Features

  • Ariel factory prototypes and a BSA/Leader special

    Ariel factory prototypes and a BSA/Leader special

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    A reader’s letter in last month’s issue about a fine BSA Bantam/Ariel Leader special brought two enlightened replies which, between them, lay all possible confusion about the legendary ‘Bleader’ to rest.

  • Anglo-Dutch Trial bringing veteran machinery together

    Anglo-Dutch Trial bringing veteran machinery together

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    The 16th Anglo-Dutch Trial brought together a host of veteran machinery for four days of historic riding.

  • How to improve lighting performance of classic motorcycles

    How to improve lighting performance of classic motorcycles

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    Mick Payne discovers many ways of improving the lighting performance of classic motorcycles as he talks to Paul Goff.

  • Archive: When all motorcycling was a rocky adventure

    Archive: When all motorcycling was a rocky adventure

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    At one time all motorcycling was an adventure, but as roads improved the adventurous had to look elsewhere…

  • Triumphant return of sprinting in Kent

    Triumphant return of sprinting in Kent

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    On August 15-16, sprinting returned to east Kent, as Ramsgate reverberated to the sound of racing.

  • Love your bikes? Then you’ll love the Bike Bus

    Love your bikes? Then you’ll love the Bike Bus

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    Operated by the Caledonian Motorcycle Transport Company, the Bike Bus specialises in professional long-distance motorcycle transport between Scotland and England.

  • Made in Japan: Marusho

    Made in Japan: Marusho

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    We often hear the main Japanese manufacturers referred to as The Big Four, with the occasional oblique reference to Bridgestone acting in the role of George Martin as the fifth member of The Beatles…

  • Can’t get to the shops? We’ve got you covered!

    Can’t get to the shops? We’ve got you covered!

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    Thanks to these unmissable offers on a digital subscription, you can enjoy instant access to the nation’s favourite modern motorcycle magazines on your favourite device without having to open the front door.

  • How to best fit a sidecar…

    How to best fit a sidecar…

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    Fitting a sidecar with the aim of obtaining the best-possible handling will pay big dividends out on the road, writes Mick Payne.

  • The ‘Black Bomber’ and beyond – what went wrong?

    The ‘Black Bomber’ and beyond – what went wrong?

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    Steve Cooper pulls no punches as he looks back on the 1965 UK debut of Honda’s first technically brilliant ‘big twin’, the CB450, and the enlarged 500T that followed.


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