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Wartime DKW emerges from the River Danube

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Mark Lancaster

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30th September 2026

Global warming across the world has resulted in water levels in rivers, lakes and reservoirs dropping, leading to the reemergence of long-submerged buildings and even villages. But in Budapest, a decrease in the level of the Danube has led to a particularly interesting discovery. People walking along the side of river in Batthyány Square opposite…
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The Walker Bullpup: The extraordinary one-off motorcycle that refused to disappear

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Mark Lancaster

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25th August 2026

Although not technically a manufacturer – the Bullpup was very much a one-off – we include it here for its interesting story and because it really is ‘once seen, never forgotten’! The Bullpup was built by Farnborough engineer Victor George Walker who started the project in 1924 and finished it a couple of years later.…
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Free 100+ page digital magazine celebrates the best of classic motorcycling and scootering

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Mark Lancaster

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2nd July 2026

Discover more than 100 pages of fascinating features, stunning photography and expert writing from some of Britain’s leading classic motorcycle and scooter magazines – completely free to read online. IF you’re passionate about classic motorcycles and scooters, we’ve got something special for you. We’ve created a brand-new, completely free digital showcase magazine, bringing together some…
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Leaping Lena: The daring Australians who built the world’s fastest sidecar

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Mark Lancaster

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1st July 2026

John Milton looks at how a handful of young Australians took on the world to win the sidecar landspeed record. The nickname ‘Leaping Lena’ has been used countless times in all manner of ways – a woman who jumped out of a Philadelphia window to avoid police arrest in 1920, pigeons, racehorses, cars, trains, even…
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motorcycle history

Wartime DKW emerges from the River Danube

The Walker Bullpup: The extraordinary one-off motorcycle that refused to disappear

Free 100+ page digital magazine celebrates the best of classic motorcycling and scootering

Leaping Lena: The daring Australians who built the world’s fastest sidecar

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