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The Classic Motorcycle

Category: Features

Road Test: Vincent Rapide

30th November 2011 Classic Bike Hub UK Features

1939 HRD Vincent Rapide “I believe you guys call it the plumber’s nightmare — round here we simply call it the nightmare”, laughs Stan Gillis, the American restorer who had the job of making the

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Road Test: BSA Gold Star Scrambler

30th November 2011 Classic Bike Hub UK Features

1960 BSA Gold Star/Catalina Scrambler Some nuggets of advice, no matter how well intentioned, are far from encouraging. Robin James is telling me how to make a quick start on his Gold Star scrambler; “You

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II Mulo Meccanico

11th November 2011 Classic Bike Hub UK Features

II Mulo Meccanico military three wheeler There’s a subtle irony in the fact that the Triking, a sporty little Morgan-like three-wheeler currently built in Norfolk should utilise the power unit and transmission of the transverse

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H-D Knucklehead engine

11th November 2011 Classic Bike Hub UK Features

Harley-Davdison’s distinctive ohv Knucklehead engine There are those who march towards the sound of gunfire. So it was with the executives of Harley-Davidson. Harley's roots go back to 1900 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Boyhood friends and

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FN Four: engine profile

8th November 2011 Classic Bike Hub UK Features

FN four cylinder engine FN's first motor cycle was produced in 1902. A 133cc single, it was successful enough to convince the factory that there was a future in two-wheelers. The following year the capacity

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Norton Dunstall Dominator

1st November 2011 Classic Bike Hub UK Features

Paul Dunstall Norton Dominator 650 (pdf) How about this for a dream? Two-miles-a-minute  top whack; out-accelerate a Manx Norton; cover a standing-start quarter-mile in sprint time yet easily restart on a 1 in 4 gradient;

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