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BSA G13/33 The early years of the 1980s were a good time to hear about unmolested ‘barn find’ motorcycles, before prices went through the roof. The launch of The Classic MotorCycle during the summer of 1981 certainly did a lot to divert many important machines from the scrapheap into the hands of appreciative new owners.…

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Geert Versleyen (left) and Thys Lempens are the two arch-enthusiasts behind Yesterdays Yesterdays Antique Motorcycles have become a fixture on the back cover of The Classic MotorCycle, their simple, clear advert featuring a dozen delectable and desirable classics. Last month, we had a cammy Square Four, Model 90 Sunbeam, Norton Inter, veteran Indian V-twin, a…

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Moto Guzzi Museum Moto Guzzi has a long and proud history, a past which is celebrated in the factory’s own museum, at their Mandello del Lario base. Included within the museum’s walls, is a metallic rendition of the concern’s history, charting their ups-and-downs with the models they have produced over the years. It’s a remarkable…

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1969 Triumph Bonneville T120R Many who frequent the classic shows will recognise Graham Bowen, as for years now he’s been one of the UK’s top restorers, with Triumphs his speciality, in particular the pre oil-in-frame unit construction models, made from 1963 to 1971. Graham has restored plenty of versions and variants but few can have…

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140-page digital ‘Seen from the Saddle’ edition, celebrating past track heroes View our 16-page Seen from the Saddle teaser below. Digital purchase options are shown on the back cover.     With the end of the First World War in 1918, thousands of British servicemen returned home to a nation that had been altered forever.…

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Jawa 90 Roadster For those of us of a certain age this nutty 90 would have been the motorcycle of our dreams as we sent off for our first provisional licence. Instant acceleration would have equated to instant fun and with its Jikov carburettor set at 90 degrees down draught and porting directly into the…

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It’s pretty easy to determine which men are ‘Brits’ and which are Americans – the two on the Corgi are, clearly, American, while the other guys with the berets are the British, mainly. Soft peaked caps are worn by lots of the Americans, while the Statesiders are all, pretty much, wearing coats with luxurious looking…

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Motor Cycling commented on the conditions too, noting the “annual blessing of the weather” and that it was a “boiling hot day”. The track was described in The Motor Cycle: “The 2½ mile course, set in the form of a giant basin, had been affected by the dry, hot weather of the past week. The…

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Stafford show weekend is April 26-27. Don’t miss it! As many will be aware, John is the only man to have been world champion in the blue riband class of both two- and four-wheeled motorsport. That achievement is easy to say and perhaps we underestimate just what a feat it was. For many, the pinnacle…

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1950 Triumph TR5 Trophy Triumph’s TR5 could arguably trace its origins back to the 3TW, the 350cc twin developed for the British Army but of which most were destroyed when Triumph’s Coventry factory was razed in the bombing raids of November 1940. Post WWII, there was a one day trials 350cc 3T used by the…

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