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  • Rally to the Isle of Man this year!

    Rally to the Isle of Man this year!

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    As well as all the spectacular racing over the legendary Mountain circuit, 2016 promises to be a truly vintage year on the Isle of Man, with the Diamond Jubilee TT Rally in June and, thanks in no small part to the Isle of Man Section of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club, the late-summer Classic TT…

  • When 200 Lucky Strike would keep a bike secure!

    When 200 Lucky Strike would keep a bike secure!

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    Geoffrey Le Marquand fondly recalls the time when, as a merchant seaman, he had to find ingenious ways of putting his BSA twin into safe storage while he was away at sea. 

  • A fabulous ride – but understanding Alzheimer’s is vitally important too

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    Mick Payne looks back on the first part of Team Katy’s eventful ‘4 Corners 4 Alzheimer’s’ journey on a Jawa/Velorex outfit – including a stark reminder of the kind of things the awful disease can do to a much-loved partner.  

  • The H1 triple: Kawasaki’s outrageous game-changer

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    It drank like a fish and reared up at the drop of a hat, but Kawasaki’s crazy two-stroke triple certainly got the firm noticed, writes Steve Cooper.  

  • All about the timing

    All about the timing

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    The Brighton Speed Trials, one of the oldest events in the calendar, returned on September 5, 2015, with a varied and competitive entry.  

  • Big day out

    Big day out

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    There was a stronger than anticipated attendance at this season’s National Motorcycle Museum open day. 

  • A life less ordinary

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    Few men in motorcycling led as full a life as the genial, pipe-smoking Italian designer Leopoldo Tartarini, who passed away on September 11 at his home in the hills outside Bologna, at the age of 83. 

  • RE 250 Crusader MX

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    If the family business is based around Royal Enfield then there’s only one choice of machine for your scrambles debut… we check out Daniel Hitchcock’s Crusader 250 scrambler. 

  • Quaint BUT PRACTICAL

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    “These are bespoke machines for the refined rider.” All those fabled ancient virtues in a rigidly simple machine which provides a refreshing change of classic clothes… 

  • Family fun

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    Big Brit single cylinder sloggers were built to haul sidecars. So what’s their purpose in the modern world? 


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