2003 Harley-Davidson V-Rod It was love at first sight. There, in a cowshed at the Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show was a Harley-Davidson V-Rod. It looked out of place amid the gleaming Brit iron. I couldn’t
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Road Test: Matchless 'Golden Eagle' G50CSR
Matchless ‘Golden Eagle’ G50CSR replica John Horn lives in a delightful country cottage. He was the creator of its lovely garden, he's a member of the parish council, and he's on the village hall committee.
Read moreBuying Guide: BMW singles
BMW R27, the final shaft drive single After 80 years of flat twins, it's easy to forget that the famous spinning propeller badge has also been attached to plenty of machines with a single, vertical
Read moreRoad Test: Triumph Hurricane X-75
Triumph Hurricane X75 I dare bet that the X-75 could only have originated in the USA, as I doubt the bean-counters of the top-heavy home industry were in tune with the motorcycling public to recognise
Read moreBuying Guide: Honda CX500
Honda CX500, loved and loathed in equal manner Say what you like about Honda, but it does things its own way and generally gets the end result pretty close to perfect. Occasionally it’s the first
Read moreRoad Test: Triumph TRW
1964 Triumph TRW 500cc military This Triumph TRW looks tiny and lost as it stands in front of two towering Foden trucks, both carrying 05 registrations and ready to hit the highways on March 1.
Read moreArchive news 1972: Evel Knievel
Evel and Skycycle Knievel was undeterred and hit the big time a few months later with a leap over the fountains at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Five years later, in December 1972, Evel bought
Read moreBenelli 900SEI
Benelli 900SEI Trepidation is an interesting word and its meaning is; trembling, alarmed agitation or quaking (that’s not a trendy word for eating porridge). This has been part of my physiology during the last few
Read moreBoston Consulting Group's Report
Production grinds to a halt at Norton plant The Boston Consulting Group report, the deciding factor in the Government's refusal to give further aid to NVT, is a comprehensive look at how the Japanese achieved
Read moreReference: NVT rotary
It was August 1974 and the turmoil in British motorcycle manufacturing continued. Norton–Villiers–Triumph had been formed a year earlier in a bid to save jobs following the collapse of BSA-Triumph. Then the new Labour government
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