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  • Triumph T100C and T100R

    Triumph T100C and T100R

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    Trevor (Ozboy) Brooks swapped a 1970 Triumph 500 for a 1969 Triumph 500. Out on the road together, the pair turned out to be non-identical twins…

  • 1971 Triumph T100 Daytona

    1971 Triumph T100 Daytona

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    If you’ve revelled in the power and performance of a 750 triple, can you really be happy trading down to something smaller? Andy C shares his early impressions of a 1970’s 500 twin…

  • Crazy Odge: Confessions of an Esoteric Engineer

    Crazy Odge: Confessions of an Esoteric Engineer

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    Bike builder, demon scribbler and so much more, Odgie celebrates one of those ‘special’ birthdays this year. And to commemorate the moment, he’s written an autobiography…

  • Champions 4 Celebration by Jeremy Jackson

    Champions 4 Celebration by Jeremy Jackson

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    Every so often, small scale publishing turns out an absolute gem. We’re delighted to recommend this excellent book about the motorcycle sport scene in Cornwall…

  • Royal Enfield Continental GT 250 – Part 5

    Royal Enfield Continental GT 250 – Part 5

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    Kel Boyce looks back upon owning and riding his GT, and compares its engineering to Italian and Japanese machines of the era. Then he decides he quite liked after all…

  • Royal Enfield Continental GT 250 – Part 4

    Royal Enfield Continental GT 250 – Part 4

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    Kel Boyce tells us what happened once he’d completed his rebuild, and how he learned to live with an ‘oilfield’…

  • Royal Enfield Continental GT 250 – Part 3

    Royal Enfield Continental GT 250 – Part 3

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    Kel Boyce lusted after a little Enfield back in the 1970s. Then he bought one. Then he took it apart. And then… it had to be put back together again!

  • Royal Enfield Continental GT 250 – Part 2

    Royal Enfield Continental GT 250 – Part 2

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    Kel Boyce paid £40 for his non-running Continental back in 1979 and, bearing in mind how much work it needed ,that might have been over the top…

  • Royal Enfield Continental GT 250 – Part 1

    Royal Enfield Continental GT 250 – Part 1

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    Which bike lived in your teenage dreams when you first started riding? Kel Boyce aspired to Enfield’s sporting 250, and he didn’t manage to grow out of it…

  • Daisy’s Diary: new edition

    Daisy’s Diary: new edition

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    We have new books about old bikes and old books about old bikes coming out of our ears. Oh, and the chance to grab a signed copy of the original Daisy’s Diaries…


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