Form and function, family fun for… a solo rider. Triumph moves both forwards and backwards… WORDS BY ALAN CATHCART PHOTOS BY ALESSIO BARBANTI, PAUL BARSHON, FRIEDEMANN KIRN AND MATTEO CAVADINI Triumph’s all-new Bonneville Bobber is
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WORDS & PHOTOS: PHILLIP TOOTH ARCHIVE IMAGES: MORTONS ARCHIVE With more than 1,300 trials wins during his long career, many consider Sammy Miller to be the most successful trials rider ever. But he is also
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From the Archives: Ducati’s first production bevel-drive bike was hot stuff in 1956. And, phew, it’s still a little scorcher… WORDS BY Frank Melling PHOTOS BY Carol Melling AT AGE NINE, I was in love
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Yamaha’s dressy XVS650 Dragstar hides a neat machine beneath the frills WORDS & PHOTOS by Oliver Hulme CHOPPERS, CUSTOMS, CAFÉ RACERS and bobbers all come from the same basic root. The principle is that if
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Long, low and lean: an enduring influence on Guzzi’s subsequent sportsters Words & photos by Marion Thirsk In a successful attempt to retain its longstanding role as suppliers of police and military motorcycles, in 1963
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Almost civilised and almost sensible, Suzuki’s GT550 is actually a triple treat WORDS & PHOTOS BY Oliver Hulme SUZUKI LAUNCHED THEIR range of big two-stroke triples in 1972 with less than perfect timing. The GT
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Minor by name, but not by nature ITS NAME INDICATES a smaller powerplant than the 692cc Meteor and Super Meteor, but the ‘Meteor Minor’ designation unjustly plays down the bike’s own star qualities. Often overlooked
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Overshadowed by Bonnevilles, there are some good buys in Beezerland THE BSA A65 and A50, launched in 1962, dragged the look of the British big twin kicking and screaming into the 1960s. The sleek lines
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Bigger than the 380, smaller than the 750; Suzuki built stroker triples for everyone WORDS BY ROB DAVIES PHOTOS BY PAUL WATERFIELD AND ROBIN HORTON High revving, whim-whim two-strokes (that’s my version of their noise
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For some riders, owning an Italian or German motorcycle is a lifelong ambition or simply the status quo. For others, European classics can be an all-new experience; an experimental exploration into unknown territory away from
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