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  • Opinion: AMC Anorak 32

    Opinion: AMC Anorak 32

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    Have you ever found your ideal classic bike? Frank Westworth has… and more than once!

  • Famous Last Words 21: Preserving Patina

    Famous Last Words 21: Preserving Patina

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    Restoration, Renovation, Recreation? Frank Westworth has been listening to folk at classic bike shows again. He’ll never learn…

  • A Christmas Cracker

    A Christmas Cracker

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    Time for a little nostalgic indulgence. Take a trip back in time to the 1960s as GeofS pays homage to the bikes which could ‘Stop Anything In No Time’…

  • Safety First!

    Safety First!

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    Jim Peace remembers when the warnings on cigarette packets had nothing at all to do with smoking…

  • Famous Last Words 8: If Ethanol Clogs Your Carburettor…

    Famous Last Words 8: If Ethanol Clogs Your Carburettor…

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    Frank Westworth muses upon the meaning of magical metal lurgy…

  • Famous Last Words: New Year Resolution

    Famous Last Words: New Year Resolution

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    You’re reading a website about old bikes, so presumably you like old bikes. But do you ride one? Frank Westworth is dazed and confused…

  • Opinion: AMC Anorak 24

    Opinion: AMC Anorak 24

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    Did you know that lots and lots of the very best, British-built AJS and Matchless motorcycles were exported to the USA? It came as a surprise to Frank Westworth…

  • Opinion: AMC Anorak 33

    Opinion: AMC Anorak 33

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    Last time Frank Westworth was dreaming about dream bikes. This time he’s wondering about owning just a single motorcycle. Which would you choose if you could have only one?

  • Famous Last Words 28: Hardly-Defined?

    Famous Last Words 28: Hardly-Defined?

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    Frank Westworth says he’s the same person regardless of whether he’s riding a Norton, a BMW, or a Harley-Davidson. So why do people treat him differently depending on which old bike he’s aboard?

  • Opinion: AMC Anorak 35

    Opinion: AMC Anorak 35

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    Frank Westworth last attended the AJS and Matchless Owners’ Club’s remarkable Alternative Jampot Rally in 1990. Until this year…

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