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Norton 800cc dohc
Bob Currie tells of Plumstead’s final project, the 800cc double-ohc Norton
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Buying Guide: Yamaha RD200
It may have given away 50cc to its bigger brother but Yamaha’s RD200 could give it a good run for its money. Neil Murray reckons the early drum braked model is the one to go for
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Buying Guide: Honda CB750F
Honda’s CB750F was a desperate attempt to keep its ageing SOHC 750 in the ring with the new DOHC contenders from Kawasaki and Suzuki
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Kawasaki KX250 A5
1979 Kawasaki KX250 A5: There’s only a handful of Kawasakis regularly competing on the twinshock circuit. Current Bake and Bite 250 champ Richard Wood wonders why…
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Buying Guide: BMW R45 and R65
The smaller cousins of BMW’s big flat twins, the 450 and 650 differed from the rest of the range in many ways. Forget the slow 450, says Neil Murray and look for a Brembo-braked R65
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Buying Guide: Benelli 750/900
Think of six cylinders and you think Honda CBX – but Benelli got there first with its 750. Later came the 900 version but Neil Murray reckons the first was the real classic
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Road Test: BSA Gold Star Scrambler
Robin James restores classic motorcycles for a living. But after hours, he continues the development of the Gold Star scrambler he has owned for nearly 15 years
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Road Test: Vincent Rapide
In the land of the big V-twin, Mick Duckworth discovers a British rival to the American icons – Vincent’s 1000cc Rapide
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Velosolex – Villof
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Classic Racer GP Paddock, Stafford 2011
At the 31st International Classic MotorCycle Show in April 2011 at the Stafford County Showground Dave Craggs interviews some legends in the world of classic racing over in the Classic Racer GP Paddock!
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Wold’s Run 2007 – Scooters clip
A clip from the 2007 Wold’s Run, started from Horncastle, Lincolnshire.
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Onboard with Bruce – Snetterton
On-board footage from a Focused Events track day at Snetterton with National Superstock 600 rider, Bruce Wilson, who is also CMM’s Staff Writer.
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Fitting tribute to Dr Rod
Around 200 motorcycles rode in convoy across the picturesque Lincolnshire Wolds.
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Project Z550 – One Step Closer
From August 2010, Issue 274, of Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Magazine
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Jersey Two Day Trial 2010
Editor Tim Britton takes to the dirt and road in this short extract!
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classicbikeshows: The Classic Dirt Bike Experience (Man Rides Over Car)
The gentle art of trials riding doesn’t generally include climbing over a car but, looked at objectively, the skills needed in normal trials are all on display in this stunt.
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Dirt Bike Show 2011
The thought of riding a trials bike appealed greatly to MCM advertising exec Linda Asplin when she saw the ‘Bumpy’ trials demo at the Dirt Bike Show
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Wold’s Run 2007 – Bikes clip
A clip from the 2007 Wold’s Run, started from Horncastle, Lincolnshire.
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Valiant Effort – 1957 Velocette Valiant Special 200cc
From Classic Bike Guide magazine – Issue 228
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classicbikeshows: The Classic Dirtbike Experience
From The 30th Carole Nash International Classic Motorcycle Show, Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th April 2010, Stafford County Show Ground.
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Assen Centennial revisited – Following Freddie Spencer
It’s always great to share track time with Grand Prix legends like Freddie Spencer, but it’s even more fun when it’s wet and slippery, just as it was at Assen last September.
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We ride the Mountain!
Never one to miss an opportunity Malc Wheeler tagged along when Graeme Crosby got to ride a lap of the TT Mountain Course, on his original XR69 at the Manx Grand Prix Festival. Things didn’t go to plan, though…
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Yamaha DT250: on the trail
In the editor’s home town it seemed, for a time in the early 80s at least, everyone had a trail bike of some sort for the winter
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Piatti – Precision
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Kawasaki KX125 A4
Inspired by the editor’s Bultaco ‘Rebuilt to ride’ series, Martin Bateson set to with a rare Kawasaki and the same ideal
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Suzuki’s RM series
By 1978, motocross was a war zone, with manufacturers at each other’s throats in the fight to cash in on the booming motocross market – particularly in the USA…
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: A – Adler
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Advance – AJR
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: AJS
Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide. The AJS story is a play of three acts…
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Ariel
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Armis – AWO
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: BAC – Beardmore Precision
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Benelli
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: BMW
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: BSA
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: CCM – Chater Lea
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Cotton – Cushman
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Cyc-Auto – CZ
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Dalesman – DKR
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Ducati – Durkopp
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Eagle – Excelsior
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Reference: A to Z classic reference: Fafnir – FM
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