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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 his own canyon in Idaho and the jump was on. The steam-rocket powered Skycycle was built by Doug Malewicki who’d…

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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 weeks of the Benelli project, not simply concerned with my numerous and some might say unusual upgrades but the realism…

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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 their astonishing dominance of the world motor cycle market, and how decisions taken by British manufacturers, mostly to achieve only…

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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 offered £5-million to the workers fighting the decision to close Triumph’s Meriden factory, putting further strain on NVT’s finances. Against…

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Royal Enfield Bullet Classic It’s fair to say that over the past few years there has been a return to traditionally styled motorcycles, albeit many with a thoroughly modern appearance. However, retro style has become ‘chic’ in aspects of daily life, with everything from cars and clothes to refrigerators and radios all taking on a…

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