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BMW’s great leap forward came with the /5 series, like this range-topping R75/5 WORDS AND PHOTOS BY OLIVER HULME WIRTSCHAFTSWUNDER IS ONE of those splendid German compound words that tell a story. The event Wirtschaftswunder –

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FROM OUR ARCHIVES Some bikes are icons from the outset. Not so this idiosyncratic 350. But it’s strangely successful as a classic steed… NO, IT’S NOT a BMW. If you find the charm of this British-built

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What’s this? Did BSA build a previously undiscovered prototype cammy A10? WORDS AND PHOTOS BY PAUL MILES KAWASAKI’S MILLENNIAL W650 parallel twin has deservedly carved out a niche in the marketplace as a go-to, easy

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FROM THE ARCHIVES 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 IF THERE WAS an award for the

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After a bike? Fancy a fun day out kicking tyres? Try visiting an auction: fun for all the family WORDS BY Oliver Hulme PICTURES BY Christopher Dickinson and Bonhams THANKS TO Jonathan Hoare for the

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Summer’s approaching. Time to sort out new waterproofs… WORDS BY OLIVER HULME SUMMER IS COMING, and anyone who rides all year round will know the uncomfortable feeling of sweat trickling down their back and the

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Fancy a challenge? Rebuilding an airhead BMW can be its own reward WORDS BY ROB DAVIES AND COLIN WILLIAMS PHOTOS BY COLIN WILLIAMS AFTER BEING RAISED on the good old British names of BSA and

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Heinz Lange watched some dirt track racing, loved the bikes, so built his own. This is it… WORDS BY PHILLIP TOOTH PHOTOS BY PHILLIP TOOTH & DAN MAHONEY “The first time that I saw a Trackmaster

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FROM THE ARCHIVES WORDS BY Frank Melling PHOTOS BY Carol Melling THE TR6 WAS born for the USA and enjoyed its moment of glory in an American movie. It was the Americans who pressed Triumph

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