THE COLLAPSE OF Norton appears to have been short-lived with a new owner emerging. India’s TVS Motor has bought the company, pledged to double its workforce and launch more products. The factory does seem set
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From the Archive: CBG Winter Classic
WORDS & PHOTOS BY Nigel Shuttleworth THE CAROLE NASH CBG Winter Classic kicked off the new year at the Newark Showground in bright sunshine, with lots to see and do and with a large number
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THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM has unearthed another astonishing ‘new old stock’ classic for its summer raffle. The bike is a 1977 Triumph T140J Silver Jubilee Bonneville which has never been run or registered and is
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I never thought I’d be saying this, but I’m becoming more and more disillusioned with the classic biking scene, and it’s nothing to do with losing the love for all that marvellous old machinery out
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Classic Bike Guide looks at how our trusty old bike specialists and traders are still looking after us and how we can help them, despite coronavirus Words by Oli WITH PRETTY MUCH everything in lockdown
Read moreTimeless Honda Super Cub resurrected
The Honda Super Cub has made a name for itself over the last sixty years as a bulletproof, do-anything machine, most at home on the daily commute, but capable of traversing the globe, too. Since
Read moreBMW Airhead Twins – The Complete Story
by Phil West When the publishers first told me there was yet another book on BMW airheads coming out, my first thought was: ‘ Oh great, another book on BMWs no one wants’. There’s just
Read moreTrio of Brough Superiors, right? Wrong.
Photo: Mortons Archive Three big V-twins, featuring plated petrol tanks and even at a glance a fine specification, with speedometers and lighting sets apparent. Brough Superiors, right? Wrong… At a glance – and to be
Read moreAshley Watson Klisham longsleeve top
Ashley Watson makes some cracking bike clothing, which doesn’t look like all the rest. It’s expensive, but you get more than you pay for, as the quality, material and design is better than any other
Read moreFrom the Archive: Riding Life – BSA rocket Gold Star
Real or replica? The final version of BSA’s pre-unit 650 twin was so good that people have been recreating the things ever since Small Heath stopped building them WORDS BY Frank Melling PHOTOS BY Carol
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