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Ariel 4G Square Four
Ariel’s 1000cc Square Four was famous for its instant acceleration. Would this rare and meticulously rebuilt 1948 iron-engine 4G justify the reputation? Words: STEVE WILSON Photographs: GARY CHAPMAN “The 1000cc with the astronomical acceleration – the Monarch of the Multis.” That was how Ariel’s own publicity in 1947 described the 4G Square Four. Equipped from…
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Archive photograph News Stafford show Letters Subscribe and save Ariel Square Four Sunbeam Model 90 BSA Gold Star GP Rétro du Puy Notre-Dame Velocette MSS Lansdowne round-up Triumph TR6 2017 index Sheffield motorcycles Closer look – on offer in 1948 Ken Sprayson interview Men who mattered – Harry Perrey Crash damage repaired Roy Poynting column…
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Royal Enfield Model G
‘G’ for Griselda! This highly original ‘cooking’ Royal Enfield 350cc single carried its first owner to and from work for 20 years and nearly 80,000 miles. Words: Steve Wilson Photographs: Gary Chapman This magnificently patinated 1949 350cc Royal Enfield Model G was the latest project for retired garage owner Alex Taylor. “And the original owner never…
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Perce Simon Reunion 2017
Almost 120 former mudpluggers gathered at the Ibsley village hall for the annual Perce Simon trial reunion on September 4. Gleaming in the sunshine was a superb collection of off road bikes from the 1960s, while inside enjoying tea and cake was a ‘who’s who’ of feet-up stars from the golden era. Don and Derek…
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1000 Bikes roaring back!
The VMCC has announced the return of one of motorcycling’s great events, as the Festival of 1000 Bikes returns for 2018. The event will be at Mallory Park from July 6-8. It’s returning with exactly the same format as before, giving enthusiasts the opportunity to ride their own machines in multiple track sessions over the…
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BSA B44 Shooting Star
Riding high Win on Sunday, sell on Monday… or… ‘success breeds sales’, which is just as well because BSA was doing some winning in the 1960s. Words: Tim Britton Photographs: Fiona Watson Remember the television in the 1960s? The actual device, rather than what it was showing? Yes, it was a masterpiece of the cabinet…
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Another stunning Stafford
There were crowds aplenty, and much for them to admire, at the October Stafford show. Ex-world superbike star Aaron Slight proved a popular guest as thousands of visitors packed into the huge annual event to meet the New Zealander and take advantage of the autumn sun at the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Stafford show. Compere Steve…
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Teen Sam’s the champion
On Sunday, September 24, at the final round of the British ACU 50cc Championship at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire, teenager Sam Grief secured the championship with one round to spare, having arrived lying in second place. But good riding – and winning – meant Sam took the championship, on his Kreidler. Some may remember that…
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Rudge Multi
Multi choice By the early 1920s, when this example was made, the Rudge Multi was something of an anachronism, rather than the trendsetter it had been. Words: Roy Poynting Photographs: Terry Joslin Every era has its iconic, defining, motorcycle – its Fireblade, Bonneville, Brough Superior or whatever – and for a few years around the…
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French sale
There’s a fabulous, eclectic range of machines on offer at Osenat’s sale, at the Salon Moto Legende in Paris, on Saturday, November 25. Ranging from a host of engines – mainly from French machines – through to barn find motorcycles, restored lightweights and having a pair of Vincent Black Shadows as its marquee lots, there’s…
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