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Category: Feature articles

Made in Japan: Yamaha’s DT-1 – the dirt bike that came, saw and conquered

13th January 2018 Nigel Devereux Feature articles

Steve Cooper tells the fascinating story of Japan’s first successful entry into the burgeoning enduro and desert racing scene in iconic film, On Any Sunday. Rarely can you draw a line in the sand and

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Some things are simply meant to be!

4th January 2018 Nigel Devereux Feature articles

Mark Wood tells how, when his dad John finally parted with his beloved Triumph Tiger Cub, by sheer chance it found its way back to its former owner of almost 50 years ago – who’d

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What a dream job it could all have been

30th December 2017 Nigel Devereux Feature articles

John Finch recalls the excitement he felt when he secured a job as a design draughtsman with the BSA Motorcycle Division’s Umberslade Hall – but sadly redundancy was already looming just over the horizon. After

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Just like Ernie’s – the Triumph GP replica that Eric built

30th December 2017 Nigel Devereux Feature articles

During the 1980s, Eric Turner spent four years building a stunning replica of Ernie Lyons’ 1946 Manx Grand Prix-winning prototype Triumph GP from boxes of accumulated bits, hours of scouring autojumbles, some skilfully made small

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There may be troubles ahead…

23rd December 2017 Nigel Devereux Feature articles

Seizures, bent valves and cooked batteries were just three of the problems encountered when James Crosby set off on an epic 2821-mile journey around Britain on a Triumph Tiger Cub to raise awareness of the

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Dreaming of summer – and TT races long ago!

23rd December 2017 Nigel Devereux Feature articles

Regular contributor Colin Rider digs out some family photos of the TT during the early 1950s – and gives us the perfect Christmas quiz idea. Winter… it’s a time when we reflect on summers past

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The rebirth of a Grumph

19th December 2017 Nigel Devereux Feature articles

Gareth Tunstell tells of the long and painstaking job of rebuilding the Triumph-engined Greeves that he bought as a project nine years ago. In the autumn of 2008 I saw an advert for a project

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Braced bars, high pipes and dubious tyres – the early Japanese take on digging the dirt

19th December 2017 Nigel Devereux Feature articles

Rushing to the burgeoning American off-road market by tarting up heavy bikes that were designed primarily for the road was never going to work — and it was one early lesson that the Japanese soon

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How to identify a classic motorcycle

13th December 2017 mrtadmin Feature articles

You will have heard of the most expensive, genuine motorcycle sold at an auction, the stunning 111 mph bevel-driven OHC V-twin 1915 Cyclone Board Track Racer, the star of the E.J. Cole Collection, for a price of $775,000

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At your service: Polished fasteners – and a ‘Tigger’ for the road!

25th November 2017 Nigel Devereux Feature articles

After investing in a CNC capstan lathe, Meriden Off Road of Brierley Hill, West Midlands, is now making a wide range of its own high-quality stainless steel fastenings for Triumph Tiger Cubs – and proprietor

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