Reviews
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1959 Triton T100
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George Wilshaw’s Triton defied classification at the 2004 Stinkwheel RealClassic Bike Show. As we couldn’t figure out which class it belonged in, we had to invent an award on the spot for it…
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Triumph T120R Bonneville
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In years gone by, young men dribbled and young women swooned at the very mention of the name. Bonneville. Can the T120 live up to its reputation, even today? Rowena Hoseason examines an icon
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Where BSAs Dare! by Norman Vanhouse
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Back in 1952, three workaday BSA A7s beat the world to win gold medals in the ISDT and secure the Maudes Trophy. This new book tells the inside story, written by one of the competitors…
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1962 Ariel Arrow
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If you like your British bikes to be a little bit different to the usual pushrod parallel twin, then John Walton’s 250 two-stroke might just turn your head…
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The Last Hurrah
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Two travellers take a Panther 120 and a Norton Model 19 on a 10,000 mile trek along the old silk road. Did we find the book more enjoyable than the DVD?…
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1988 Honda Bros – Part 2
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There wasn’t meant to be a part two, but there’s a new problem for Bros-Rider’s diminutive Honda Vee-twin. Or Vee-single, it seems…
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1959 BSA A10 Rebuild – Part 2
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We left Shaun Gibbons with his A10 stripped-down, and awaiting a complete engine rebuild at the hands of a kindly Geordie named Mike. Enter the engineer…
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1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part 12
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After months of work, Philip Rashleigh’s scrambler-special is coming home and it just needs an MoT and registration to hit the road…
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Royal Enfield Continental GT 250 – Part 4
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Kel Boyce tells us what happened once he’d completed his rebuild, and how he learned to live with an ‘oilfield’…
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Mototrans Ducati 125 – Part One
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Ash Gannicott wanted his own classic bike. One small problem: Ash is only nine. So doting Dad Russ swooped on this ideal opportunity to play with (sorry; rebuild on a tight budget) a miniature Italian cafe racer…