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  • BSA A65 Lightning

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    This A65L, the last of the line as far as BSA twins were concerned, makes a good case for being the firm’s best ever model…

  • James Model 10

    James Model 10

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    Engineering and style combine in an elegant outfit that has graced family occasions for several generations. Mike Lewis takes a closer look at James’s Model 10…

  • Vincent Comet/LE sidecar

    Vincent Comet/LE sidecar

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    The pairing of a Vincent Comet with a 1980s LE sidecar isn’t one that instantly springs to mind, but this union has led to an outfit which goes well and handles even better…

  • Triumph 6T Thunderbird

    Triumph 6T Thunderbird

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    The late Pete Sole, who owned this Triumph Thunderbird for over 20 years, was well-respected as a pragmatic restorer with a taste for vintage machinery. The Thunderbird was his first postwar heavyweight and he used it regularly, as a workhorse and tourer…

  • Cotton Blackburn

    Cotton Blackburn

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    Cotton, as a manufacturer, didn’t stray from the ‘straight tube’ frame building philosophy in the 1920s and 30s. That was because it was a design that worked…

  • Triton

    Triton

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    Installing a Triumph engine into a Norton Featherbred frame, creating a ‘Triton’ was a common mechanical act in years gone by. But few are built to the level of this one. Triton image gallery…

  • TriBSA profile

    TriBSA profile

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    BSA and Triumph were the undisputed leaders in the 50s motorcycle market, though some individuals decided to take parts from each manufacturer to fabricate their own ideal machine…

  • Yamaha XS2 racer

    Yamaha XS2 racer

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    A few big bore Yamaha XS650 versions found their way into sidecar outfits but, as far as solo racing was concerned, other more suitable machines were available. However, such rules do not necessarily apply in the world of the classic clubman…

  • Harley-Davidson WLC

    Harley-Davidson WLC

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    Harley-Davidson’s motorcycles earned their stripes in combat during WWII, though this veteran modestly disguises its military background today…

  • Yamaha XT500: part two

    Yamaha XT500: part two

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    Second and final part of Rod Gibson’s reassembly of Yamaha’s XT500 single engine…

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