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  • The golden years of DMW

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    Well-built and innovative, the West Midlands-manufactured DMW motorcycles were among the most sought-after lightweights of their day, as these Mortons Archive photos show 

  • Ramsgate records shaved

    Ramsgate records shaved

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    George Brown and Reg Gilbert put up new times on the seafront.  

  • Cafe society

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    The label ‘classic’ is applied to all sorts of things from music to architecture through films and furniture – the Gold Star is a motorcycle for which the word could have been invented. 

  • The Cunliffe Brough

    The Cunliffe Brough

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    At the Stalybridge Speed Trials, Jack Cunliffe launches his Brough-Superior  

  • Grandma on a motorcycle

    Grandma on a motorcycle

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    With a cheery wave, a well-buttoned cardigan and a pair of stout shoes, this go-anywhere granny was headed for the hills.  

  • Dark day at the races

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    With a tragic accident during Friday practice and then a hugely disappointing crowd, enthusiasm was dampened further by race day morning rain. But, gradually, the sun came out and the racing was actually rather good. 

  • Eagle soars again

    Eagle soars again

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    This freshly restored 350cc JAP-engined Coventry-Eagle has returned to the road for the first time in more than half a century.  

  • Mystery train

    Mystery train

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    This oil-in-frame 650cc T120 Bonneville emerged from the confusion of the Meriden blockade. Today it pulls like a train – but is a bit of a mystery… 

  • Small but strong

    Small but strong

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    The BSA C11 was a solid, workmanlike motorcycle, possessing many of the attributes of its bigger brethren, presented in a pint-sized package.  

  • UneXpected pleasure

    UneXpected pleasure

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    A big, overweight, wobbly sidecar tug, right? Well, no, that’s not what the late Matchless Model X is at all.  


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