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We continue our second instalment of the top 20 Japanese two strokes….

Reproduced in full from the original article in the May 1983 edition of The Classic MotorCycle, this is the tale of a remarkable engineer and his twin-engined Norton…

Factory race bikes that fall into private hands are a rare enough thing. Finding out you may just own one by chance is even more so. But that is exactly what happened to Tony Salt when he bought a RG500 to parade. Malc Wheeler gets the lowdown…

Fancy yourself as a bit of photographer? Well, we’re giving you the chance to showcase your favourite snaps with the 2014 Mortons Archive photo competition! Top prize is a custom made motorcycle helmet from specialist supplier Davida!

From early sporting leanings in the roaring 20s, Norton’s immortal 490cc pushrod engine developed into a delightful lusty slogger, fondly remembered by many. The ‘Easy’ 2 was a mainstay of the Norton range for over three decades, and it’s not difficult to see why it had such a devoted following…

BMW customised classics are all the rage. Go on the Net and you’ll find any amount of cafe racers, street trackers, Brat-style bobbers, and even scramblers but no, this is not another BMW custom classic project – with the photo given some retro monochrome treatment…

Fifty years ago, during the USA Grand Prix at Daytona, Mike Hailwood and MV Agusta rewrote the record book…

The late Pete Sole, who owned this Triumph Thunderbird for over 20 years, was well-respected as a pragmatic restorer with a taste for vintage machinery. The Thunderbird was his first post-war heavyweight and he used it regularly, as a workhorse and tourer…

Late in 1978, at the Cologne Show in Germany, Kawasaki unveiled its 1300, the most powerful bike yet built and prompted a debate that led to the (short-lived) voluntary manufacturers’ agreement to limit power outputs to 125 bhp. Bob Berry rides one of the last machines off the production line…

The KE175’s designers undoubtedly put a lot of thought into the design, ergonomics and practicality. When the getting down and dirty is finished the KE becomes a supremely usable road machine that’ll commute all day long…