Tag: Letters

Please find attached a picture of Geoff Stray’s V-twin Panther, a work in progress pictured at the Bristol show on the Panther OC’s stand – notice the square-section swinging arm. I think you must agree

Beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder. I personally consider the Bimota MV (January 2017) to be equal to the Munch Mammut in terms of ugliness. On the other end of the scale,

A few years ago I mentioned to my wife I’d quite like to restore an old motorcycle. My ownership history is mainly Japanese machines. But she suggested I look for a Norton 500T, as this

I believe that reader Howard McKay (TCM, November 2016) has got his Ernies mixed up when he mentioned the nice ‘Ernie Lyons BSA racer.’ This machine was actually built in 1952 by Ernie Earles of

  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

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

I read with interest the write up on a standard Model X in the September 2016 issue. I agree with everything you said, having previously had two Model Xs. I have included a photograph of

I much enjoyed reading the September issue. What makes me put ‘fingers to keyboard’ is your test on a 1937 Matchless Model X. All what you say about the bike is mirrored by my experience

A sincere ‘thank you’ is in order for your ‘T160 Revival’ series in the Jan-Mar 2015 editions of The Classic MotorCycle. I too have a T160 that needed to be awakened from a 20-plus year