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  • Fettling of Parts

    Fettling of Parts

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    There are those who believe that classic motorcycles are poetry in motion. Marc Buffery proves that classic bike poetry can inspire all manner of emotions…

  • It Takes All Sorts

    It Takes All Sorts

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    Steve Cooper of the VJMC considers collectors, fettlers and hoarders of classic Japanese motorcycles…

  • Riding Reminiscences 3

    Riding Reminiscences 3

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    Back in the day, the young lads of The Paddock weren’t averse to a quick sprint to demonstrate their riding prowess. Ian Caswell remembers ones particular evening when things got a tiny little bit competitive…

  • Famous Last Words 20: Emerging Classics

    Famous Last Words 20: Emerging Classics

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    Why do so many of us apparently need to categorise everything? Frank Westworth is bemused by the notion of an emerging classic…

  • ‘Touching the World’ by Cathy Birchall

    ‘Touching the World’ by Cathy Birchall

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    An 18 year old BMW. A trip across five continents, 31 countries and 26,000 miles. The first global circumnavigation by a blind person on a motorcycle. And a cracking read, says Dave Blendell…

  • 2004 Triumph Bonneville Thruxton 900

    2004 Triumph Bonneville Thruxton 900

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    So the caff-race Bonnie has a strange riding position, dodgy stoppers and is more than a little lethargic? BikerBabe reckons you shouldn’t believe everything you read in the papers…

  • 1957 Triumph Thunderbird

    1957 Triumph Thunderbird

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    ‘Complete 1957 Thunderbird but in pieces’ read the advert. Roy Stockham wouldn’t usually reply to adverts that don’t give a price but the phone number indicated that the bike was only 20 miles away…

  • Suzuki 650 Katana

    Suzuki 650 Katana

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    Four-pot Japanese classics are over-complicated, tricky to maintain and expensive to run, right? Not quite. Steve Bergman has clocked up over 120,000 miles on the cut-rate Katana and reckons it has real classic cred…

  • Doris Lowe, Her Motorcycling Life – Part 2

    Doris Lowe, Her Motorcycling Life – Part 2

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    David Wright continues the story of a remarkable motorcyclist who took part in trials and displays; rode the largest capacity British bike of its time, and worked behind the scenes for decades for grassroots clubs and the national ACU…

  • Doris Lowe, Her Motorcycling Life – Part 1

    Doris Lowe, Her Motorcycling Life – Part 1

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    David Wright remembers a remarkable motorcyclist who took part in trials and displays; rode the largest capacity Britbike of its time, and worked behind the scenes for decades for grassroots clubs and the national ACU…


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