Reviews

  • Triumph T140 Clutch Rebuild – Part 2

    Triumph T140 Clutch Rebuild – Part 2

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    Replacing a Triumph Bonneville clutch shouldn’t be too ghastly an enterprise. Yet, as NVNL discovered, there are always some questions to which the answers are not immediately apparent…

  • Lost Motorcycles of the 1920s by Jack Bacon

    Lost Motorcycles of the 1920s by Jack Bacon

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    There are over 50 vintage motorcycle marques detailed in this book, and the book itself was very nearly lost too…

  • 1969 BSA A65 Lightning

    1969 BSA A65 Lightning

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    Richard Green’s money was meant to be spent on a Gold Star. But he ended up with twice as much motor as he originally expected, and now rides a show-winning Beezer twin…

  • 1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part 9

    1956 BSA B31 Scrambler Rebuild – Part 9

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    Philip Rashleigh has worked for months to turn a big pile of bits into a replica Gold Star scrambler. Getting the engine sorted out hasn’t been entirely straightforward…

  • Daisy’s Diary: new edition

    Daisy’s Diary: new edition

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    We have new books about old bikes and old books about old bikes coming out of our ears. Oh, and the chance to grab a signed copy of the original Daisy’s Diaries…

  • 1956 Norton Dominator Diary, Chapter 10

    1956 Norton Dominator Diary, Chapter 10

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    Jim Algar was galloping on with his restoration on a Norton twin. And then he discovered that his cylinder head has… shrunk!

  • Royal Enfield Bullet 500

    Royal Enfield Bullet 500

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    Emm collects her new classic bike. Emm loves her new classic bike. The new classic bike wasn’t yet available for comment…

  • 1954 150cc Gilera Rebuild, Part 2 (of about 50, at this rate!)

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    First rule of restorations: be certain you know what you’re dealing with. Initially, Russ Gannicott was certain he was dealing with a 153cc Rossa. Now he’s certainly… confused!

  • Harley Davidson FXST Softail Standard Anniversary

    Harley Davidson FXST Softail Standard Anniversary

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    You want a modern bike with classic style. How do you choose? Steve The Toast explains how he ended up with a Harley Softail…

  • The People

    The People

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    This handsome hardback aims to captures the spirit, excitement and danger of the world’s most famous motorcycle road race series. We asked Bill Nelson to read it and he went quite quiet (for a while)…


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