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Famous Last Words 28: Hardly-Defined?
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Frank Westworth says he’s the same person regardless of whether he’s riding a Norton, a BMW, or a Harley-Davidson. So why do people treat him differently depending on which old bike he’s aboard?
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Famous Last Words 21: Preserving Patina
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Restoration, Renovation, Recreation? Frank Westworth has been listening to folk at classic bike shows again. He’ll never learn…
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Reasons to be Cheerful, Part 3
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A bike that works, a place to be, a British summer. Martin Gelder finds three reasons to be cheerful while riding his Airhead BMW…
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Famous Last Words 5
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Old bike shows are strange events, not least when viewed from the inside out. Frank Westworth spends too much time standing on stands…
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1979 BMW R100S – Part II
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In part I, Martin Gelder wrote off a BMW R60, then bought an R100S and rode round for a bit before writing that off as well. The story of Common Problems continues…
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1979 BMW R100S
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Common fault No.37: Martin Gelder never throws anything away, ever. From the dusty shelves of obscurity comes this tale of a written off and rebuilt Boxer, and a list of funky foibles…
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BMW R60 Rebuild
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A restoration project is a funny thing: it can offer immense personal satisfaction, and immense frustration and self-doubt, sometimes simultaneously. PaulG80 experienced all three while rebuilding Beatrice…
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Black Ariels, 1926-1930, by Dave Barkshire
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This high quality, limited edition book about the Ariel motorcycles of the late 1920s will only be available for a short while. Grab it while you can…
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Famous Last Words 17: Original and Unrestored
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A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Silence is golden. Frank Westworth ponders a cliché-ridden life and concours cults…
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Opinion: If Banks Were Old Bikes
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The Great British public seem to have bought a basket case. Phil Speakman* applies his experience with old clunkers to the current credit crisis-crash-crunch kerfuffle…
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