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  • BSA A65 Lightning

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    This A65L, the last of the line as far as BSA twins were concerned, makes a good case for being the firm’s best ever model…

  • James Model 10

    James Model 10

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    Engineering and style combine in an elegant outfit that has graced family occasions for several generations. Mike Lewis takes a closer look at James’s Model 10…

  • Vincent Comet/LE sidecar

    Vincent Comet/LE sidecar

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    The pairing of a Vincent Comet with a 1980s LE sidecar isn’t one that instantly springs to mind, but this union has led to an outfit which goes well and handles even better…

  • Triumph 6T Thunderbird

    Triumph 6T Thunderbird

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    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 postwar heavyweight and he used it regularly, as a workhorse and tourer…

  • BSA A65 Lightning Clubman

    BSA A65 Lightning Clubman

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    The BSA A65 Lightning Clubman was the top of the range unit construction BSA, in many ways the replacement for the Rocket Gold Star as BSA’s twin-cylinder racer on the road…

  • Triumph IR ‘Ricardo’

    Triumph IR ‘Ricardo’

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    When Triumph decided its range needed expanding and an overhead valve model should be added, the firm decided on awarding the task to an ‘outside’ consultant, Harry Ricardo…

  • BSA C10L

    BSA C10L

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    Once dismissed as ‘grey porridge’ and often heaved onto the scrap man’s wagon, this BSA C10L – so representative of an era – is now a rarity. And that’s a real shame…

  • Kawasaki 750H2B Mach IV

    Kawasaki 750H2B Mach IV

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    Kawasaki’s blisteringly fast two stroke 750 triple lit the tarmac when launched in 1972. It was the ultimate white knuckle ride…

  • Moto Guzzi Museum

    Moto Guzzi Museum

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    The Moto Guzzi Museum, at the firm’s factory in Mandello del Lario, charts the famous firm’s history, with a stunning collection of machines, from familiar models to one-off oddities…

  • Indian Standard

    Indian Standard

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    Mark Williams has built this Indian Standard virtually from scratch, at his home near Hobart


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