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Panther Model 100
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There’s much can be said about Yorkshire folk, but one thing in their favour is their thrift. So it was with Phelon & Moore, motorcycle manufacturers of Cleckheaton. Why make a new engine when the old one is perfectly adequate? Phil Mather finds a Panther Model 100 which proves the point…
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BSA C15 v Royal Enfield Crusader
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Taking a humble 250cc unit four-stroke and turning it into a successful trials machine takes a bit of knowledge and ability. Classic Dirtbike compares two different specialist approaches to the same end – a BSA C15T and Royal Enfield Crusader…
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Velocette LE 1948 – 1971
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Velocette’s LE had a long production life, which indicated success, but it also absorbed a colossal post-war investment from the company, which in hindsight arguably did irreparable damage to the manufacturer…
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Honda RC30 v Yamaha 0W01
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Prices have doubled in less than 10 years and yet there’s never been a better time to buy a Honda RC30 or Yamaha OW01. Steve Rose explains why…
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Suzuki GS1000
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Twenty five years ago, the young Rod Ker always thought the GS750 was a better bike than its 1000cc successor. So it’s with some reluctance that we have to report that this test has done nothing to change the churlish Mr. Ker’s mind…
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Vincent Rapide
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The Vincent name has always carried a certain exclusivity and mystique – and the pictures of this glorious Rapide perhaps help illustrate why
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Kawasaki Z1300
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But unlike the prehistoric monster, the Z1300 in still with us. Winner in the power stakes when it was introduced at 120 bhp, fuel injection boosted that to 130 bhp. Bob Berry rides one of the last made
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Suzuki RE5 v Norton Classic
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Two rotary-engined bikes but they’re as different as chalk and cheese. Bob Berry is surprised to discover that it was the troubled Norton factory that got it right while Suzuki went high tech and high cost and must have lost a packet…
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Suzuki GT750: part three
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The Suzuki GT750 engine is back in the frame at last, but there’s still some assembly work to do to reach the finishing straight with our restoration. Rod Gibson rolls up his shirt sleeves again…
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BSA Super Rocket
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BSA’s well loved pre-unit twins culminated with the Rocket Gold Star, pretty much a hot Super Rocket twin engine in the Gold Star cycle parts. Overshadowed by its Triumph Bonneville counterpart, the Super Rocket was arguably as good a machine. Jim Reynolds takes a ride out on one, which is probably as good as it…
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