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Why have two wheels when you can have one? Parisian engineer Erich Edison-Puton thought exactly that in 1910, and his solution was to put the rider and the engine inside a single 2m diameter wheel. He built a rather ugly frame out of steel tubing and flat sheeting, and then took a 3.5bhp, 150cc De…

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September’s CBG on sale now News Chrome banned, L-plate Broughs, new MoT on the way On the Road Aberdare, Chesterfield, Barton, Skipton and chopper speedway Mould Breaker: Yamaha AS1 The Japanese manufacturers (and Yamaha in particular) have a long history of building fast and sporty learner-legal motorcycles. Yamaha’s AS1 was the first. Bye bye Bantam?…

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Solvol Autosol sales will suffer… At best it will push up prices of chrome plating dramatically but the worst case is that your local chrome craftsmen will be put out of business. Now, apart from the fact that they can’t even get their own acronym right (surely it should be REARCH?), this is a very…

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Brough Superior on L-plates! The Driving Standards Agency (DSA) has published the list of bikes to comply with revised licensing laws that take effect next year. The main difference is in category A2 – for younger riders and those tested on a 125cc machine. Currently, those aged under 21 have to take the A2 test…

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Amal GP carburettor back in production The world famous Amal GP racing carburettor is back in production again, indeed it has been for a while. If your Gold Star or Thruxton Venom carburettor is getting weary after half a century of use, why mess around with it when a brand spanker is available from the…

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Dremel should be in everyone’s toolkit The latest kit is the 3000 and what a fantastic combination set it is. It’s the same old principle but with a number of new touches. For example, gone is the old chuck arrangement where a little spanner has to be used, the tools are now secured by a…

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Oil pump gears for BSA and Triumph triples from Norman Hyde The parts have been made from the original drawings but by modern CNC machines, using quality materials unavailable originally. This oil pump drive gear set comprises the driving gear (70-7248), intermediate gear (70-7246, including bush 70-6885) and driven gear (71-4237). The gears will fit…

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Kit will fit any 12 volt Triumph twin with points Suitable for any twin cylinder 12v Triumph with points in the timing cover, the classic Tri Spark electronic conversion is simplicity itself. Component-wise it consists of a rotor, the ignition module, three Allen screws, a short length of wire and the appropriate end connectors. Once…

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Star turn was the 1924 NUT, which exceeded its estimate of £15,000, going down to a bidder in the room for £17,900. From the same year was a Sunbeam Sprint, which had been unearthed from the back of a car workshop, in Bristol, during the 1970s. It had obviously been used for competition work sometime…

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