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Panthers were a favourite of the sidecar crowd for many years I can’t really claim any credit for the way the bike looks, points out Bill Moore, current custodian of this Panther 100 and sidecar. “The condition of the bike is all down to Ian Bone who actually carried out the restoration to the standard…

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BSA ‘Sloper’ Then, over a few weeks in the early Seventies, it was assembled to running order in my grandfather’s garage. One of my earliest memories is of it being started, then run up a hill. I remember that the clutch was slipping, so it only went a dozen yards. Then it was left until…

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Douglas racer When permission was given after World War 2 to resume the manufacture of motorcycles for civilian use, Douglas received this news with some confidence. When William Douglas had disposed of his shares during late 1931 he divided the proceeds of the sale amongst his family. It was his way of resolving constant family…

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Around the world Douglas Sometimes the urge to travel far and wide presents itself quite spontaneously, as was the case when Robert Edison Fulton Junior came to the end of a year's study at the University of Vienna's School of Architecture in 1932. As his name suggests, he was a young American graduate, whose parents…

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Sunbeam S7 Sunbeam was yet another British manufacturer late to enter the burgeoning motorcycle industry, in 1912. Already renowned for the high quality bicycles they made in their Wolverhampton factory, their founder, John Marston, decided to manufacture a motorcycle of similar quality. To get the project started he took on John Greenwood, who previously had…

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MV Agusta 750 four superbike Anyone involved with the international road racing scene in the 50s felt very privileged to see at close quarters the fabulous Italian road racing fours either in the pits or as they came to the start line before a race. At that time the only British-made four was the Ariel,…

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