In 1984 Judith Bonser saw a brand new Triumph Daytona in the window of The Motor Cycle Shop in High Road, Leytonstone, East London. It didn’t matter that she was only 17 years old or
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Chilly greetings from the Mortons archive!
While most of our bikes are safely tucked away, we trawled through the archives to find some braver (or crazier) souls from days gone by… For more great archive images see the February issue of
Read more1992 Kawasaki Zephyr 1100 – A hidden gem
Rob Davies has always lusted after the unsung hero, Kawasaki’s 1100 Zephyr.
Read moreIndian Scout Bobber test
With the demise of Victory earlier this year, Polaris Group’s now standalone motorcycle brand, Indian, has come late to the party at the Bobber bash. The new-for-2018 blacked-out lowrider version of its mid-size Scout model
Read moreBMW R90S
It is hard nowadays to believe that during the early Seventies BMW suffered from a poor and staid image. BMWs were well-designed and extremely reliable machines, but they were not seen as the most desirable
Read moreThruxton thriller
Allan Jackson wanted a new Triumph Thruxton, so took this non-running Bonneville and created his own. Friend of Allans, Stuart Urquhart, recalls the story behind the superb job this first-time builder has done and shows
Read moreJMC Norton and Metisse
A perfect brace When you commission your dream bike to be built from scratch, if you can’t decide what you want, why not have two? Words Matt Hull Photography Jason Critchell Standing in the workshops of
Read moreGPO Bantams
Forever young Teenagers, telegrams & two-strokes Hear the highest revs and see through the haze of blue smoke – it’s the GPO’s finest, disappearing from view, remembering great times gone yet still delivering half a
Read more1973 Kawasaki Z1
Zeds always turn heads Looks, styling, reliability, the Z1 has it all Words & Photos by Marion Thirsk In 1968 Kawasaki was on track with its own 750 when Honda beat it in the
Read moreTait’s Triumph
When Percy Tait started work at the Meriden factory the last thing he must have been dreaming of was that one day he’d be riding a Triumph in a World Championship Grand Prix. This is
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