Rowena Hoseason

  • BSA Rocket Gold Star

    BSA Rocket Gold Star

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    The modern Gold Star has stolen the limelight of late. But, as Rowena Hoseason explains, BSA built a rip-snorting roadster back in 1962, one which combined the best that both the famous 500 single and the stalwart 650 twin had to offer…

  • Ariel Huntmaster: Ground-up build

    Ariel Huntmaster: Ground-up build

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    When retirement came a-calling, Bob decided that a ground-up classic bike build would be the ideal project to keep him out of trouble. Little did he know…

  • Norton Model 50: Something a little different

    Norton Model 50: Something a little different

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    Norton was long associated with sporting singles, especially the firm’s highly competitive cammy racers of the pre-war era. But in the mid-1950s a very different single-cylinder 350 joined the line-up, as Rowena Hoseason reveals…

  • The history of the AJS V-twin: from birth to rebirth

    The history of the AJS V-twin: from birth to rebirth

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    Vintage V-twins almost took over RealClassic issues 225 and 226, with roadtests of litre-class prewar beasts from Royal Enfield and AJS. Rowena Hoseason investigates the background to the Ajay family…


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