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  • Buying Guide: Kawasaki A1/A7

    Buying Guide: Kawasaki A1/A7

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    Expansion chambers and disc valves rapidly transformed firstly his Suzuki sponsor’s race machinery, which aided the defection, but not long after the road-going products of Bridgestone Kawasaki and Yamaha benefited as well. Everyone will undoubtedly have their favourite of the period but inarguably Kawasaki’s 250 A1 Samurai and 350 Avenger must be some of the…

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  • Buying Guide: Kawasaki A1/A7

    Buying Guide: Kawasaki A1/A7

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    Expansion chambers and disc valves rapidly transformed firstly his Suzuki sponsor’s race machinery, which aided the defection, but not long after the road-going products of Bridgestone Kawasaki and Yamaha benefited as well. Everyone will undoubtedly have their favourite of the period but inarguably Kawasaki’s 250 A1 Samurai and 350 Avenger must be some of the…

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  • Buying Guide: Kawasaki A1/A7

    Buying Guide: Kawasaki A1/A7

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    Expansion chambers and disc valves rapidly transformed firstly his Suzuki sponsor’s race machinery, which aided the defection, but not long after the road-going products of Bridgestone Kawasaki and Yamaha benefited as well. Everyone will undoubtedly have their favourite of the period but inarguably Kawasaki’s 250 A1 Samurai and 350 Avenger must be some of the…

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  • Road Test: What happens after… the launch and the photo shoots?

    Road Test: What happens after… the launch and the photo shoots?

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    Aspire Classics has checked over the bike for Chris Green In tune with what was perceived to be the buying public, MotorCycling’s editor Bernal Osborne was pictured in Stormguard and waders trickling along at walking pace on the test model released by Velocette. In the main this would be the sort of riding equipment a…

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  • Road Test: What happens after… the launch and the photo shoots?

    Road Test: What happens after… the launch and the photo shoots?

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    Aspire Classics has checked over the bike for Chris Green In tune with what was perceived to be the buying public, MotorCycling’s editor Bernal Osborne was pictured in Stormguard and waders trickling along at walking pace on the test model released by Velocette. In the main this would be the sort of riding equipment a…

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  • Road Test: What happens after… the launch and the photo shoots?

    Road Test: What happens after… the launch and the photo shoots?

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    Aspire Classics has checked over the bike for Chris Green In tune with what was perceived to be the buying public, MotorCycling’s editor Bernal Osborne was pictured in Stormguard and waders trickling along at walking pace on the test model released by Velocette. In the main this would be the sort of riding equipment a…

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  • Velocette MAC

    Velocette MAC

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    The first real motorbike I owned was a 1955 Velocette MAC. It was barely two years old and cost £125. I used it for daily commuting and weekend pleasure, as did most of the fraternity in those days. Among the best rides was to Glasgow for a three month work secondment, and a similar trip…

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  • Great day… but where?

    Great day… but where?

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    Does anyone recognise where this is? Only clue we have is a photographer in Guildford took it He said: “I know nothing about it at all so it would be good if your readers can throw some light on it as it looks interesting and indicates a long lost period of history. “I personally would…

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  • Old Bike Mart Reader Survey

    Old Bike Mart Reader Survey

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    It’s that time again… The survey covers a lot of areas and should take you around 15 minutes to complete, but if you can assist by finding the time to fill it in, we will enter you into a FREE PRIZE DRAW where there are seven great cash prizes up for grabs! If you've never…

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  • Williams returns to TT course

    Williams returns to TT course

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    The nine-time TT winner will contest the Bennetts 500cc Classic TT in a three-man team that will also include classic racing legend Bill Swallow and John Leigh Pemberton. The trio will be riding 500cc Manx Nortons for Works Racing Motorcycles, owned and run by Patrick Walker and Miles Robinson. Both are lifelong Manx Norton enthusiasts…

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