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Just the ticket: You could win a trad Brit single that’s as sound as any pound WORDS AND PHOTOS by Richard Jones IT’S NOT EVERY day that you get the chance to acquire a British classic motorcycle for £1, but that’s the price of a raffle ticket which gives the purchaser a chance to win…

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In a large shed at Kitts Green, a few miles from Birmingham city centre, Dennis Poore assembled a team to try and save the British motorcycle industry. WORDS BY Tim Britton PHOTOS BY Bob Clarke BY THE TIME this prototype four-cylinder Trident- based machine superbike sneaked out of the experimental department at Kitts Green the…

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Some bikes are icons from the outset. Not so this idiosyncratic 350. But it’s strangely successful as a classic steed… Photos: Joe Dick NO, IT’S NOT a BMW. If you find the charm of this British-built transverse twin to be utterly irresistible and actually buy one, then you’ll also find yourself repeating those words over…

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WORDS BY Morgan RuePHOTOS BY Morgan Rue and Terry Joslin ARK BUILDERS WERE in short supply in the West Country as floods of biblical proportions and hurricane-force winds tried to scupper this early-season favourite in February. This did dampen spirits somewhat on the Saturday, when even the most stalwart outdoor traders struggled to stop their…

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Mark Williams meets a man whose mission in life is making BSA’s modest little workhouse a force to be reckoned with. Photos by Alex Ramsay and Mark Williams BSA Bantams… Who honestly hasn’t owned one? I’ll happily admit that I did, in fact it was what I learnt to ride on, a rigid-framed D1 which…

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Triumph’s last 650 Tiger has no reputation for being the best. But it makes a brilliant and affordable riding machine Photos by Simon Everett There is a reason why Triumph twins have always been popular. It’s a simple reason. Have you worked it out yet? OK, here goes. The reason Triumph twins are so popular…

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In 1961 the UK motorcycle learner laws required manufacturers to take the 250cc market seriously, so in 1964 one manufacturer with a prestigious past offered a model with its name embedded in the future This model’s futuristic name was an unusual choice for the Redditch-based company, as the word ‘turbo’ was not very common in…

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Meet the Triumph twin that time forgot WORDS & PHOTOS BY Richard Jones IN 1938 TRIUMPH revealed the engine that would dominate the British motorcycle industry for the next 40 or more years – Edward Turner’s parallel twin which powered the 5T Speed Twin. It brought the marque critical acclaim and commercial success. After the…

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