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  • High gloss polishing at ACM Finishing

    High gloss polishing at ACM Finishing

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    Want a high gloss shine? Contact ACM Finishing The staff at the Lowestoft business had been polishing metal parts for years using conventional polishing methods which involve surface preparation and then buffing and finishing, and although this system has been sufficient for most polishing jobs they felt that some jobs required more than the usual…

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  • Celebrate Harley-Davidson’s 110th with tour double

    Celebrate Harley-Davidson’s 110th with tour double

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    Harley-Davidson tour The Ride Home, which begins on August 18, is a 10 day ride across the United States from Los Angeles, California to Milwaukee, Wisconsin birthplace and home of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles. The tour arrives in Milwaukee just in time for the 110th anniversary of Harley-Davidson celebrations. On the way it will visit the Mojave…

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  • Twinshock Trailfinder – orienteering with motorcycles!

    Twinshock Trailfinder – orienteering with motorcycles!

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    Our project Can-Am would have been ideal for the Twinshock Trailfinder event If you’ve got a twinshock bike, a brain and don’t fancy the ‘eat my dust’ world of guided trail-rides then this two day, old-school, non-GPS map-reading event in the Pyrenees is for you. The entry is £200 per rider. You must be in…

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  • News in brief

    News in brief

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    Dates announced for Borders Classic Bike Show • Calls to lower drink drive A road safety organisation has applauded the Scottish Government’s move towards lowering the drink drive limit and called for the rest of the UK to follow suit. GEM Motoring Assist says that if Scotland makes the move, it will be brought into…

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  • Andy Tiernan calendar

    Andy Tiernan calendar

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    New look calendar It unfolds, so that the unfortunate machines depicted each fill an entire A4 sheet, thus rendering oil leaks, dents, rust patches and mismatched parts clearly visible. The lower part has individual days outlined, providing enough room to note down award ceremonies, hospital appointments, court appearances and other important engagements. The six illustrations,…

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  • Reference: AJS and Matchless twin: iconic engines

    Reference: AJS and Matchless twin: iconic engines

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    AJS and Matchless twin – iconic engines Where others had a massive central flywheel and big mains in each crankcase half, AMC went for a central main bearing that was squeezed between the two flywheels. This it was claimed would lead to greater reliability and smoothness but in fact it created an undeserved reputation for…

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  • Reference: AJS and Matchless twin: iconic engines

    Reference: AJS and Matchless twin: iconic engines

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    AJS and Matchless twin – iconic engines Where others had a massive central flywheel and big mains in each crankcase half, AMC went for a central main bearing that was squeezed between the two flywheels. This it was claimed would lead to greater reliability and smoothness but in fact it created an undeserved reputation for…

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  • Museum gifted Collier machines

    Museum gifted Collier machines

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    Matt and Mike Collier with Sammy Miller at the handing over of the Collier To mark the inspiration of this great innovator the trust is contemplating a ‘Bob Collier Area.’ The machines are circa 1940s 1056cc Vertical Twin (as featured in the December 1942 issue of Bike Magazine), Austin Seven trials bike and Scottish Six…

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  • Reference: Ariel pressed steel frame

    Reference: Ariel pressed steel frame

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    Ariel’s pressed frame was ahead of its time Looking at the British motorcycle industry 40 years from its demise the casual observer could be forgiven for thinking there was a complete lack of imagination throughout its life. This would be wrong – there were many far thinking designers and engineers within the factories but, as…

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  • Reference: Ariel pressed steel frame

    Reference: Ariel pressed steel frame

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    Ariel’s pressed frame was ahead of its time Looking at the British motorcycle industry 40 years from its demise the casual observer could be forgiven for thinking there was a complete lack of imagination throughout its life. This would be wrong – there were many far thinking designers and engineers within the factories but, as…

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