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V-twin day
Lincolnshire’s East Kirkby Aviation Centre hosted a V-twin day on October 1, where a host of motorcycles congregatedin the shadow of the centre’s Lancaster, Just Jane. Star of the motorcycle show was Brian Shackleford’s just-completed special, (above), a stunning piece of engineering combining modern technology (engine is based upon a Buell) with ‘old’ technology, including…
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Brooklands Great War 100
by Alan Turner On September 25, 2016, Brooklands Museum held another of its events to mark the centenary of the location’s important contribution to the war effort. By 1916, European events had long since disrupted Brooklands’ activities and much of the site was given over to military purposes. It was also a training location for…
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You Can’t Wear Out an Indian Scout: Indians and The Wall of Death
New and updated edition Authors: Allan Ford and Nick Corble The Indian Scout motorcycle is the favoured mount for Wall of Death riders all over the world. Drawing upon modern and archive material, most of which is previously unpublished, in this book Wall of Death owner and rider Allan Ford and author Nick Corble…
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Cam help required
I am the lucky owner of a Zenith B2, 1930, 350cc OHV Twin port JAP engine. I did restore this bike some years ago but never started the engine, being happy to keep it as a display. I have decided now to use it but while I was playing with the valve timing, I realised…
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Dormant Dommie
Words: PHIL TURNER Photographs: GARY CHAPMAN Spot a rusty front wheel poking out of an old garage or shed and while some may ignore it, most of wouldn’t. As Gerry Lavender found out, a closer look is sometimes really worth it… Imagine this scenario for a moment: you’re going about your daily business when through…
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Found in France
Words and photographs: Steve Wilson Though the trip didn’t perhaps go quite as smoothly as might have been hoped, a good time was had by all. The BSA camping weekend at Stephen Dunne’s rambling farm in central France earlier this year was too good an opportunity to miss. Stephen had started running the weekends four…
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Endangered species
Words: ROY POYNTING Photographs: TERRY JOSLIN The 1931 Sunbeam Lion is a rare beast, and although its name hints at a fearsome nature, it’s actually more a big, soft pussycat. It was a no-brainer for the motor industry to adopt the names of nature’s big cats; conjuring up images of what the Jaguar car adverts…
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Overdue debut
Words: James Robinson Photographs: Gary Chapman/Mortons Archive This prototype machine was never actually fully finished, but dedication, hard work and enthusiasm has seen it take to the road for the first time… 55 years after the project began. This is a tale of detective work, dedication and no little ingenuity. What has resulted, through the…
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Patents have been granted…
So said the headline for a 1942 Graham Walker feature, referring to some Velocette developments. During the Second World War, Graham Walker, editor of Motor Cycling magazine, had to use some initiative to keep the pages of his weekly magazine full. As a consequence, those magazines from the 1939-45 period provide some fascinating tales and…
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Editor’s welcome
This last month or so seems to have been as busy as most of the summer ones, as despite the fact we are now officially approaching winter, there have still been plenty of opportunities to get out and about on motorcycles, with several events on the calendar – I’ve been to vintage racing, the Kop…
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