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With Royal Enfield’s new all alloy-engined, unit construction, EFI fuel-injected Bullet single well-established, the old iron engine, pre-unit Bullets are arguably now…classics? Words and photographs: Steve Wilson Oxford Royal Enfield, and its customising arm BMCC, inhabit a reassuringly petrol-head location. It’s an industrial estate behind a farm, where in other units you keep getting glimpses of…

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Words: Roy Poynting   Photographs: Terry Joslin If only battery technology and understanding had been better, the Norton Electra could have been a huge hit. When I reported on Brian Jeffery’s rare Triumph TSX (TCM, November 2015), I mentioned the almost equally elusive Norton Electra was another entry on his very short wish-list of British motorcycles…

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Words: Phil Turner Photographs: Gary Chapman Triumph’s TR25W was saddled with a less than favourable reputation in its day, and one that has stuck with it. But this fine example puts up a strong argument for the defence. ‘A breed apart’ read the headline in Triumph America’s advert for the Trophy 250. The image accompanying…

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Words and photographs: Phillip Tooth Philip McGurk became the first man to lap the Isle of Man TT circuit at over 100mph with a BSA Gold Star engine when he covered the 37.73 mile course in 22 minutes 24.43 seconds. His 101.030mph second lap of the Senior Classic TT brought his average for the four…

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Photograph: MORTONS ARCHIVE There’s just a few finishing touches to put in place before the show doors are opened. The stands are set, the motorcycles in place, the placards up, and there’s a fair few potted plants in position on the Norton stand in the foreground on the left too, as the final finishing touches…

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Triumph histories devote pages to lusty belt-drive veteran singles, the First World War DR favourite Model H, Turner’s twins, Cubs, Terriers and more. But often Triumph’s two-strokes are at best given a couple paragraphs, or ignored. Time to let them speak. Words: Richard Rosenthal – Photography: Mortons Archive No brief magazine feature can cover in…

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Based in Seattle, the Tacoma concours looks set to become a leading international event. Words and photographs: Ian Kerr Many with an interest in classic vehicles in general will have heard of the Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance event which takes place in California each year. Started in 1950 with just 30 cars, it now…

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There were four classes in the 1928 Dutch Tourist Trophy – 175cc, 250cc, 350cc and 500cc. In each class there was a British winner. Photographs: MORTONS ARCHIVE Held on June 23, 1928, a Saturday – the Dutch TT/GP always did and still does take place on a Saturday – there were wins for Graham Walker…

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1968 represented the first of the famous three top model years for the unit T120 Bonneville. But Alec Taylor bought his for a winter bike! Words: Steve Wilson Photographs: Gary Chapman The twin carb T120 Bonneville is generally (and widely) recognised as the top sporting dog from Meriden Triumph (though experienced riders often prefer a…

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