Back in the 1960s, lightweight two-strokes, which the British motorcycle industry had produced in droves, were virtually a throw-away item. Not that anybody actually threw anything away in those days, it somehow went against the
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Inspiration is everywhere, but taking the plunge and actually committing yourself to your first hands-on project can be daunting. The process normally starts when you find yourself transfixed by someone else’s special. It’d be perfect,
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A sense of purpose, from every angle IT DIDN’T TAKE too long after the launch of the 790cc Bonnie in 2001 for the first customised café racers and street scramblers to come rolling out of
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For many the black and gold Velo is some sort of ultimate big Brit single ‘FIRST CLASS PERFORMANCE without fuss’ promised Veloce when it reintroduced its 500 ohv single in 1954. That’s not too far
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The 750 weighs over 500lb before you add fuel, and unhelpfully carries much of that mass up high MV AGUSTA WAS never an ordinary motorcycle manufacturer, and the 750 Sport is no ordinary motorcycle. For
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Apart from the US market bling, there’s little to suggest that this is in fact a high performance machine rather than another boulevard brave IF THE 1960s were the decade when ordinary people did extraordinary
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What it’s all about, BSA’s impossibly legendary street racer BSA’S CLUBMAN GOLD STAR DBD34 (a whole £270 in 1956) was the last, and many say the best, of the Gold Star range. But like a
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Ugly duck or beautiful swan? Your choice Reputation is a curious thing. A great reputation – for anything – is hard to achieve and easy to lose in this cynical age, whereas a poor reputation
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The pudding and the proof. Our man Melling gets down to a little toe-scraping Triumph are aiming for the new T120 to be the biggest seller in the Bonneville range which, in turn, will account
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Of course this is a notable classic, a BMW R90S. Even if it doesn’t look like one … it is IN 1973, BMW’S R90S was nothing less than a sensation. The company had to compete
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