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An A65 As We Wanted It
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An A65 As We Wanted It

Jim and Liz knew just how they wanted their A65 Lightning to be

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10 mins  |
December 2019
Norton Atlas 750
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Norton Atlas 750

Hutch’s Norton Atlas 750 has been a good, solid workhorse – until some journalist had a little go on it and the clutch broke…

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2 mins  |
December 2019
National Motorcycle Museum Live 2019
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National Motorcycle Museum Live 2019

Getting more people to come to a museum must sometimes seem like a tricky affair, but the National Motorcycle Museum does it brilliantly. They let you in, for one day only, for free!

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1 min  |
December 2019
Coventry Eagle Flying 8
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Coventry Eagle Flying 8

The little-known range topper of everyman bikes manufacturer, Coventry Eagle, has been a larger influence on biking than you may have thought. Rachel Clegg investigates...

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7 mins  |
December 2019
Behind The Scenes Heroes The CRMC Scrutineers
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Behind The Scenes Heroes The CRMC Scrutineers

With a variety of machinery to check, can we learn from the CRMC scrutineers?

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4 mins  |
December 2019
Aermacchi Harley-Davidson
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Aermacchi Harley-Davidson

These Italian/American bikes have a lot to offer, and they don’t cost a fortune

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10+ mins  |
December 2019
The Old Black and Gold
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The Old Black and Gold

It’s an icon, sure. But it’s also a great bike.

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6 mins  |
March 2017
Funky five hundred
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Funky five hundred

A 40-year-old high-tech twin enjoys a new wave lease of life.

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4 mins  |
March 2017
Slim, Sexy, Sporty
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Slim, Sexy, Sporty

Long, low and lean: an enduring influence on Guzzi’s subsequent sportsters

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5 mins  |
April 2017
Classic & Custom
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Classic & Custom

MINDFUL THAT MARCH in Scotland can mean ice, blizzards, floods or brilliant sunshine, the Scottish Motorcycle Show is now mainly contained in three large, heated halls.

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10+ mins  |
May 2017
Triples On Track
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Triples On Track

THE BEEZUMPH RALLY is one of the best track-based classic bike events in Europe.

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2 mins  |
May 2017
Tribute Twin
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Tribute Twin

What’s this? Did BSA build a previously undiscovered prototype cammy A10?

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5 mins  |
May 2017
The Other 400/4
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The Other 400/4

Alejandro De Tomaso’s attempt to take on Japan created an interesting alternative to Honda’s CB400F

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4 mins  |
May 2017
Enduring Eurosport
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Enduring Eurosport

Just like the Duracell bunny, Honda’s CXs go on and on and on

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4 mins  |
May 2017
Paul D'Orleans
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Paul D'Orleans

Mexicanwheels Trophy Trails for Triumph

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3 mins  |
May 2017
The Modern Bike
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The Modern Bike

The modern bike An alternative for those urgent go-to moments?

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4 mins  |
May 2017
Desert Stormer
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Desert Stormer

It’s not a Nomad by name, but this Norton tourer has clocked up a quarter-million miles anyway

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4 mins  |
June 2017
Utterly In Zane?
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Utterly In Zane?

As a bargain-buy, high-performance classic, Laverda’s 750 superbike makes a strange kind of sense

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5 mins  |
June 2017
Verdant Velo
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Verdant Velo

Sporting sophistication for clubmen and commuters

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5 mins  |
June 2017
Pretty, Basic
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Pretty, Basic

Yamaha’s dressy XVS650 Dragstar hides a neat machine beneath the frills

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6 mins  |
April 2017
Dressing Up
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Dressing Up

Summer’s approaching. Time to sort out new waterproofs…

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4 mins  |
April 2017
Familiar four
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Familiar four

In the past, this was the future…

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5 mins  |
March 2017
Sure-Footed Shooting Star
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Sure-Footed Shooting Star

Smooth and steady all-rounder

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5 mins  |
June 2017
Timid Tiger?
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Timid Tiger?

The Bonnie gets the glory; its single-carb sibling less so. Is this unfair?  

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5 mins  |
May 2017
Next Generation
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Next Generation

BMW’s great leap forward came with the /5 series, like this range-topping R75/5

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5 mins  |
May 2017
Mark Williams- Affordable Patriotism
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Mark Williams- Affordable Patriotism

Old age and a shrinking wallet are obliging Williams to figure out if he can back.

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4 mins  |
May 2017