A little tidying goes a long way towards restoring a classic Triumph to its rightful glory WORDS & PHOTOS BY ROB DAVIES The Thunderbird title has been used on several Triumph motorcycles since 1949. The
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Village Square
In the age of the sporting single, Ariel gave us a gentleman’s four A village emerges as you roll back into England, crossing a border to leave a land where familiar roadsigns were suddenly bilingual.
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Greyhounds are great, but most folk get on better with a border collie Photos by Chris Dickinson DESPITE THE DOMINATOR name, Norton’s first stab at a sporting twin didn’t exactly rule the postwar world. Designer
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If a radical retro café racer is too compact for comfort, Ducati built a more relaxed SportClassic for two-up touring… WORDS BY Frank Melling PHOTOS BY Carol Melling UCATI’S FIRST STAB at a mainstream retro
Read moreHalfway house: The big Bonnie neatly spans the gap between modern and classic
PHOTOS BY Chris Dickinson CONTINUING OUR THEME, Triumph’s 750 twins are an obvious choice for anyone contemplating the purchase of a first British classic bike. They don’t cost a fortune compared to the more prestigious
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A mysterious peculiarity of the magazine world is The Themed Issue. In these odd attempts, the editor (who should always be blamed for everything) decides to run several features with a common theme. Makes sense,
Read moreBike-mad TV detectives are on the hunt for hidden treasures in the sheds of Britain
A BIKE-MAD pair of TV engineering detectives are on the hunt for forgotten and hidden treasures tucked away in the sheds of Britain. Travel Channel presenters Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove are about to film
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More stories of a freelance motorcycling journalist IN THIS SECOND part of his autobiography, Frank Melling continues telling the ripping yarns which he started in A Penguin In A Sparrow’s Nest. The Flying Penguin takes
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LOUISE LIMB WELL KNOWN for her motorcycle illustration work, Louise has been collecting some of her favourite works to display in her popular calendars for the last seven years. Her 2017 Motorcycle Art calendar features
Read moreAutumn autojumbling
THE VMCC’S AUTUMN autojumble at Shepton Mallet typically flags up the finale of the riding season and the start of serious winter spannering. A slight shuffle of the calendar means the event has moved to
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