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Video: Inglorious Motorcycles
A short film produced with the awesome bike builder Sam Evans of Inglorious Motorcycles: Credits: Direction and Cinematography – Tom McCagherty & Tom Bryan Editor – Aiden Jordan Sound Design – Alex Williams Music – Luke Olney Colourist – Jonny Thorpe http://tomandtomfilms.co.uk Facebook page: http://facebook.com/tomandtomfilms
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Something unparalleled for the weekend?
Personal choice is a many splendoured thing. Few chose the Sachs life… WORDS & PHOTOS by Grant Ford IT’S A ‘MARMITE BIKE’ and opinions vary, love it or hate it. When I first spied the ugly nose cone protruding from a crate I thought, that’s got Sachs appeal… One of the founding fathers of two-wheeled…
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Destination fun!
BSA’s top of the range roadster may have been ‘competition equipped’ but its real role was as a crowd-pleasing road-burner. Fifty years later, its vivid performance still thrills rapid riders WORDS & PHOTOS BY Stuart Urquhart. Additional images from Mortons Archive “! BLAME TATTIE WATT for turning up at our local bike meet on a…
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MASSIVE POWER FOR A VALIANT EFFORT
Words: Oliver Hulme / Photos Hesketh Motorcycles REBORN high-end marque Hesketh Motorcycles has announced its third new model, and it’s among the most powerful road-legal motorcycles in the world. The Valiant SC roadster owes its name to the legendary Vickers V-Force nuclear bomber. It offers 210bhp from its supercharged 2.1 litre V-twin, and inevitably has…
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TRIUMPH DAYTONA: GRAND NATIONAL
Triumph’s ohv twins could go very fast. This is a re-creation of a very, very fast Triumph, then… WORDS & PHOTOS BY Nolan Woodbury. Additional images from Mortons Archive RIVALLED IN HISTORY only by Harley-Davidson, the Triumph name grew to become synonymous with motorcycling itself. Internationally cherished, especially in the USA, Triumph was stealing races (and…
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CLASSIC and CUSTOM
CLEARLY I’M IN the custom camp, as you can see from the photos. I’m currently building another café racer, a Norton Gold Star. Mind you, I do have a mint Vincent as well. I used to show Jaguars at concours. Rarely does any bike comply to authentic concours standards: they have nearly all had modifications…
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Funky five hundred
A 40-year-old high-tech twin enjoys a new wave lease of life WORDS AND PHOTOS BY Joe McDonald THIS IS TONY’s Yamaha XS500. We all know the XS650 makes a great flat-tracker. They were even fitted with big-bore kits and raced quite successfully in the States. But Tony was on a tight budget (and we also…
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The old black and gold
It’s an icon, sure. But it’s also a great bike WORDS BY Oliver Hulme PHOTOS BY Jason Bryant WHETHER THOUGHT OF as a gentleman’s ride or an engineer’s machine, these days the Velocette Venom 500cc single is always considered to be a high end, sophisticated motorcycle beloved of a particular kind of serious enthusiast. They…
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Classic at Newark: Kick off!
Newark was certainly nippy in January, but there was a fine array of hot bikes on show WORDS BY OLIVER HULME PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER DICKINSON Which is best – a winter show or a summer show? While there’s a lot to be said for a day in the sun, inspecting some highly polished creation with…
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Bonham’s Auction: Sold as seen
WORDS & PHOTOS BY Nolan Woodbury WINTER AND MOTORCYCLING are usually an unfriendly mix, unless you’re positioned within the bright lights of Las Vegas. Warmer? Yes, but only marginally so. A quick scan of the city’s surrounding landscape found snow-covered peaks bordering the valley, courtesy of a recent weather front that cleared out just before…
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