Road Tests
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Road Test: BSA Spitfire
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One thing is for sure, these days in particular, the 1950s era of Trans Atlantic styling is eye-catchingly different…
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Road Test: Panther-Norton special
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When Featherbed based specials are mentioned, several variations of power unit come to mind.
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Road Test: BSA G14
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The BSA G14 was, by the 1930s, a far-from-advanced piece of kit. But the qualities it possessed were still popular – and indeed still are today. This G14 has been restored by well-known Hertfordshire restorer Robin James and is a super example…
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Road Test: Triumph Trident T160
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Triumph’s three cylinder Trident provided the signature sound for racers in the early Seventies and led to the best of the bunch, the T160, made for just a year from 1975. John Nutting explains…
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Road Test: Velocette singles
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The keys to a successful marriage may be hanging in the garage, judging by the longevity of this Velocette-inspired union between two kindred spirits. Mike Lewis looks at a Velocette 250 MOV (WD) and the more traditional looking 350 MAC…
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Road Test: Triumph TT Special
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If Tonka made motorcycles, then one can’t help thinking they’d make something like this chunky and purposeful TT Special.
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Road Test: Ariel Huntmaster outfit
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The old adage of what looks right is right applies here.
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Road Test: BSA B40
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As we followed Derek Mann’s neat Beesa B40 down a twisting Yorkshire lane, my wife summed him up: “You can tell he’s spent most of his life on two wheels, he looks part of the bike.” No flash, just smooth progress. A proper motorcyclist…
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Road Test: Triumph Speed Twin
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Writing about a 1952 Triumph Speed Twin, arguably the most handsome and sleek member of a line that began in 1937 and set a fashion, it’s difficult not to repeat what has gone before too many times. Over to Jim Reynolds…
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Road Test: BSA Super Rocket
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BSA’s well loved pre-unit twins culminated with the Rocket Gold Star, pretty much a hot Super Rocket twin engine in the Gold Star cycle parts. Overshadowed by its Triumph Bonneville counterpart, the Super Rocket was arguably as good a machine. Jim Reynolds takes a ride out on one, which is probably as good as it…