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Time for full-on nostalgia

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8th August 2013

Throughout the week runs will continue through the Lake District and will culminate in the ISDT Run on Friday, August 16 at Hayes Garden World, Ambleside. The programme is: Sunday, August 11 – Cock of the North Run Langwathby Railway Station, Penrith CA10 1NB Wednesday, August 14 – South Lakes Run Heaves Hotel, Levens, Kendal…
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It's my bike: 1937 AJS Model 26

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7th August 2013

1937 AJS Model 26 Looking back, I think my mother was probably right to wonder why I’d spent £250 on a rusty motorcycle with half an engine, no wheels, seat or handlebars. I like to think that I could see its potential beneath the rust, but I admit that I was hypnotised by the girder…
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A bit on the side

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3rd August 2013

The same hall had a nice collection of trials sidecar outfits and a rather lovely Russian two-stroke with original chair that the editor hopes to get a ride on in the near future. Ridden in sidecars were very thin on the ground, although the event did clash with Watsonian’s open day, so this might have…
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Buying Guide: Honda CB750 buying guide

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3rd August 2013

Early 750s are sought after. But there is an alterfnative Original sand-cast examples are out of reach for most of us and the K0/K1 analogues have worryingly moved too far north of most folks wallets but there is, thankfully, a more cost effective route into CB750 ownership. The K6 and K7 models represent pretty much…
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Buying Guide: Honda CB750 buying guide

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3rd August 2013

Early 750s are sought after. But there is an alterfnative Original sand-cast examples are out of reach for most of us and the K0/K1 analogues have worryingly moved too far north of most folks wallets but there is, thankfully, a more cost effective route into CB750 ownership. The K6 and K7 models represent pretty much…
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Buying Guide: Honda CB750 buying guide

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3rd August 2013

Early 750s are sought after. But there is an alterfnative Original sand-cast examples are out of reach for most of us and the K0/K1 analogues have worryingly moved too far north of most folks wallets but there is, thankfully, a more cost effective route into CB750 ownership. The K6 and K7 models represent pretty much…
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Reference: When was it that? Commander

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1st August 2013

Commander lightweight motorcycle They served admirably to provide a low-powered entry level for newcomers to motorcycling, or as a cheap, reliable and convenient means of commuting to and from work. In consequence, they had of necessity to be built down to a price that would compare favourably with that of their contemporaries. By the fifties,…
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Reference: When was it that? Commander

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1st August 2013

Commander lightweight motorcycle They served admirably to provide a low-powered entry level for newcomers to motorcycling, or as a cheap, reliable and convenient means of commuting to and from work. In consequence, they had of necessity to be built down to a price that would compare favourably with that of their contemporaries. By the fifties,…
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Titantic trek on Triumph Terriers

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1st August 2013

The Gaffers Gallop Land’s End to John o’ Groats ride was completed in October 1953 by Terrier designer Edward Turner and two colleagues. Now a group of at least eight Terrier enthusiasts are planning to do the 1008 miles for themselves. They are due to set off from the Victoria Hotel in Roche, Cornwall, at…
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Sunbeam shines at Founders Day

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31st July 2013

Star of the show at this summer’s Founders Day was undoubtably the 350cc overhead camshaft Sunbeam displayed on the Marston Sunbeam Register’s stand. Sunbeam built six experimental overhead camshaft motorcycles in 1925, five of 500cc and just a solitary 350 – this one. Refurbished about 15 years ago, it has been owned by the same…
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