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  • Edward Turner, The Man Behind The Motorcycles by Jeff Clew

    Edward Turner, The Man Behind The Motorcycles by Jeff Clew

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    If you’re a fan of Triumph motorcycles, then you’ll enjoy this authorised biography of the man behind the brand, written by motorcycle historian Jeff Clew…

  • British Motor Scooters 1946-1970 by Robin Spalding

    British Motor Scooters 1946-1970 by Robin Spalding

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    After enjoying a hall of classic scooters at the Newark Show, Roy Workman discovers more information on the subject of British-built scooters…

  • 1960 BSA Super Rocket

    1960 BSA Super Rocket

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    Not all restorations are accomplished in one fell swoop. Dean Southall’s Beezer has been steadily reconditioned over the years – until it got to be so good that it won its class at the 2003 Stinkwheel Show…

  • 1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part 11

    1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part 11

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    The end of Philip Rashleigh’s scrambler-special project is in sight. But no matter how close you think you might be to actually finishing a rebuild, there’s always more to do than you might imagine…

  • Royal Enfield Continental GT 250 – Part 2

    Royal Enfield Continental GT 250 – Part 2

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    Kel Boyce paid £40 for his non-running Continental back in 1979 and, bearing in mind how much work it needed ,that might have been over the top…

  • ‘The Dragon Motorcycle Rally’, by Carol Morgan

    ‘The Dragon Motorcycle Rally’, by Carol Morgan

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    Only the brave can boast that they’ve attended the mid-winter Dragon Rally. This book explains how it started and what makes it so special…

  • Royal Enfield Bullet Sixty-5

    Royal Enfield Bullet Sixty-5

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    After reading various roadtests, Aged P actually bought one. He shares his first impressions of the Enfield Sixty-5 and gives some Real Classic Motorcycle advice to other prospective returning riders…

  • ‘Granville Bradshaw: a flawed genius?’ by Barry Jones

    ‘Granville Bradshaw: a flawed genius?’ by Barry Jones

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    The man behind the popular Panther single was also responsible for various aero engines and the Sopwith ABC. Plus he had a passion for toroidal engine design. We enlisted an engineer, Jacqueline Bickerstaff, to read and unravel his life’s story…

  • Honda CB400F

    Honda CB400F

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    Modern marvel? Mechanical milestone? Or just another mediocre mass-market middleweight? 400 Fours were everywhere in the seventies, and now they’re back. This time there’s a Classic label attached but Martin Gelder had one first time round and isn’t convinced…

  • John Britten: One Man’s Dream

    John Britten: One Man’s Dream

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    In 1990, a one-man-band race team in New Zealand attempted to take on the rest of the world in the battle of the twins series. The Britten V1000 was the result, and this DVD tells the story of the bike and the man behind it…

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