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  • Triumph pulls off a double with Bobber Black and Speedmaster

    Triumph pulls off a double with Bobber Black and Speedmaster

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    Darren Hendley

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    TRIUMPH HAS LAUNCHED a pair of new custom cruisers based on the firm’s phenomenally popular Bobber platform. Derived from the original Bobber, the fastest selling motorcycle in Triumph’s 115-year history, the Bonneville Bobber Black has a more aggressive stance than its sibling with a fat 16 inch front wheel and chunkier 47mm front forks with…

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  • Honda 400/4 engine build

    Honda 400/4 engine build

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The original owner of this Honda 400/4 thought he had found a cheap and easy way to make the engine look as good as new. “He took the motor out of the frame, taped up all the holes he could see, and then got to work with the grit blaster. Then he sprayed it silver…

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  • New ‘Bobs’ from Harley Davidson

    New ‘Bobs’ from Harley Davidson

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    Sam Hewitt

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    HARLEY-DAVIDSON is launching eight new higher-performance Softail models for 2018 in the face of renewed competition from Japan and a resurgent India. The company says the aggressively styled 2018 Softail models are faster, lighter and offer better handling than any of their Big Twin cruiser predecessors. The Softail now has a lighter, more rigid frame,…

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  • Kiwi Aaron Slight brings the sun to a packed Stafford Classic Bike Show

    Kiwi Aaron Slight brings the sun to a packed Stafford Classic Bike Show

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    Sam Hewitt

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    EX-WORLD Superbike star Aaron Slight showed that he really is ‘The People’s Champion’ as thousands of visitors packed into the huge annual event to meet their hero and take advantage of the autumn sun. Compere Steve Plater spoke to Slight about his career, life as a WSB rider and teased out some entertaining stories during…

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  • 1987 DUCATI 851S SUPERBIKE: The dawn of dominance

    1987 DUCATI 851S SUPERBIKE: The dawn of dominance

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Few new bikes have ever been as eagerly awaited as the production versions of the eight-valve, liquid-cooled Ducati 851 Desmoquattro. The prototype, clad in Tricolore livery, took Marco Lucchinelli to a debut victory in the American Daytona BoTT (Battle of The Twins) race exactly 30 years ago, then spent the 1987 racing season developing, before…

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  • Carberry launches new Enfield-based twin

    Carberry launches new Enfield-based twin

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    Sam Hewitt

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        A NEW Enfield-based one-litre V-Twin engine has been launched by the founder of Carberry Motorcycles – as Royal Enfield develops its own parallel twin 750. The Carberry V-twin is created from two Royal Enfield single-cylinder barrels mated onto a new crankcase. Creator Paul Carberry has relocated to India to build his Double Barrel…

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  • Matchless G3L

    Matchless G3L

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    Sam Hewitt

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    You could describe a Matchless G3, or for that matter its AJS 350 sibling, as solid and dependable, but maybe not glamorous. The first models are a good example of a long stroke, long lasting single and provided unexciting but reliable transport for hundreds of thousands of postwar workers. Like many a British motorcycle of the…

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  • Bimota abandons Italy

    Bimota abandons Italy

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    Sam Hewitt

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    HIGH-END sports bike manufacturer Bimota is reported to have departed from its plant in Rimini, Italy. The factory has been gutted and the signage removed. Bimota has been in financial trouble for several years, ever since a disastrous decision to try and build its own two-stroke v-twin engine turned out to be a costly mistake.…

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  • The Carole Nash Classic Mechanics Show gears up for another huge turnout

    The Carole Nash Classic Mechanics Show gears up for another huge turnout

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    Sam Hewitt

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    It’s just over a month until the world’s biggest and best celebration of classic motorcycles comes to Staffordshire County Showground. The Carole Nash Classic Mechanics Show takes place over the weekend of October 14-15 and it’s no exaggeration to say this year’s event may be the best ever. No Stafford show is complete without a…

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  • October 2017

    October 2017

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    Sam Hewitt

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    004 From the archive We lament the apparent demise of Bimota with a beautiful TT shot. 008 News New bike shops, bike shows and – gin? With bike parts in it? 012 Subscribe! This month get an exclusive T-shirt. Save money and be the envy of your friends! 016 Shows We head up to Scotland for Glamis and to…

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