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RACE ROCK ’N’ RIDE RETURNS

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2017

MAKE A DATE for the weekend of May 20/21, 2017, when Race, Rock ’n’ Ride lets rip once again at Santa Pod Raceway. This full-on festival of two-wheeled speed will be an official round of the ACU National Drag Bike championships, which means there will be a whole host of bikes of all shapes and…
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Sleek, subtle special endurance without compromise

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2017

In 1973, BMW attempted to shake off the firm’s boring image by launching the R90S.
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Leak-free legend

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2017

The replica racer that gives triple thrills without tantrums WORDS & PHOTOS BY Marion Thirsk IN 1971 DAVID BOWIE wrote Moonage Daydream and sang ‘Put your ray gun to my head’. It’s almost certain that he wasn’t influenced by the distinctive silencers on Triumph’s legendary three-cylinder racer, but that must have been how the competition…
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Lively Laverda

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2017

Power and speed with rock steady handling WORDS & PHOTOS BY Marion Thirsk LAVERDA HAD ITS ORIGINS in rugged tractors and combine harvesters, so it’s little wonder that their motorcycles are equally well engineered. Solid, reliable, durable and dependable, with top quality components, Laverda’s twins and triples exhibit the same design strengths as their agricultural…
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Questions of taste

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2017

Here’s a simple question for you. Are you a crazy customiser or are you a stock bike stalwart? I bet you’re neither. I bet that you’re somewhere between the two and that exactly where on the dotted line between custom and stock you’d place yourself depends on the bike in question … and on many…
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Triple treat

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd December 2016

The electric-start Triumph Trident offers classic riders a wail of a time WORDS & PHOTOS BY Chris Rooke SEVEN YEARS AFTER the first Triumph T150 triple was launched, its upgraded successor, the T160, came onto the scene. The British bike industry was on life support but somehow Norton-Villiers-Triumph had made more than 200 improvements to…
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Kickback Olympia

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd December 2016

A VAST ARRAY of custom crafted motorcycles were displayed at Kickback London last autumn. Whatever your preference to style, there was something there to catch the eye and boggle the mind. The loft at Olympia Central showcased 60 hand-crafted masterpieces alongside 80 rare classics, customs and dealer specials, while live music and an art gallery…
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CBG Winter Classic

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd December 2016

About to enter into its sixth year, the Carole Nash Winter Classic event – supported by CBG – has become one of the favourite dates on the show calendar WORDS AND PHOTOS BY JACK HARRISON IT’S THE SHOW that celebrates all makes, models and eras of the classic scene, and there will once again be…
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Bikes in Brum

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd December 2016

WORDS & PHOTOS by Richard Jones THE AUTUMN SHOW season features not one but two events which showcase iconic bikes at the NEC, Birmingham, and few people have the stamina or spending power to attend both. If you survive the shock of the parking charge and then the admission fees, the cost of a coffee…
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Letters: T’BIRD TRIBULATIONS

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd December 2016

I NOTED WITH interest an article on the Triumph Thunderbird in the December issue; the model John Bloor and his merry band of horribly successful engineers turned out in the 1990s. I have a 1994 Trident which has clocked up an astonishing 140,000 miles under my stewardship, and I like to read about stuff I…
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