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Le Mans alike
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You want a bike which looks, sounds and steers like an old Italian. But running a classic as a daily ride might not be entirely convenient…
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Lito X-cam
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This bike created a sensation at Earls Court Motorcycle Show in 1966. In a world in which two-strokes suddenly had taken the lead in motocross, there were still lots of sympathies for classic four-stroke machines. Could the Lito X-cam have rewritten history?
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It’s dirt bike heaven – and much more – at Telford
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After a year of detailed planning, the Classic Dirt Bike Show at the International Centre, Telford, on February 20-21 is ready to roll – and what a feast is in store!
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When sidecar outfits delivered the goods
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During last year’s ‘Team Katy’ journey to further the cause of the Alzheimer’s Society, Mick Payne came across several reminders of the days when sidecar outfits played all kinds of everyday commercial roles.
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‘Bloody head on a stick’ – Dragon tales and nightmares from 1964
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It’s that time of year again – and John Askham graphically records his journey in a pal’s sidecar outfit to his very first Dragon Rally, the 1964 event at Gwrych Castle, near Abergele.
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Yamaha’s TX500/750 – so right and yet so wrong
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When Yamaha decided to raise its stakes in the four-stroke game, it was with a beautiful-looking and quite radical eight-valve twin which, on paper, should have been an absolute winner. But the truth was rather different, writes Steve Cooper.
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An achiever passes
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The death of the famous race mechanic and motorcycle maker Arturo Magni gives opportunity to reflect on his remarkable career.
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Three decades on the pegs
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Often seen tearing around West Country scrambles tracks on one of his trusty BSA Gold Stars, John Trible was never an opponent to be taken lightly throughout his 30-year off-road career.
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Stellar Sunbeam
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With motorcycles regularly coming and going, it is a slightly uncommon occurrence for Eric Patterson to label any one machine as “a keeper”. Regarding this beautiful unrestored Sunbeam, however, that is exactly what he did.
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Star quality
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This handsome, sporting single has been restored to its original specification. But, despite appearances, it is not a Gold Star…
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