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Harley-Davidson 45 sidevalve (pdf) Tough, dependable, and not very fast, the 45 cubic inch Harley-Davidson side-valve was what American motor cycling was all about from 1930 to the early 1950s. A product of the terrible depression and then the war years that discouraged creativity and innovation of design, the 750cc Harley catered to a market…

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Ariel 4G and Watsonian sidecar test (pdf) From the point of view of the family man who may be in a position, finan­cially, to buy the cheapest of current new cars simply as passenger-carrying transport, yet who seeks, nevertheless, to stay a motor­cyclist, the combination represented by the 997cc Ariel 4G model and Watsonian 'Warwick'…

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1938 Earls Court Motorcycle Show (pdf) What the show reveals: Widespread adoption of rear-wheel springing. No fewer than nine different makes of motorised bicycle – cycle-type machines which any cyclist can learn to ride in a matter of minutes and which afford handy, inexpensive personal transport. More lavish use of colour and chro­mium on both…

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1914 Douglas Ladies (pdf) History books do not, on the whole, serve women well. With a few exceptions women's achievements, though they may be lauded at the time, are soon forgotten. This is never truer than after a war. During both world wars women were urged and encouraged to take on heavy manufacturing work, work…

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