classic british bike

Kawasaki or Commando?

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RowenaH

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25th January 2021

They may both be 750 twins but there aren’t that many other similarities between the Kawasaki Z750 and Norton’s Commando. However, it turns out that many RC readers have experience of both, as Colin Leighfield reveals… It was great to see John Hunter’s letter in RC195 about his Kawasaki Z750B twin. With the short rear…
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AJS & Matchless 500 Singles: out of the archive

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RowenaH

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19th May 2020

Affordable and easy to get on with: AJS & Matchless built big singles to last!
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Velocette MSS: out of the archive

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RowenaH

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9th April 2020

If you like the idea of a Velo MAC but need a little more performance than a 350 provides, then Veloce built your ideal bike in the shape of the MSS 500… Velocette is often seen as one of the ‘high class’ marques of classic bike, something of a cut above the ubiquitous parallel twin…
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Matchless G11: out of the archive!

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RowenaH

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23rd March 2020

It’s not the most fashionable of British twins, but the 600cc Matchless has a lot going for it, said Neil Thomas… Christmas came early that year and Santa delivered a rather fine 600cc parallel twin in the shape of a 1957 Matchless G11. Sarah and Neil ran a tour business in Provence at the time.…
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Royal Enfield Meteor Minor

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RowenaH

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18th June 2018

Some of you may remember the story of a Royal Enfield Meteor Minor which appeared many years ago on the RC site, written by one ‘Gerry Attric’. As a young boy I always remember seeing my father’s motorbike in the garage under a cover, gathering dust. Some days, if the weather was nice and he…
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Frank’s Famous Last Words #45

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RowenaH

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1st September 2017

Is today a BSA day? Frank Westworth remembers 1971 or so, when the threat of precipitation in biblical proportions affected which old Britbike was likely to be pressed into service… ‘It’s a BSA day!’ That was my friend Geoffrey, back somewhere in the mists of time, coming out with what became something of a favoured…
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Greeves Hawkstone

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RowenaH

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21st June 2017

If you’re looking for a robust and affordable old bike to join the classic scrambles scene, then a Greeves Hawkstone like this 1961 machine could be the ideal entry ticket. Well, maybe not one quite so clean, tidy and well-kept as this near-mint example – better to start with a battle-scarred old campaigner when you…
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