John Wallace and the Duzmo (pdf) The programme for the 1922 Olympia Show listed 310 exhibitors of one sort or another, of which no fewer than 94 were displaying complete motor cycles. All the well-known
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Brough Superior SS100
1926 Brough Superior SS100 (pdf) What does the sight of a Brough Superior SS100 make you think about? If your answer is "money, and lots of it" you're probably not a motorcyclist. Say "Lawrence of
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1953 Triumph Terror Ian Roberts is a massive fan of Triumph’s early unit singles. Indeed, such is Ian’s devotion to the marque that when Martyn Adams at Serco – recognised Cub experts – decided to
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Triumph Daytona road test (pdf) Code-named T100T, it is the Daytona Tiger, directly evolved from the machine which took Buddy Elmore to victory in America's gruelling 200-mile classic race this year. Racing know-how benefits other
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1932 Triumph 500 CD The motorcycling world was a very different place in 1931. Competition machines back then bore a close resemblance to the sort of machine that could be seen propped up against countless
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MV Agusta four cylinder engine If there's one thing that's difficult to discover about the MV Four, it's hard facts. One might imagine that such things as bore and stroke measurements were fairly easy to
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Calthorpe Ivory (pdf) When Calthorpe launched the Ivory in 1928 it gained immediate acclaim from press and public alike. "The two-port super model is entirely new and is certainly one of the most attractive machines
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1958 Royal Enfield Bullet The Royal Enfield Bullet must hold the record for the longest continued production run for any motorcycle in the world. Though there have been changes and alterations over the years –
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Norton Commando 1968 Reading-based Peter Weait is no stranger to these pages, his S-type Commando having been featured previously, plus we’ve a rare R-type that will be appearing some time in the future. But in
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Norton Commando S Type Former sidecar motocross racer Peter Weait has owned this S Type for six years, having bought it after it returned from America and comprehensively restored it. Though the Commando was complete
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