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  • Road Test: Triumph TRW

    Road Test: Triumph TRW

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    1964 Triumph TRW 500cc military This Triumph TRW looks tiny and lost as it stands in front of two towering Foden trucks, both carrying 05 registrations and ready to hit the highways on March 1. Funny place to keep a bike, you might think, but owner Peter Beckwith is the yard manager for EH Smith…

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  • Road Test: Triumph TRW

    Road Test: Triumph TRW

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    1964 Triumph TRW 500cc military This Triumph TRW looks tiny and lost as it stands in front of two towering Foden trucks, both carrying 05 registrations and ready to hit the highways on March 1. Funny place to keep a bike, you might think, but owner Peter Beckwith is the yard manager for EH Smith…

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  • Winter precison with lever sleeves

    Winter precison with lever sleeves

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    Lever sleeves improve winter comfort and control No fun. So much no fun that some riders have been known to tape-up the levers on winter hacks, using gaffer tape for extra grip and some insulation. There is a much more effective, quick and cheap solution, however; lever sleeves… which are available from Wemoto. The sleeves…

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  • Insurer snips value red tape

    Insurer snips value red tape

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    Cuttting through insurance red tape RH Classic Insurance has decided to snip through the red tape and now offers comprehensive agreed value insurance on pre-1991 cherished motorcycles with a value of up to £3000 without requesting a club or independent valuation. For classics worth £3000 to £50,000 RH just needs you to fill out a…

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  • Classic Bike Guide on sale

    Classic Bike Guide on sale

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    December’s Classic Bike Guide on sale now • Hello Acting Ed's intro • Triumph T100C The ‘C’ stands for ‘Convertible’, so it does… • Letters Tell us what you think • Moving Swiftly Along Andrew Wilson is aware of many brands • The Stafford Show Simply the best! • BSA Gold Star Many mods make…

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  • Archive news 1972: Evel Knievel

    Archive news 1972: Evel Knievel

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    Evel and Skycycle Knievel was undeterred and hit the big time a few months later with a leap over the fountains at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Five years later, in December 1972, Evel bought his own canyon in Idaho and the jump was on. The steam-rocket powered Skycycle was built by Doug Malewicki who’d…

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  • Simply sidecars

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    New steel sidecar available The open-air Dart uses large wheels and Hagon shock absorber for the best compromise between comfort and control, and can be fitted to most traditional steel framed motorcycles (but not those with box-section frames, or frames where the engine is an integral part of the chassis). The Dart makes an ideal…

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  • Saddle sure

    Saddle sure

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    Are you sitting comfortably? This busy family business has been trading since 1990 and specialises in all aspects of motorcycle seat work. The guys there can lower or raise a saddle, make it narrower or wider, add gel pads or memory foam for the ultimate in a comfortable ride; re-shape, re-mould, embroider or re-cover –…

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  • Royal Enfield range revamp

    Royal Enfield range revamp

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    Royal Enfield range revamp means bargains to be had… Royal Enfield is on target to build 100,000 motorcycles in its Chennai factory this year – production has doubled since 2010, which means the marque has overtaken the likes of Triumph (around 50,000 bikes built per year) and is catching up with BMW (120,000). To celebrate…

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  • See Louise's lovely ladies all year round

    See Louise's lovely ladies all year round

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    Classic Bike Guide regular Louise Limb’s 2013 calendar is ready… Among its 12 pages the Louise Limb 2013 Classic Pinup Calendar includes images of Isabella Rosellini on a Ducati, Jane Fonda on a Triumph Hurricane and even Greta Garbo on a Brough Superior. It costs £15 including UK postage and each A4 sized calendar comes…

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