While 58bhp and a top speed of 122mph might not seem that much these days, when the 740cc Triumph Trident and BSA Rocket 3 were launched in 1968, the motorcycling weeklies were euphoric. Old Bike
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Bristol show unveiling for new RE Interceptor
THE new RE Interceptor will be ceremoniously uncovered on the Interceptor Group Stand, (259 Sedgmoor) in the Bristol Classic Bike Show at 11am on Saturday, February 3. A spokesperson for the organisation said: “The Interceptor
Read moreUmberslade feature brought a surprise – for there I was!
Thank you for your excellent magazine. I enjoy reading it every month. What surprised me last time was finding myself pictured top centre on page 33 at my drawing board while working at Umberslade Hall.
Read moreHorsman’s photo evoked some great memories
It was good to see Bruce Preston’s photo of Horsman’s of Liverpool in the last issue. I worked in the workshop there for a year or so in 1970/71. The workshop foreman was Ted Gatward
Read moreStarting the new year afresh – with a vintage argument
In this thought-provoking piece Nigel Stennett-Cox, who’s equally well known in the worlds of old motorcycles and cars, challenges some of the concepts thrown up by the words ‘vintage’ and ‘classic’. “When I use a
Read moreA mouth-watering Cheney Gold Star
John McCrink, who also took the photos, visits famed bike builder Bob Pearson to drool over a classic special that he acquired at Stafford in 2005 and is well deserving of any gold star. Anyone
Read moreSteve Jones, of Steve’s Stainless, dies of heart attack in Goa
Steve Jones of Steve’s Stainless, who was known to thousands of motorcyclists at autojumble events and was an unmistakable figure in his jester’s headgear, collapsed and died of a heart attack while on holiday in
Read moreTR30C rally will celebrate 50 years of iconic triples
This year’s Annual Rally of the Trident & Rocket 3 Owners’ Club at the Anglesey circuit in North Wales on July 13-14 will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the launch of the iconic triples
Read moreHave Bantam racer, will travel – well hopefully at least!
I had several memorable trips during my first year of BSA Bantam racing in 1964. At the time I was a butcher working in Monmouth, and the return trip from my home in Gloucester was
Read moreMade in Japan: Yamaha’s DT-1 – the dirt bike that came, saw and conquered
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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