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  • Workshop: Suzuki GT750: part two

    Workshop: Suzuki GT750: part two

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    In part one Rod Gibson started the reassembly of our project ‘Kettle’, Suzuki’s three-cylinder two stroke GT750. Now the wheels can go on to the chassis, and the engine begins to take shape…

  • Workshop: Suzuki GT750: part four

    Workshop: Suzuki GT750: part four

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    Our project Suzuki ‘Kettle’ GT750 is finally back together and running sweetly. Rod Gibson heaves a sigh of relief, and takes it out on test…

  • Reference: Norton Dominator and Dolomite

    Reference: Norton Dominator and Dolomite

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    Norton’s six-fifty wedded to new Busmar open single-seater sidecar provides 80 mph outfit with snappy acceleration, fine hill-climbing and braking, and light, effortless handling…

  • Royal Enfield ‘three’

    Royal Enfield ‘three’

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    Only during the last couple of decades has the three-cylinder motor cycle become a practical proposi­tion. Until then, it tended to be regarded largely as one of motor cycling’s curio­sities. But Royal Enfield had secretly tested a model much earlier…

  • Reference: BSA A50 and A65

    Reference: BSA A50 and A65

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    BSA’s brand new twins, the A65 and smaller A50, are lighter than predecessors with more power and cleaner lines – as only unit construction can create

  • Reference: Electrical breakdown

    Reference: Electrical breakdown

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    Step-by-step electrical diagnostic instructions for when and if your classic motorcycle splutters to a stop on the highway. Bob Currie explains

  • Reference: AJS Model 31CSR Hurricane

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    The AJS (and Matchless) CSR ‘range toppers’ were never quite as revered as the Triumph Bonnie or hot Beesa twins, but they were quick and popular machines nonetheless

  • Road Test: Velocette LE MKIII

    Road Test: Velocette LE MKIII

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    It was a simple premise – build a upmarket commuter motorcycle for everyman, one that would appeal to everyone and be capable of doing all things for all men. And it succeeded when others fell by the roadside. So why was Velocette’s flawed LE so special?

  • Road Test: Suzuki RE5 v Norton Classic

    Road Test: Suzuki RE5 v Norton Classic

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    Two rotary-engined bikes but they’re as different as chalk and cheese. Bob Berry is surprised to discover that it was the troubled Norton factory that got it right while Suzuki went high tech and high cost and must have lost a packet…

  • Indian Scout Daytona

    Indian Scout Daytona

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    When American motorcycle manufacturer Indian sought to increase sales in the late Forties, they hoped success on the race track would filter through to the showrooms. Ian Kerr finds a rare survivor of their marketing strategy…

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