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  • Crazy Odge: Confessions of an Esoteric Engineer

    Crazy Odge: Confessions of an Esoteric Engineer

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    Bike builder, demon scribbler and so much more, Odgie celebrates one of those ‘special’ birthdays this year. And to commemorate the moment, he’s written an autobiography…

  • Mototrans Ducati 250cc 24 Horas – Part 1

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    The ’24 Horrors’ has something of an appalling reputation, explains Kel Boyce. He bought one, and took it racing…

  • Royal Enfield Super 5, Part 1

    Royal Enfield Super 5, Part 1

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    Russ Gannicott gets a yen to go classic racing, so finds himself an unusual 250cc Royal Enfield and starts prepping it for action…

  • ‘A Guide to Ambassador Motorcycles’ by Michael Easton & Fred Hibbett

    ‘A Guide to Ambassador Motorcycles’ by Michael Easton & Fred Hibbett

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    Ambassador built small two-strokes during the 1950s and 1960s. This new book should be hugely helpful to any restorer, says Tony Gutteridge…

  • 1972 Honda CB350-4

    1972 Honda CB350-4

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    You meet the nicest people on a Honda. And Jim Peace…

  • Kawasaki Z1300

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    It was big. Really big. Really extremely big for the 1980s. Steve The Toast debates the virtues of blunderbuss motorcycling and Kawasaki’s classic six-cylinder machine…

  • Matchless G15CS

    Matchless G15CS

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    Frank Westworth reports from the saddle of a 750 Matchless, and includes a great big chunk of personal anecdote, revealing why he has never been comfortable in a leather hat…

  • Morini Riders’ Club Track-day

    Morini Riders’ Club Track-day

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    Martin Gelder gets a bit carried away at his first classic track-day. As does his Moto Morini Three-and-a-half. On a trailer. Oh dear…

  • MZ TS250/1

    MZ TS250/1

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    Seeking a winter project, PaulG80 sought something… unusual, and settled on a two-stroke export from the old East Germany. The first part, then of the Diaries of a Sadman…

  • Norton Navigator

    Norton Navigator

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    Rob Seedhouse wanted a project to keep him out of trouble for a while. It turned out to be a very long while! But if a job’s worth doing…


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