Reviews

  • Ariel VB600: Slogger!

    Ariel VB600: Slogger!

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    The Ariel VB is a plodding old sidevalve single, with plenty of torque but with no power and no brakes. Right? ‘Borrow mine…’ suggested Tony Page. Frank Westworth took up his offer…

  • Triumph T140 Clutch Rebuild – Part 2

    Triumph T140 Clutch Rebuild – Part 2

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    Replacing a Triumph Bonneville clutch shouldn’t be too ghastly an enterprise. Yet, as NVNL discovered, there are always some questions to which the answers are not immediately apparent…

  • Lost Motorcycles of the 1920s by Jack Bacon

    Lost Motorcycles of the 1920s by Jack Bacon

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    There are over 50 vintage motorcycle marques detailed in this book, and the book itself was very nearly lost too…

  • 1953 BSA A10

    1953 BSA A10

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    If the pace of modern life is getting too much for you, then a 50 year old Gold Flash might just come to your rescue. Alex Woodard has indeed been rescued, and in so many interesting ways…

  • 1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part 10

    1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part 10

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    At last! Philip Rashleigh can get his scrambler special engine assembled…

  • Royal Enfield Continental GT 250 – Part 1

    Royal Enfield Continental GT 250 – Part 1

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    Which bike lived in your teenage dreams when you first started riding? Kel Boyce aspired to Enfield’s sporting 250, and he didn’t manage to grow out of it…

  • Donington: The Golden Years by Richard V Jones and Bob Zwarts

    Donington: The Golden Years by Richard V Jones and Bob Zwarts

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    A chance find of an old album of photographs led to the publication of this book, which recalls the halcyon days of motorcycle racing at the Donington circuit…

  • Royal Enfield Trials Bullet

    Royal Enfield Trials Bullet

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    Steve Wilson didn’t really need to ride another Enfield straight away, but we wanted to do the ‘out standing in his field’ joke. So he just had to go a-trialling-oh…

  • 1961 BSA Goldstar DBD34

    1961 BSA Goldstar DBD34

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    When he was 16, Jerry Fiford wanted nothing more than to own a Goldie. 35 years later his dream came true. Was it worth the wait?

  • Hyde Harrier

    Hyde Harrier

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    Which bike do you choose if you want an old fashioned air-cooled triple with all mod cons? This one should be on your shortlist…


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