Popular Ariel Leader When, during 1943, Jack Sangster decided to sell Ariel Motors to the BSA Group, there was concern at Selly Oak lest the company should lose its identity. This concern heightened in March
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Reference: When was it that? Velocette GTP
Velocette advertisement It was not until 1909 that Veloce Limited had their first own-designed motorcycle on the market, an unorthodox but ingenious unit-construction four-stroke single that failed to attract much attention. As a result they
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Velocette advertisement It was not until 1909 that Veloce Limited had their first own-designed motorcycle on the market, an unorthodox but ingenious unit-construction four-stroke single that failed to attract much attention. As a result they
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Triumph model Q I suppose it's the historian's who determine whether one man's name should be remembered when another's forgotten, sadly for Siegfried Bettmann and his partner Mauritz Schulte, only the knowledgeable now recall that
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Triumph model Q I suppose it's the historian's who determine whether one man's name should be remembered when another's forgotten, sadly for Siegfried Bettmann and his partner Mauritz Schulte, only the knowledgeable now recall that
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Scott moves to Birmingham Only 600 post war models had been made and even the construction of a prototype plunger rear suspension model had shown little promise. Fortunately, not all was lost. Matt Holder, a
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Scott moves to Birmingham Only 600 post war models had been made and even the construction of a prototype plunger rear suspension model had shown little promise. Fortunately, not all was lost. Matt Holder, a
Read moreVincent speed record attempt
John Renwick’s Vincent streamliner This is a photo of John Renwick’s latest Vincent powered sidecar streamliner. At its first outing at the BUB meeting at Bonneville Salt Flats at the end of August 2011, driven
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Racing legend Giamoco Agostini A special event is being held in conjuntion with the 32nd Carole Nash International Classic Motorcycle Show at Stafford County Showground on April 28-29. An Audience with Agostini will be on
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New York night watchman designed the Icycle Readers of The MotorCycle in February 1932 were invited to meet the Icycle designed by a night watchman in a New York skyscraper. The designer was not named
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