Features

Project 90: Things break on old motorcycles…

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd February 2017

…but sometimes it is the owner who has a lot to answer for, writes Tim Britton as he continues his Triumph […]
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Bar-None – not even Nortons!

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Sam Hewitt

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10th February 2017

Mention of The Motor Cycle’s late Vic Willoughby in a recent ‘Prattle’ prompted Simon Warner to send us these recollections […]
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From our archive: What size boots do you take?

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Sam Hewitt

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7th February 2017

During the 90th anniversary year of the Royal Signals’ White Helmets motorcycle display team, Pete Kelly relives every moment of […]
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Made in Japan: Disc-valve dynamite – Bridgestone’s BS-175

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Sam Hewitt

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7th February 2017

Bridgestone built some of the most advanced two-stroke bikes in the world, so why pull the plug 45 years ago? […]
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3TA Project 90 revived

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Sam Hewitt

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10th January 2017

Some considerable time ago, Tim Britton delved into a 3TA Triumph engine that had been lying around the place for […]
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WITH THE FAIRIES! Ireland by sidecar outfit, 1979

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Sam Hewitt

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10th January 2017

Pete Kelly looks back fondly on an idyllic sidecar tour of Ireland with his late wife Liz, on a Kawasaki 1000/Squire […]
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Hedingham sidecars – built with pride in Essex

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Sam Hewitt

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10th January 2017

Mick Payne looks back to his first meeting with Keith Wash, the founder of Unit Sidecars whose Hedingham models were […]
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A ‘dogfight’ with a difference!

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

One of the finest descriptions of fast riding ever written was T E Lawrence’s essay, ‘The Road’, describing an impromptu […]
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Triumph GP best in show at top American event

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

Ian Kerr visits an up-and-coming motorcycle concours event in Tacoma, USA, to prove the point that beautifully-restored classics are equally […]
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Downsized to perfection – Suzuki’s punchy T200 twin

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Sam Hewitt

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21st December 2016

Steve Cooper appraises a significant two-stroke twin from Suzuki’s Hamamatsu factory that lifted customers’ expectations in the sub 250cc category […]
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