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1924 Warwick Sports
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This rare machine examples a popular early 1920s trend when a collection of proprietary components were brought together to provide basic, reliable transport. Words: JAMES ROBINSON Photographs: GARY CHAPMAN In the early 1920s, it seemed there was a motorcycle maker for every letter of the alphabet – in fact, many more than one for the…
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Turning a Honda CB175 into a Hailwood homage
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Steve Cooper on how to change a humble Honda CB175 into an amazing Honda homage to the likes of Hailwood, Redman et-al!
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Your guide to… Kawasaki S1B
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When making a bike for the learner market, the Japanese quickly worked out that emotion and desire was more important than technical innovation.
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Classic Ride: Aprilia Tuono
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Few bikes can put a smile on your face like a big-capacity V-twin and Aprilia’s Tuono family can probably put the biggest grin on yer mush. But don’t expect comfort or ease-of-use, says Bertie Simmonds…
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John Hartle: The world champion who never was
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John Milton looks back over the career of John Hartle. There are some motorcycle riders who seem destined to be world champions, for whom it can only be a matter of time before those laurels rest upon their head. If championships were decided upon skill, determination and affability, then John Hartle would have won a…
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Sunbeam S7D, ‘The Gentleman’s Motorcycle’
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Was the Sunbeam S7D just “a nice bit of engine stuck between two ring-doughnuts”? Well, a lot depends on the quality of the doughnuts!
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Yamaha XS650: the best all-round Japanese classic?
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Big parallel twins are back in fashion, apparently, but Scoop rides an original example, Yamaha’s XS650C.
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Classic Racers: Giacomo Agostini
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Giacomo Agostini – a legend and all-time most successful rider in Grand Prix history. Eight 500cc championships and seven 350cc championships: perhaps his astonishing record will never be surpassed?
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Yamaha Fazer 1000 test ride: a modern classic?
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Yamaha’s Fazer 1000 was supposed to be THE naked litre-class bike, but strange pricing and fierce competition meant things didn’t go to plan. Andy Bolas rides the Fazer and finds its future as a classic is as bright as its paintwork.
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Velocette Venom test ride
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This well turned out Velocette Venom was possessed of the lightest clutch imaginable.
