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  • End to end run aims to make £100k for charity

    End to end run aims to make £100k for charity

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    On September 7, 45 riders on machines of varying degrees of age and suitability will start to wend their way south from Scotland’s northernmost tip. Everything from 98cc Villiers powered tiddlers up to 1000cc behemoths have done the run with Bob in the past and this year’s range of machines (and riders) is likely to…

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  • Celebrity Santa Monica sale

    Celebrity Santa Monica sale

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    McQueen’s Harley-Davidson Hopper's Husqvarna 250T Commando is one of only 300 made and includes many special features. The rare motorcycle was acquired by a private collector in 2011 and underwent a year-long restoration. Steve McQueen's 1931 Harley Davidson VL 74  is a twin-flathead which was one of the most popular touring bikes Harley ever produced.…

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  • Road Test: Norton International Model 30

    Road Test: Norton International Model 30

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    1939 Norton International Model 30 Years ago, I happened to see the famous actress Marlene Dietrich getting into a taxi in London, and to be absolutely frank, she looked to me like a rather plain and elderly little lady. I was obviously in a distinct minority, however, because the rapt expressions of the awestruck fans…

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  • Road Test: Norton International Model 30

    Road Test: Norton International Model 30

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    1939 Norton International Model 30 Years ago, I happened to see the famous actress Marlene Dietrich getting into a taxi in London, and to be absolutely frank, she looked to me like a rather plain and elderly little lady. I was obviously in a distinct minority, however, because the rapt expressions of the awestruck fans…

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  • Road Test: Norton International Model 30

    Road Test: Norton International Model 30

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    1939 Norton International Model 30 Years ago, I happened to see the famous actress Marlene Dietrich getting into a taxi in London, and to be absolutely frank, she looked to me like a rather plain and elderly little lady. I was obviously in a distinct minority, however, because the rapt expressions of the awestruck fans…

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  • David Dixon

    David Dixon

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    On the MZ two-fifty, David Dixon develops the kid-glove technique out of Old Hall corner From 1958 to 1971, David was on the staff of Motor Cycle, and was reckoned to be the first European journalist to ever ride a Honda. He tested many exotic machines, including top ‘works’ machinery, as well as being a…

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  • Reference: Super Onslow Special

    Reference: Super Onslow Special

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    1929 Super Onslow Special classic motorcycle A regular prize winner on the vintage and classic scene, show and rally regular John Guy has restored countless machines over the years, though it is his stable of SOS machinery for which he is best known. Len Vale-Onslow began SOS production in 1927, in Hallow, nr Worcester, producing…

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  • Reference: Super Onslow Special

    Reference: Super Onslow Special

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    1929 Super Onslow Special classic motorcycle A regular prize winner on the vintage and classic scene, show and rally regular John Guy has restored countless machines over the years, though it is his stable of SOS machinery for which he is best known. Len Vale-Onslow began SOS production in 1927, in Hallow, nr Worcester, producing…

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  • Reference: Triumph Ricardo

    Reference: Triumph Ricardo

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    Triumph Ricardo four valve engine Nobody could ever accuse the early-vintage Triumph of being anything, other than trusty- and 30,000-odd dispatch riders of World War One would swear to that. Yet it must be said that the Coventry firm were not exactly in the fore­front of technical development. They had never built a sporty overhead-valve…

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  • Reference: Triumph Ricardo

    Reference: Triumph Ricardo

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    Triumph Ricardo four valve engine Nobody could ever accuse the early-vintage Triumph of being anything, other than trusty- and 30,000-odd dispatch riders of World War One would swear to that. Yet it must be said that the Coventry firm were not exactly in the fore­front of technical development. They had never built a sporty overhead-valve…

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