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  • A lifetime of memories with an old police bike

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    Bernard Ratcliffe tells Pete Kelly about his 61-year love affair with an ex-Metropolitan Police Triumph Speed Twin. 

  • Great news for British classic bike owners as Rex’s Speed Shop takes Pazon agency

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    Rex’s Speed Shop, whose operation was highlighted on Steve Cooper’s Japanese pages a year ago, recently became an official Pazon ignition agent in the United Kingdom – and to back it up, the Robertsbridge, East Sussex, firm is now stocking genuine Lucas and PVL products.  

  • Blue Style meets blue yonder

    Blue Style meets blue yonder

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    On their 350cc Jawa/Velorex sidecar outfit, Mick Payne and Katy have set off on the journey of a lifetime. Having reached the Lake District, Mick brings his first impressions of the humble outfit with a big task ahead.  

  • Over, Onwards

    Over, Onwards

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    Faster than a speeding Bullet. Quite a lot faster, in fact. The Over Enfield reveals how much performance can be extracted from a decently ancient engine design 

  • ON THE TRIUMPH TROPHY TRAIL

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    One man in search of his ultimate Triumph off-roader 

  • BIG SID’S VINCATI: AN ANGLO ITALIAN MASTERCLASS

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    The Vincent and Ducati V-twin (although Ducati insist on calling theirs an L-twin), have much in common. 

  • FIRST GENTLEMAN OF RACING

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    A genuine superstar of motorcycle sport has left us. We recall the highlights of Geoff Duke’s career 

  • Follow my Leaders

    Follow my Leaders

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    The Beeton family name was well-known in sidecar racing. Many a racer fruitlessly pursued Lincolnshire three-wheeled ace Jackie Beeton and, in another era, his son Pete. Now Pete Beeton is once more a leader, only this time, it’s Ariel Leaders he’s interested in. 

  • The Victory Cup Trial, 1925

    The Victory Cup Trial, 1925

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    This event, which started at the BSA works in Small Heath, marked the midway point in a steady process of standardisation across all the big reliability trials in the Midlands. 

  • The ZÜndapp that never was

    The ZÜndapp that never was

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    In early-1970s Germany, popularity of 250cc and 350cc machines increased. At Munich-based Zündapp it was decided to fight the growing army of Japanese strokers, though, sadly, the resulting machine never made it to production.  


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