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Road Test: Triumph 500 CD
1932 Triumph 500 CD The motorcycling world was a very different place in 1931. Competition machines back then bore a close resemblance to the sort of machine that could be seen propped up against countless factory walls in the week. And with good reason too. Most of those machines were one and the same before…
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MV Agusta engine profile
MV Agusta four cylinder engine If there's one thing that's difficult to discover about the MV Four, it's hard facts. One might imagine that such things as bore and stroke measurements were fairly easy to ascertain, yet look in any two books on the subject and you are likely to find two different sets of…
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Calthorpe Ivory
Calthorpe Ivory (pdf) When Calthorpe launched the Ivory in 1928 it gained immediate acclaim from press and public alike. "The two-port super model is entirely new and is certainly one of the most attractive machines in its class" declared Motor Cycling on September 12th, 1928. "At 147 this machine, with its original finish should attract…
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Reference: Royal Enfield Bullet
1958 Royal Enfield Bullet The Royal Enfield Bullet must hold the record for the longest continued production run for any motorcycle in the world. Though there have been changes and alterations over the years – including of course the relocation of the main manufacturing site to India. Malmesbury man Alan Jones’s 1958 Bullet is an…
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Reference: Royal Enfield Bullet
1958 Royal Enfield Bullet The Royal Enfield Bullet must hold the record for the longest continued production run for any motorcycle in the world. Though there have been changes and alterations over the years – including of course the relocation of the main manufacturing site to India. Malmesbury man Alan Jones’s 1958 Bullet is an…
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Rickman arrival
Don and Derek Rickman flank Sammy Miller As the Rickman Métisse was made and designed by the Rickman brothers only a mile away from the museum, they have always been searching for one. Recently they were lucky enough to find this one from Mr Wesley Harris in Portland, Dorset, genuine but in a very sorry…
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Vintage virgins
Fancy a go on a vintage machine? The VMCC can help! The dates have now been set for the ‘Southern’ and ‘Midlands’ events which will be held at the following locations in May and June. The south day is Sunday, May 6, at Arborfield Barracks, nr Reading, Berkshire and the Midlands is Bank Holiday Monday,…
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Reference: Norton Commando
Norton Commando 1968 Reading-based Peter Weait is no stranger to these pages, his S-type Commando having been featured previously, plus we’ve a rare R-type that will be appearing some time in the future. But in this issue, we’ve decided to focus on – literally – his immaculate early Fastback Commando. It was at the London…
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Reference: Norton Commando
Norton Commando 1968 Reading-based Peter Weait is no stranger to these pages, his S-type Commando having been featured previously, plus we’ve a rare R-type that will be appearing some time in the future. But in this issue, we’ve decided to focus on – literally – his immaculate early Fastback Commando. It was at the London…
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Reference: Norton Commando S Type
Norton Commando S Type Former sidecar motocross racer Peter Weait has owned this S Type for six years, having bought it after it returned from America and comprehensively restored it. Though the Commando was complete when he acquired it, there was plenty for the Reading-based man to do. But he’s not one to hang around…
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