Features

  • Martin Lampkin: 1951-2016

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    Having achieved so much in motorcycling, Harold Martin Lampkin – ‘Mart’, ‘Big Mart’ or ‘H’ depending on who you talk to – is the subject of many images in our archive. We hope this small selection of pictures goes some way to show the impact that this true legend – who died earlier this spring…

  • Gone but not forgotten

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    Time and time again proof arises that the British industry wasn’t short on ideas or talent. Finance on the other hand… Colin Sparrow looks over the Greeves 500. 

  • Back To Life

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    Loads of ancient Brits have returned from overseas, ripe for a rebuild. This T160 Trident was an easy job 

  • AMERICAN TRITON

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    Yankee cafay. Too strong a brew for British taste?  

  • The Dinky Dommi

    The Dinky Dommi

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    Try the lighter side of life with Norton’s diminutive twin 

  • Sturdy single

    Sturdy single

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    One of Birmingham’s best bread-and-butter bikes 

  • Trend setter

    Trend setter

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    If Edward Turner hadn’t built this bike, would we all be riding sports singles? 

  • Motorcycles dominate at the Land’s End Trial

    Motorcycles dominate at the Land’s End Trial

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    Previously an event favoured equally by those of the two-, three- and four-wheeled persuasion, the 1953 Land’s End Trial was one in which the motorcycles took centre stage. 

  • Trying times

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    Have you ever been to a museum and wanted to ‘have a go’ on the exhibits? Now, the National Motorcycle Museum has decided to allow that to happen.  

  • Pretty special

    Pretty special

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    This attractive 500cc replica of a Production TT winner started life as a 350cc Viper.  


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