Features
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ENDLESS SUMMER: A Month of Racing in the Isle of Man – 1966
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The Isle of Man is reliant on the services of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company to transport the vast majority of the Island’s needs, not least the tourists that flock to Mona’s Isle,
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Thierry Rapicault TZ250: That’s a works bike!
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Every racing motorcycle has a story to tell, but a chance encounter with Carlos Lavado revealed that this TZ may have a more interesting history than most. At that moment we could not have guessed
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Testing, testing! How the bike journos of old saw the Squariels
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The uncanny flexibility of the Ariel Square Fours, from the 497cc and 597cc ‘cammies’ to the final pushrod-operated 997cc Mk. 2, always amazed those fortunate enough to road test these four-pot classics, as these excerpts from our archive bound volumes show.
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Nimble, stylish and a joy to ride – a tale of just what might have been
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Concluding the story of his endless quest to find a dohc 350cc BSA Fury, Tony Page tells how he ended up with a Triumph Bandit as well – and what the bikes are actually like to ride.
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The long-running Watsonian Palma range
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Mick Payne looks back at the long history of the Watsonian Squire Palma range of sidecars, which were innovative at the time of their introduction and remain available to this day.
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Imps in the Island
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Despite a modest competition budget, Birmingham maker New Imperial won six IoM TT victories and many top 10 places. Recalling this record, one asks – how? It’s impossible to understand New Imp’s housekeeping but we can look at and read between the lines of the IoM record.
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The yellow motorbike revived
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This was a restoration with a difference, featuring two (self-proclaimed) grumpy old men and a workaday legend.
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Barred!
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Zenith’s Gradua gear gave it such an advantage in the days of single speeders, that the authorities banned it. The Surrey-based firm, though, sensed an opportunity for publicity…
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Two careful owners
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That’s all this beautiful 1956 Tiger 110 Triumph has had. Though its original owner sold it in 1961, it was left to him in the second owner’s will.
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Bigger than ever!
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The ASI MotoShow is a real celebration of motorcycling, with a hugely diverse amount of stunning machinery taking to the track.
