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  • Cutting the mustard Yamaha-style

    Cutting the mustard Yamaha-style

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Steve Cooper looks back to the early 1970s, and the introduction of Yamaha’s fiery CS5E & RD200 models. As was observed a little earlier in our series on Japanese 175-200s, Yamaha’s early CS series motorcycles really cut the mustard when it came to performance and value for money. Even as the final batches of CS3s…

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  • PROJECT 90: How to go about measuring up!

    PROJECT 90: How to go about measuring up!

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Continuing with his Triumph Tiger 90 project, Tim Britton asks whether it’s really necessary to rip everything out of an engine and replace it wholesale before first utilising the careful measuring methods that could save a whole lot of unnecessary bother. Photos by Fiona Watson. An engine such as the one in our Triumph project…

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  • When sidecar outfits delivered the goods

    When sidecar outfits delivered the goods

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    Sam Hewitt

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    FROM THE ARCHIVE During last year’s ‘Team Katy’ journey to further the cause of the Alzheimer’s Society, Mick Payne came across several reminders of the days when sidecar outfits played all kinds of everyday commercial roles. We visited several local museums on our recent trip, and a seemingly recurring exhibit was the sidecar as a…

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  • Book Review: Overland to Vietnam – on a 1941 Matchless G3L

    Book Review: Overland to Vietnam – on a 1941 Matchless G3L

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Widely regarded as the favourite motorcycle of dispatch riders during the Second World War, the 350cc Matchless G3L pushrod single was respected for its ruggedness and durability, and Gordon May’s latest book, Overland to Vietnam, tells the story of his epic 11,500-mile adventure on a 1941 GL3 in 2015. The machine, which was only recently…

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  • Bearhugs and good cheer at the 55th Dragon Rally

    Bearhugs and good cheer at the 55th Dragon Rally

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Harry Stanistreet reports from this year’s Dragon Rally, which took place on a new campsite near Bangor. Before setting off for this year’s Dragon Rally, I decided to stop off at the Giler Arms, on the A5 near Pentrefoelas, for the Bruce Pollard Memorial Rally. I’m glad I did, because the rally, this year held…

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  • Charlie Williams evening

    Charlie Williams evening

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    Sam Hewitt

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    An evening with eight-times Isle of Man TT winner Charlie Williams is to be hosted by Warrington Advanced Motorists at the Grappenhall Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Chester Road, Grappenhall, Warrington WA4 2QG on Thursday, April 20, from 7pm until 10.30pm. For tickets, costing £5, contact the club on 01925 261702, Geoff Kelly on 07484 708043, Andrew Bloomer…

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  • Velocette Thruxton makes world record £24,295

    Velocette Thruxton makes world record £24,295

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Just before we went to press with the last issue came news of a world-record bid of £24,295 for an unrestored Velocette Thruxton at H&H Classics’ Donington sale on February 22. Other highlights were £9968 for a c1929 Humber 350 and £22,400 for a Vincent Comet. Read more News and Features in the April issue…

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  • Ripley Castle venue for bank holiday show

    Ripley Castle venue for bank holiday show

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The deer park of Ripley Castle, Harrogate, will be the prestigious setting for the Yorkshire Classic Car and Bike Show on the Bank Holiday Monday of May 29, from 10am until 4pm. As well as classic bikes, there will be displays of classic Land Rovers, commercials and other vehicles, along with trade stands and a…

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  • Short Bantam ride felt like a marathon

    Short Bantam ride felt like a marathon

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    Sam Hewitt

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    The accompanying photo was taken 60 years ago, in 1957, outside my grandmother’s house in Dalston, north London, and I was very proud of myself after riding my recently-bought 1950 D1 BSA Bantam from my parents’ home in Mitcham, south London. The journey was a mere 12 miles, but it felt a lot more. I’d…

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  • Brooklands – not just a museum

    Brooklands – not just a museum

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    Sam Hewitt

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    Tim Britton visits Brooklands, the birthplace of British aviation and motorsport, to look at the motorcycles in its collection and learn how it is striving to interact with visitors. If you have never been to Brooklands, you must endeavour to rectify that as soon as possible, for the place is fantastic, and pays complete homage…

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