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  • Triumph SD

    Triumph SD

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    Triumph’s SD was based upon the despatch rider’s favourite, the Model H, but used Triumph’s own three-speed gearbox rather than the H’s Sturmey Archer and had chain replacing the belt final drive…

  • Harley-Davidson XLCH Sportster

    Harley-Davidson XLCH Sportster

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    Cycle World magazine once awarded the Harley-Davidson XLCH Sportster the title of ‘Motorcycle most likely to be stolen’, which actually says more about the bike than about contemporary American society…

  • Norton Model 50

    Norton Model 50

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    Though the Norton Model 50 is often derided for its lack of pace, it’s more a case of an exceptional frame, rather than a disappointing engine that has led to this largely unjustified criticism. Roy Poynting tells the story…

  • Moto Guzzi S3

    Moto Guzzi S3

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    This Moto Guzzi S3 has been superbly restored and uprated by its owner, and is now capable of what the Italian factory originally claimed for it…

  • Bud Ekins profile

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    Bud Ekins was that rarest of things – a jack-of-all-trades, but also a master of all of them. Desert racer, scrambler, long distance trials rider, dealer and stuntman, he was near the top of his profession whatever the motorcycling discipline

  • ISDT TriBSA

    ISDT TriBSA

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    Ridden by Arthur Lampkin in the 1966 ISDT, its one and only event, this slightly uneasy alliance between industry giants Triumph and BSA resulted in an ISDT Gold medal winner

  • Norton ES2 and Matchless G3

    Norton ES2 and Matchless G3

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    By the mid-1960s the once-great independent Matchless and Norton concerns had been amalgamated, and the two firms – once great rivals – were now producing identical-bar-the-badge machines

  • Ariel Huntmaster outfit

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    The old adage of what looks right is right applies here. Despite this Huntmaster being the end of the line for Selly Oak, its handsome lines are complemented by an attractive third wheel. Even a reluctant sidecarist is bowled over by this Birmingham-London plot…

  • Honda RC181 replica

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    There are almost as many Honda RC181 four race replicas around these days as Honda have built road bikes. And they range from fantastic, like the RC181 featured here, down to ‘really shouldn’t have bothered’. Malc Wheeler takes up the story

  • 1952: the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee image gallery

    1952: the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee image gallery

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    A tribute collection of images and magazine covers from 1952, the year Queen Elizabeth came to the throne. She celebrated her Silver Jubilee (25 years) in 1977 and her Golden Jubilee (50 years) in 2002


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