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  • What to make of this Ariel-BSA Y13 Special?

    What to make of this Ariel-BSA Y13 Special?

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    This special doesn’t perhaps visually appeal to all, especially with its rather out-there colour scheme, but it is possessed of a wonderfully agreeable engine.

  • Cheers and Throttle: The Motorcycles That Carried Victory

    Cheers and Throttle: The Motorcycles That Carried Victory

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    On VE Day, we remember the roar of engines that helped power Britain to triumph and the brave dispatch riders who steered history on two wheels.

  • Classic Ride: Kawasaki S2 350

    Classic Ride: Kawasaki S2 350

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    Kawasaki’s 350 triples are very possibly the hidden gems of the family, but don’t expect frugality! Steve Cooper rides the S2A.

  • Your guide to Excelsior Model 3

    Your guide to Excelsior Model 3

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    One of the most wonderous names, a range of racing and reliable plodders in the range and, by evidence of this example, built well. A great story about a great bike…

  • A quirky Norton Commando 750S

    A quirky Norton Commando 750S

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    George Simmonds has owned this handsome 750S Commando for 28 years – and it has some idiosyncrasies… but is still a fine ride.

  • 1999 Suzuki SV650: still going strong

    1999 Suzuki SV650: still going strong

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    Twenty-five years on and still going strong: what is about Suzuki’s seminal SV650 family that makes them marvellous motorcycles? Read on.

  • AJS Model 18S: second chance with an old flame

    AJS Model 18S: second chance with an old flame

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    Would you take back an ex? Stuart Urquhart, Classic Bike Guide’s finder and reporter of fine Scottish classics, bumps into his old AJS Model 18 and takes it home. But not all that glitters is gold…

  • Legendary status: BSA Gold Star

    Legendary status: BSA Gold Star

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    For a few fabulous years the go-to, guaranteed-to-win bike for scrambles the world over was BSA’s Gold Star.

  • Belgian beauty: Saroléa Model 25P

    Belgian beauty: Saroléa Model 25P

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    Though perhaps not that well known outside its home market, the firm of Saroléa has a long and illustrious history of making quality products, as exampled by this fine machine.

  • Classic Ride: 1980 Suzuki GSX750

    Classic Ride: 1980 Suzuki GSX750

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    Steve Cooper falls for the charms of Suzuki’s second 750 four: the GSX750.


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