245cc BMW R27 If you are ever offered a 'veteran' BMW you will know it's a fake because BMW wasn't founded until August 1918. Their earlier origins lay in the manufacture of six-cylinder inline engines
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1961 Norman B4 250cc twin sports model The town of Ashford in Kent may seem an unlikely place for a manufacturer of bicycles and motorcycles, especially when the hub of the industry lay in the
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Norton Commando Fastback Norton Motors was one of the earliest casualties of the crumbling British motor cycle industry when, in early 1953, they encountered serious financial problems and were acquired by Associated Motor Cycles Ltd.
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New Imperial Classic In 1931 the British motorcycle industry was facing hard times. With the country in the grip of a deep recession, a number of manufacturers had already ceased business; amongst them AJS, who
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1954 DOT scrambler Model SCH Although DOT was only a relatively small company, based in Hulme, Manchester, it ranked as one of Britain's motorcycle pioneers. Formed in 1903 by Harry Reed, it is alleged the
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AJS Stormer Ford once very successful company, AJS seems to have suffered more than its fair share of misfortunes. Founded by Joe Stevens senior and four of his five sons in 1909, A.J. Stevens &
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AJS model 8 It’s a relative term really – Lightweight, it all depends upon what it is you're judging it against. For Associated Motor Cycles, it meant lighter than the range of AJS traditional 350
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Royal Enfield Interceptor – first of the superbikes It was with their 1963 UK model range, that Royal Enfield included the biggest big parallel twin, so far seen on the home market, The move was
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The Campbells on their Coventry Eagles in 1938 It was in 1938 that Sir Malcolm Campbell, racing motorist and three times World's Land Speed Record holder on four wheels, rediscovered the joys of motorcycling. In
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Velocette Venom Clubman They first appeared as full production models in the company's catalogue for 1960; previously the special equipment to turn the 350 Viper and 500 Venom into Clubman's racing machines had been available
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