Reviews
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Chang Jiang CJ750 Side Valve – Part 3
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After running-in this traditional-but-modern motorcycle, Fiery Fred finds that his 750 boxer twin behaves almost exactly like a proper classic bike. The ‘Beemer with beansprouts’ has needed some fettling…
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1956 Norton Dominator Diary, Chapter 10
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Jim Algar was galloping on with his restoration on a Norton twin. And then he discovered that his cylinder head has… shrunk!
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Royal Enfield Bullet 500
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Emm collects her new classic bike. Emm loves her new classic bike. The new classic bike wasn’t yet available for comment…
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1954 150cc Gilera Rebuild, Part 2 (of about 50, at this rate!)
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First rule of restorations: be certain you know what you’re dealing with. Initially, Russ Gannicott was certain he was dealing with a 153cc Rossa. Now he’s certainly… confused!
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Harley Davidson FXST Softail Standard Anniversary
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You want a modern bike with classic style. How do you choose? Steve The Toast explains how he ended up with a Harley Softail…
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The People
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This handsome hardback aims to captures the spirit, excitement and danger of the world’s most famous motorcycle road race series. We asked Bill Nelson to read it and he went quite quiet (for a while)…
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Laverda SF750
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In the 1970s Dave Minton first greeted the idea of a high-speed, high-mileage 750cc parallel twin with suspicion, but he was fast won over. Here’s how, and why…
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‘The Sammy Miller Museum Collection: Racing and Sporting Machines’ by Roy Poynting
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If you enjoy drooling over exotic racing motorcycles, then this book captures the gems of the Miller Museum between its covers, and does them ultimate justice with glorious presentation…
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Motorcycle Apprentice – Matchless in Name and Reputation, by Bill Cakebread
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In between destroying old bikes, Paul Morgan-Knight pauses a while to read about someone who used to build them, back at the old AMC factory in Plumstead…
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1976 MZ TS250/1 Supa 5 – An MZ Abroad – Part 1
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Phil Speakman starts to clock up some miles on his recently rebuilt 250 Trophy… and promptly runs into trouble. No problems, there’s another MZ in the shed. It’ll be fine to ride to Finland. Won’t it?
