Sam Hewitt

WORDS BY Oli Hulme ARIEL’S 650CC HUNTMASTER. It’s just a BSA Flash A10 in sensible shoes, right? That’s a common opinion… and it could not be more wrong. Certainly, the engine can use some of the parts from the A10 power plant under its Ariel cases, but the rest of the Huntmaster is all Ariel.…

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Words by Oli Photography by Jason Critchell THE BRITISH L-PLATED rider in the late 1960s was not particularly well-served by the world’s motorcycle manufacturers. If you were 17 you wanted a 250 but you were stuck with ageing designs from the Brits like the BSA Starfire or the Triumph 250 Trophy, obscure and complex Italian…

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It’s November 7, 1938 and a sea of hats is flocking to the opening day of the Earls Court Motorcycle and Cycle Show.

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