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  • Ariel Square Four Alternator Conversion

    Ariel Square Four Alternator Conversion

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    Bennet Longman was so frustrated by the electrical shortcomings of his Ariel Square Four that he developed his own alternator conversion. So now he can ride at night with excellent illumination, without having to rev the engine senseless…

  • Special Tool Trickery

    Special Tool Trickery

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    Neil Cairns didn’t have the correct special tool to hand when he replaced the fork seals on his AJS single. So he… improvised…

  • Beezumph is Back

    Beezumph is Back

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    Beezumph is back at Cadwell; the Morini Riders Club are there the day before; the Festival of 1000 Bikes is nearly full, and Thundersprint welcomes modern motorcycles…

  • Classic Track Dates Confirmed

    Classic Track Dates Confirmed

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    The dates for two classic track events in 2013 have been announced, and the first big name star rider confirms his attendance at the Thundersprint…

  • Golden moment

    Golden moment

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    While prices of Triumph and Norton twins have risen steadily, BSA’s pre-unit 650 is still eminently affordable. It’s also (don’t tell anyone) a better bike in many respects… 

  • RAPIDE INDEED

    RAPIDE INDEED

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    There are several racing Vincents. The Australian way of racing Vincents is fairly extraordinary 

  • Sportster revisited

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    Whatever happens to old road test bikes? Phil Mather comes face to face with a favourite from the distant past and discovers the years have changed very little  

  • Charterhouse auction at the Carole Nash Eurojumble 2015

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    Images of a selection of lots on sale from the Charterhouse auction being held at the Carole Nash Eurojumble, Netley Marsh, September 4-5.

  • A walk in the woods with world champions

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    IMOLA – MOTOCROSS MECCA When talk turns to Imola it usually concerns a close fought bike or car race – there have been a few – and sadly that it was on the notorious Tamburello curve where Ayrton Senna was killed in 1994. Imola’s 5km Enzo e Dino circuit, which runs anti-clockwise and incorporates a…

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