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Yamaha FS1-E test
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The Yamaha FS1-E has become the iconic symbol of 70s teenage rebellion. But was it ever really that good? We ride a mint example, and speculate…
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Honda RC181 replica
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There are almost as many Honda RC181 four race replicas around these days as Honda have built road bikes. And they range from fantastic, like the RC181 featured here, down to ‘really shouldn’t have bothered’. Malc Wheeler takes up the story
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Panther 100
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Panther claimed ‘the Perfect Motorcycle’ in its catalogue of 1911, but the company had many more years of life after that. Phil Mather takes a look at 1948’s version of the breed…
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Panther-Norton
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When Featherbed based specials are mentioned, several variations of power unit come to mind but hardly ever would P&M’s slogging old sloper feature in the list. Jim Reynolds meets one such man for whom such ‘prejudices’ do not exist and finds that even the most bizarre concoction can produce quite remarkable results
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Brough Superior combination
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Fast, tough and comfortable, the 11.50 combination was designed by its maker George Brough as a fast road train. Over 70 years later, it’s still capable of that role, if given the chance…
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Triumph-BSA triples
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Triumph and BSA triples offer a unique riding experience to the British bike fan. They represent the British industry’s last roll of the dice against the rising tide of Japanese superbikes – and they can still deliver impressive and exhilarating performance more than 40 years after the first bikes rolled off the production lines…
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Velocette Vogue
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Velocette’s strangely futuristic glass-fibre clad Vogue was never the great success its makers hoped for and, in truth, it never stood a chance…
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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…
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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
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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…
