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Clutch – a history
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Pioneer riders, on direct drive motorcycles, struggled on steep hills and with starting their machines. The advent of clutches, along with methods of altering drive ratios, broadened their horizons immeasurably…
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Kawasaki Z1 rebuild part three
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Last month our Z1 engine was ready for reassembly. Rod Gibson rolls up his sleeves to inject new life into the king of motorcycles
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Triumph TRW
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After sampling the delights of Bracebridge’s sidevalve twin military prototype a few issues ago, Jim Reynolds rides the Meriden production machine
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Honda Gold Wing GL1000
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Maurice Keen’s love affair with his Honda Gold Wing spans 30 years and two countries. We tracked him down at his home in Eire
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Harley-Davidson XLCH Sportster
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Cycle World magazine once awarded the Harley-Davidson XLCH Sportster the title of ‘Motorcycle most likely to be stolen’, which actually says more about the bike than about contemporary American society…
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NSU-Vincent Fox
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Vincent and NSU entered into a little known partnership, to sell lightweight commuter motorcycles on the British market. This is a rare survivor…
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AJS and Matchless CSR twins
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When Matchless bought AJS in 1931, it moved AJS production away from the Midlands, settling it in Plumstead alongside Matchless. Gradually, the products became virtually indistinguishable, although each name had its fans – but the owner of this pair shows no such favouritism
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Kawasaki GPZ900R: 25 things
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When Kawasaki launched the GPz900R 25 years ago it turned the world of motorcycling on its head, shook it up and spun it around so many times that when everything settled back down the scene was almost unrecognisable…
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Kawasaki 650cc-750cc fours
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When ‘Father of the Z1’ Ben Inamura designed the Z650 in 1976 he could never have realised that derivatives would still be in production 30 years later. John Nutting tested a number of the original versions at MIRA
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Yamaha TZ750
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Between testing road bikes in the 1970s and 80s, John Nutting was occasionally invited to try racing machines, such as Yamaha’s stunning TZ750 two-stroke four. It was a sobering experience…
