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When sidecar outfits delivered the goods
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During last year’s ‘Team Katy’ journey to further the cause of the Alzheimer’s Society, Mick Payne came across several reminders of the days when sidecar outfits played all kinds of everyday commercial roles.
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‘Bloody head on a stick’ – Dragon tales and nightmares from 1964
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It’s that time of year again – and John Askham graphically records his journey in a pal’s sidecar outfit to his very first Dragon Rally, the 1964 event at Gwrych Castle, near Abergele.
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Yamaha’s TX500/750 – so right and yet so wrong
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When Yamaha decided to raise its stakes in the four-stroke game, it was with a beautiful-looking and quite radical eight-valve twin which, on paper, should have been an absolute winner. But the truth was rather different, writes Steve Cooper.
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BSA Unit Twins: Brummie beef
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Almost the last advertising slogan for BSA 650 twins was ‘Delicate They Ain’t’. This is almost true. The unit construction machines offer a wide range of practical classics
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War baby
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Not everyone loves dogs, but this little Corgi is one that some folk might like to have yapping at their heels
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Cammy Banger
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Three-cylinder Triumphs and four-cylinder Hondas were fighting for the title of Ultimate Superbike in 1970. But one year later there was a new contender for the title – and it was a Single
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Square miles
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Ariel’s top of the range tourer is still more than capable of going the distance. If you look after its engine, that is
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Moto Guzzi museum
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For many Moto Guzzi enthusiasts, a pilgrimage to Mandello del Lario fulfils a lifetime ambition. Take a whistlestop tour with Frank Melling.
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A balancing act
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If in 1922 the IoM TT races were regarded as the premier motorcycling speed event, then the ACU Six Days Trials was the leading reliability test. Riders strived for gold medals, makers to showcase new models and organisers endeavoured to run a fair but tough trial. Simple? Well, actually not so simple, and controversy reigned…
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