1937 BSA G14 The British heavyweight side-valve V-twin reached its zenith in the 1930s, with models like this G14 BSA proving popular with sidecar men especially. Long of wheelbase and of stroke, the big twins
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Road Test: Velocette singles
Velocette 350 MAC and 250 MOV Some things in life, like strawberries and cream, go so well together that it can be hard to imagine them apart. Roger and Jane Franklin have overlapped their tastes
Read moreRoad Test: Triumph TT Special
For nigh on a year, I’d been receiving regular phone calls from Hugh Brown at The Bike Shed, which started in the same way. “You been down the gym then?” Hugh would start. “Well, I
Read moreRoad Test: Ariel Huntmaster outfit
Unsurprisingly, Tony East’s stunning Huntmaster outfit is a hit with the children. Grandchildren, neighbour’s offspring, friend’s siblings and almost every child who sees the outfit beams. Aged seven when this twin left Ariel’s Selly Oak
Read moreRoad Test: Norton Dominator Model 88
Norton Dominator Model 88 I wonder if Edgar Lawrenson of Lancaster is still with us, or if any of his relatives read The Classic MotorCycle. If so, they’ll be fascinated to learn that the Norton
Read moreRoad Test: AJS Model S3
1931 AJS Model S3 classic motorcycle The mention of transverse V-twins automatically brings Moto Guzzis to mind, as the layout has been synonymous with the Italian firm since the 1960s. But AJS made a motorcycle
Read moreRoad Test: Norton ES2 and Matchless G3
Matchless G3 Mercury and Norton ES2 Matchless and Norton are two of the great names of the British motorcycle industry. Indeed, it was a Matchless and a Norton which won the two classes (single and
Read moreRoad Test: Neander V-twin
1929 Neander V-twin I pride myself on knowing at least something about a wide range of motorcycles, but I freely admit that until recently my knowledge of Neanders amounted to almost zilch. To be precise
Read moreRoad Test: BSA G13/33 World Tour
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
Read moreRoad Test: Jawa 90 Roadster
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
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