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A quarter of a century ago, Gerry Atric started a restoration project on a 500cc Royal Enfield twin. And was ably assisted by… a muppet… So I’d acquired a vehicle suitable for restoration (or a pile of scrap, according to your viewpoint), and the next step was to examine each item and plan the renovation.…

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Nearly 25 years ago, Gerry Atric started a restoration project. Finished it yet, Gerry? Gerry? Hello….?… Back in the early Sixties my pride and joy was a 1958 Royal Enfield Meteor Minor 500cc twin. Girls came second (mind you, only just!). One icy January morning in 1962, just outside the Kraft factory in Waltham Cross,…

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It’s not the most fashionable of British twins, but the 600cc Matchless has a lot going for it, says Neil Thomas of Classic Bike Provence… Christmas came early last year for the folks at Classic Bike Provence, and Santa delivered a rather fine 600cc parallel twin in the shape of a Matchless G11. Sarah and…

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When we feature a bike in the RealClassic magazine, there’s often a whole pile of photos left over which don’t get into print and which no one gets to see. Shame! Here you are, then: a selection of previously unseen snaps for your delectation… Random Matchlesses on eBay.co.uk Matchless G80CS Fact Pack Engine Type: Air-cooled…

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Just imagine: you buy a raffle ticket and then you win the classic bike of your dreams. But can it ever live up to them? BikerMarc says yes, it can… Being a cynical old chap I rarely bought raffle tickets on the basis that the devil really looks after his own but strange things happen…

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People scoffed at the Harris Matchless when it was launched, and 15 years later some folk are still scoffing. But, wonders Rowena Hoseason, have they ever ridden one? The one-pot wonder was stuttering badly on a semi-shut throttle as we hugged the verge to let a farm wagon go by. So I gave it a…

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Frank Westworth reports from the saddle of a 750 Matchless, and includes a great big chunk of personal anecdote, revealing why he has never been comfortable in a leather hat… Motorbicyclists are a strange breed. We pride ourselves on our individuality; yet we join clubs and wear club regalia. We pride ourselves on our independence;…

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Velocette LE: He rode for 20 years in the fast lane, and then PaulG80 discovered an entirely different world with Matilda the Matchless… After 18 months of being off the road while rebuilding my BMW (which is an entirely different and very long boring story), I was getting an extremely itchy throttle hand. My Dad…

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This book promises ‘the definitive guide to the repair and calibration of Smiths magnetic speedos and tachos’ so you can ‘fix it yourself and never have to pay or wait for repairs again.’ An intrepid RC reader put it to the test… After several well-known repairers had told me that they only worked on chronometric…

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In 1932, Robert Fulton Jr set off aboard a Douglas twin on a round the world ride from England to America. The essence of that adventure is revealed in images in this rarely-seen hardback book… Many of us will be familiar with the globe-trotting adventure of Robert E Fulton Jr, whose epic journey of the…

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