In a large shed at Kitts Green, a few miles from Birmingham city centre, Dennis Poore assembled a team to try and save the British motorcycle industry. WORDS BY Tim Britton PHOTOS BY Bob Clarke
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Category: From the Archive
Ridinglife: Douglas dragonfly: In full flight
Some bikes are icons from the outset. Not so this idiosyncratic 350. But it’s strangely successful as a classic steed… Photos: Joe Dick NO, IT’S NOT a BMW. If you find the charm of this
Read moreBristol classic motorcycle show
WORDS BY Morgan RuePHOTOS BY Morgan Rue and Terry Joslin ARK BUILDERS WERE in short supply in the West Country as floods of biblical proportions and hurricane-force winds tried to scupper this early-season favourite in
Read moreAJS & MATCHLESS SINGLES: Hardy heavyweights
Easy to ride, simple to maintain, economical and reliable. AJS and Matchless singles offer a lot of variety and a little performance, too PHOTOS: JANE SKAYMAN/Mortons archive, Martin Peacock, Frank Westworth After the end of
Read moreMotorcycling most fowl
Mark Williams meets a man whose mission in life is making BSA’s modest little workhouse a force to be reckoned with. Photos by Alex Ramsay and Mark Williams BSA Bantams… Who honestly hasn’t owned one?
Read moreTriumph tiger 650: Neat, sweet, fleet
Triumph’s last 650 Tiger has no reputation for being the best. But it makes a brilliant and affordable riding machine Photos by Simon Everett There is a reason why Triumph twins have always been popular.
Read moreRoyal enfield turbo twin: Smooth as a sixties crooner
In 1961 the UK motorcycle learner laws required manufacturers to take the 250cc market seriously, so in 1964 one manufacturer with a prestigious past offered a model with its name embedded in the future This
Read moreFrom the Archive: Norton jpn monocoque replica racer
The way ahead: There’s another new Norton on the block. This one’s a remarkable replica of one of the more unusual factory racers from the Seventies… Photos: Chris de Vine (replica bike); Kyoichi Nakamura (original
Read moreFrom the archive: A little luxury
Meet the Triumph twin that time forgot WORDS & PHOTOS BY Richard Jones IN 1938 TRIUMPH revealed the engine that would dominate the British motorcycle industry for the next 40 or more years – Edward
Read moreFrom the archive: Bob’s your Bimmer
There was nothing much wrong with BMW’s baby boxer. There was just too much of what there was PHOTOS BY Rowena Hoseason IT’S NOT A new problem. You introduce a ‘modular’ range of bikes based
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