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Reference: Electrical breakdown
Electrical breakdwn advice (pdf) Electrical trouble? It's a possibility. But just how does one set about checking the electrics? Most modern machines, of course, feature coil ignition and an alternating-current system so, if there is life in the battery (a flick of the lighting switch can indicate that), the generator and rectifier can be ignored.…
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Reference: Electrical breakdown
Electrical breakdwn advice (pdf) Electrical trouble? It's a possibility. But just how does one set about checking the electrics? Most modern machines, of course, feature coil ignition and an alternating-current system so, if there is life in the battery (a flick of the lighting switch can indicate that), the generator and rectifier can be ignored.…
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Reference: AJS Model 31CSR Hurricane
AJS Model 31CSR Retired Lincolnshire man Tony Simpson knew he was buying a quality machine when he bought this late-model AJS 31CSR, for Tony, an experienced motorcyclist having passed his test in 1953 at the tender age of 16, already owned a Norton Dominator renovated by the same man. However, for such a go-faster thoroughbred,…
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Reference: AJS Model 31CSR Hurricane
AJS Model 31CSR Retired Lincolnshire man Tony Simpson knew he was buying a quality machine when he bought this late-model AJS 31CSR, for Tony, an experienced motorcyclist having passed his test in 1953 at the tender age of 16, already owned a Norton Dominator renovated by the same man. However, for such a go-faster thoroughbred,…
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Duxford auction delights
Vincent Series C Rapide, with just 67,000 miles from new Former motor trader Banks retired to Spain in 1978 but soon started another business – this time in boat maintenance. It was sufficiently successful to fund his passion for collecting and restoring motorcycles (for use rather than show), some of which he is now selling…
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Road Test: Velocette LE MKIII
1964 Velocette LE MKIII The LE Velocette was such an oddball that it’s a sitting target for criticism. It weighed and cost more than half as much again as a contemporary BSA Bantam, but didn’t go much faster. Its complicated engine relied on old-fashioned side valves, and it appeared to have been styled by the…
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Road Test: Velocette LE MKIII
1964 Velocette LE MKIII The LE Velocette was such an oddball that it’s a sitting target for criticism. It weighed and cost more than half as much again as a contemporary BSA Bantam, but didn’t go much faster. Its complicated engine relied on old-fashioned side valves, and it appeared to have been styled by the…
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The Classic MotorCycle on sale!
Available at all good newsagents Features this month include ‘Time capsule Triumph’, a genuine works Triumph racer, which had been stored in a loft since 1932, Norton 500cc Dominator restoration guide, Villiers’ last stand, where Richard Rosenthal attempts to unravel the mysteries behind the company’s engine codes and part one of our service and maintenance…
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Indian Scout Daytona
Indian Scout Daytona (pdf) Standing alongside his immaculately restored Indian Scout, Ken Burian looks ust like any other proud owner at contours meetings. However, this motorcycle is not just something he acquired to restore in retirement, but a machine he had a hand in creating. Not only that, but the immaculate side-valve V-twin is even…
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Yamaha V-Max: development
Yamaha V-Max The V-Max was the most American of Japanese bikes: conceived, largely designed and initially sold only in the States. It resembled a two-wheeled Yank muscle-car, with big alloy air-scoops jutting out from the side of its dummy fuel tank. The fact that the chassis was barely able to cope simply added to the…
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