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BSA A65 Lightning Clubman
The BSA A65 Lightning Clubman was the top of the range unit construction BSA, in many ways the replacement for the Rocket Gold Star as BSA’s twin-cylinder racer on the road...
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Legless springing
Yamaha took suspension to new levels when it devised what was then generally referred to as a cantilever system but nowadays would be termed monoshock...
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Mick Andrews: two in a row
Ossa ace Mick Andrews scored his second win in the prestigious Scottish Six Days Trial in 1971...
Straight from the plate: Thruxton 500, June 1963
Classic Camera: New Zealand TT, 1950
Straight from the plate: The Earls Court Show, 1956
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Oil pumps explained
Oil pumps are usually hidden in the depths of an engine. Unfortunately the age-old saying ‘out of sight, out of mind’ often applies. As they are the heart of our motorcycle engines, lubricating vital bearings and other moving surfaces, they deserve regular health checks...
AJS and Matchless twin: iconic engines
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Yamaha FS1-E test
The Yamaha FS1-E has become the iconic symbol of 70s teenage rebellion, but at the time it was never regarded as the best 'ped'. Was it ever really that good? We ride a mint example and speculate…
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Harley-Davidson Sportster service
The 1200cc vee-twin had delivered three years’ unblemished service to owner Kev but now was the time to visit ‘Dr’ Rod Gibson’s surgery for a medical...
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