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  • Honda FireBlade: Best colour scheme?

    Honda FireBlade: Best colour scheme?

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    This Honda CBR900RR-S FireBlade is more than 25 years old, but take a walk around its flanks and it looks so clean, spotless and almost point-perfect.

  • Rare Mike Hailwood watch to be auctioned at Stafford

    Rare Mike Hailwood watch to be auctioned at Stafford

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    A rare timepiece given to Mike Hailwood by gifted watchmaker and pioneer entrepreneur Jack Heuer will feature in the Bonhams auction at the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at Stafford later this month.

  • A touring Triumph

    A touring Triumph

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    Intrepid motorcycle tourist Ida Crow and two companions take a European jaunt on their TR5 Trophies. Words: ADAM REARPhotographs: MOTONS MEDIA ARCHIVE At first glance, the photograph asks more questions than it answers, with a

  • Showtime

    Showtime

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    As the International Dirt Bike Show moves into a new phase, we take a look at dirt bike shows from the past. Words: Tim Britton Pics: Mortons Archive The International Dirt Bike Show had a

  • Nine years that rocked the world: Part 1

    Nine years that rocked the world: Part 1

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    This year marks the diamond jubilee of Honda’s first appearance at the Isle of Man TT in 1959, and there hasn’t been a single year since without the successful participation of racing machines built by

  • Lind’s a learner

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    Television and radio star shows off her small-wheeled transport. Photograph: MORTONS ARCHIVE From July 1948, actress, comedian, singer and radio star Lind Joyce explains the workings of her Brockhouse Corgi scooter to a youngster riding

  • Spot that frame damage

    Spot that frame damage

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    Visit any autojumble and you’ll find many motorcycle frames on offer and you’ll see enthusiasts happily buying the most unpromising structures. Are they mad, or do they know something we don’t? Words and photographs: RICHARD

  • Rebuild | Triumph unit twin: I’ll do that later…

    Rebuild | Triumph unit twin: I’ll do that later…

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    In the quest to assemble the big bits as quickly as possible, the details often have to wait. Words and photographs: Tim Britton I doubt anyone who has assembled a motorcycle of any sort will

  • Men who mattered: Mick Walker

    Men who mattered: Mick Walker

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    He bought a scooter, and was satisfied with that, until a go on a friend’s motorcycle proved revelatory. There are people who’ve written a lot of books – and then there’s Mick Walker. The author

  • A brief chat with… the Association of Pioneer Motor Cyclists

    A brief chat with… the Association of Pioneer Motor Cyclists

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    Club life is a good way to be involved. Words: TIM BRITTON Photographs: BRIAN SLARK It’s a slightly different take on our brief chat for this month as we’re talking to a club rather than

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