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With a standing-start quarter-mile dash in 12.4sec, and 111.6mph, the 500cc Mach III was a stunning performer. If there’s one motorcycle that defined the change in attitude towards the world of two-wheeled transport, then it has to be the Kawasaki 500 triple. Yes, the CB750 is the world’s first Superbike and proved to be a…

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The picture postcard village of Dunster was on Team Katy’s itinerary. Team Katy spent three fantastic nights camping at The Secret Garden, a site recommended by David Angel of F2 Motorcycles Ltd, Wisbech. We were allowed to camp for free and it even had an on-site brewery. How good is that? After David’s ministrations, the…

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It was a 12-day return voyage from Southampton to New York on Cunard’s RMS Queen Mary that started Geoffrey’s bike-storage adventures. I used to be in the British Merchant Navy, and once, while I was on the Cunard liner Queen Mary, I forgot to arrange to get my BSA twin, PAA 515, put away for…

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The writer and his trusty, well-laden MZ Trophy pose for a fellow rider at the 2770-metre summit of the Col de l’Iseran. Back in the 1960s and 70s, my wife and I had an MZ ES250 Trophy that we regularly overloaded with camping gear to take part in rallies and other such events – but…

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Triumph’s massive belt-drive 270-degree crank Thunderbird twin was clearly aimed at the American market. The original capacity of 1597cc was later raised to 1699cc. With its instant torque, the vertical twin type of engine that powered Triumph’s Speed Twin success in the late 1930s postwar years is still exciting motorcycle enthusiasts today. Let’s see how…

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The South Wales Sunbeam Motorcycle Club attracts some really interesting guest speakers such as Ken Baxter, who told members all about his ride along the USA’s legendary Route 66. The South Wales Sunbeam Motorcycle Club was founded in 1978 by a group of pals in the Cardiff/Pontypridd area who all rode, and enjoyed, their Sunbeam…

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We’re sure many Old Bike Mart readers will have called at the inviting Redburn Cafe in Glen Moriston at some time or other. Kate is all tucked up and ready for the road again. Well, my last report was from Scotland, but the mileage has doubled since then and a lot has happened, so perhaps…

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