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The Firefly has to be considered a bicycle with an engine, rather than a lightweight motorcycle. It’s tempting to think Philip Vincent was an impractical dreamer who bankrupted his company making prestige motorcycles that few could afford, but that would be grossly unfair. For one thing he personally kept his business going longer than other…

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The Sport Scout is urged round a right-hand bend. Despite many tweaks and modifications during its lifespan, the Scout (along with the Chief) was to become one of Indian’s most popular models and would establish a positive reputation as one of the best American twins of its period. The Scout always featured a flathead V-twin…

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This is the stunning 1953 works Rennsport, in the Isle of Man. In 2014, Michael Dunlop, son of Robert and nephew of TT legend Joey, gave BMW its first solo class TT win since Georg ‘Schorsch’ Meier led home his teammate Jock West in the 1939 Isle of Man Senior TT. The first victory was…

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This beautiful AJS V-four was scratch-built (the build was featured in our November 2006 issue). Ground-up rebuilds like this sit in the grey area between ‘replica’ and ‘new bike’. It is a very handsome machine. While it may be an ugly topic and not one that many classic motorcycle devotees like to spend much time…

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Explaining to Bruce what to expect. Derek looks on. During the 1920s, the bosses of several firms cast their lines into the waters of the 1000cc ohv V-twin pond, but most quickly found that the lake was if not devoid of stock, then running low. There really wasn’t the numbers to sustain a host of…

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The film career of Harry Lorraine was not one of particularly great renown due to the fact that records from that period (the 1920s through to the 1930s) are fairly scant… and because filmography was not as advanced nor as widely accessible as it is today. Lorraine was involved with films and filmmaking for several…

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British woman Theresa Wallach became first vice-president of the Women’s International Motorcycle Association (WIMA). Here, she’s pictured at Pikes Peak in Colorado, US, in 1949. In the immediate aftermath of the so-called ‘Hollister riot’, the AMA called a press conference, at which it was later alleged that a figure of 1% was used to differentiate…

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The Maudes Trophy team. From left, Len Crisp, S Slader, Tim Robbins, Bert Perrey and Bob Holliday, with the 6/1 and sidecar which covered 498 miles in 500 minutes. When designer Valentine Page joined the Triumph Cycle Co in 1932 he knew he would have to come up with some fresh ideas – and fast.…

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