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It’s my bike: 1937 AJS Model 26
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I’ll never forget the look on my mother’s face when I brought my latest motorcycle back home; she didn’t look very impressed! It was over 25 years ago and the motorcycle in question was a 1937 AJS Model 26 OHV 350cc…
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Buying Guide: Honda CB750 buying guide
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Mention Honda CB750 at club night and everyone raises eyebrows, whistles and starts thinking five figure sums. The machine that started it all is quite rightly iconic but it’s also expensive…
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Road Test: Norton military prototype
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Taking a crack at the military market, Norton developed this handsome sidevalve twin. Sadly it was not to be. Signalman Reynolds, JE, does a brief tour of duty…
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Straight from the plate: 1925 Junior TT
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Reported as the ‘most furious race the Island has ever seen’ the 1925 Junior saw the first four riders finish in a faster time than the 1924 Senior TT winner, with the fifth place finisher, HRD-mounted Curly Harris – Pip’s father – averaging a speed equal to 1923 Senior TT winner Jim Whalley’s record lap…
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Top bikes of the Seventies: 4
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John Nutting’s top 40 bikes from the Seventies, distilled from over 200 road tests. Final part, numbers 40 to 31…
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Classic Camera: Ito on BMW, 1960
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Japan’s trailblazing rider Fumio Ito in action during the 1960 Austrian GP. That year, he made his full grand prix debut, finishing sixth in the season opening French Grand Prix, round one of the 500c world championship…
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Workshop: Yamaha XS650 overhaul: 1
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Our 1979 Yamaha XS650 had struggled on the daily commute, then got packed away and forgotten in a damp cellar for almost five years, so it wasn’t a pretty sight. You join the overhaul with the engine already removed from the frame and stripped…
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750cc fours tested
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At the dawn of the 80s the choice of 750cc sportbikes was limited to conventional in-line fours from Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki. Larger capacity bikes satisfied the power hungry, but the 750s were more agile rides and began to win back support. John Nutting rode three of the best…
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Buying Guide: Moto Morini V-twins
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Ignore the Moto Morini V-twins at you peril. Great, surefooted handling, soulful engines and they look a million dollars, even when parked up…
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The Classic MotorCycle needs you!
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We need to know what you think about The Classic MotorCycle. What do you like or dislike? For your trouble all entries will go into a prize draw, and you could win one of the seven cash prizes, the top prize being £250!
