Vincents are rare enough. Pukka racing Vincents are more rare. This one may be unique WORDS BY ALAN CATHCART PHOTOS BY KEL EDGE TO BE INVITED to ride a historic and unrestored 66-year-old motorcycle, that’s
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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THE FEDERATION OF British Historic Vehicle Clubs has announced its new president and figurehead: Lord Steel of Aikwood, aka David Steel. The FBHVC is formed of 540 member clubs and trade supporters and exists to
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