette’s flawed LE so special?

  • Suzuki GT750: part four

    Suzuki GT750: part four

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    Our project Suzuki ‘Kettle’ GT750 is back together and running sweetly. Rod Gibson heaves a sigh of relief, and takes it out on test…

  • BSA B31

    BSA B31

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    In a world of ever increasing technology, there is still much to be said for mechanical simplicity, if only for ease of maintenance. Andrew Wilson reckons that’s why he found this BSA B31 so endearing…

  • Aermacchi Ala Verde

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    This 250cc Aermacchi Ala Verde provides plenty of smiles, with a lively engine allied to a superb chassis, making it well-suited for the motorcycling many classic riders do. It’s a small price to pay for the lack of comfort…

  • Harris Matchless G80

    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…

  • Honda CB900

    Honda CB900

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    The CB900 has always played second fiddle to its CBX1000 big brother. But this was Honda’s production racer for the biking masses…

  • Suzuki RE5M

    Suzuki RE5M

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    Suzuki’s rotary-engined RE5 was a high tech but heavy and thirsty alternative to conventional piston-engined superbikes. It didn’t catch on…

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