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  • RealClassic Reading: The Ariel Book

    RealClassic Reading: The Ariel Book

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    At last! A labour of love which started more than 20 years ago is finally in print… The Ariel Book tells the complete story of an outstanding marque in British motorcycling history. Written in the main by the man considered to be THE Ariel expert, Roger Gwynn, and illustrated throughout with colour photos, TAB is…

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  • RealClassic Reading: Ducati Monster

    RealClassic Reading: Ducati Monster

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    Nearly three decades ago, the first Ducati Monster was unveiled to an admiring public. Since then some 350,000 Monsters have been built. Over time, the Monster’s capacity and configuration has changed considerably. In a substantial new book, Alan Cathcart charts the first half of the Monster’s story… This first volume covers the model’s original conception…

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  • Honda Valkyrie

    Honda Valkyrie

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    Honda’s six-cylinder ‘power cruiser’ certainly turned heads when it arrived two decades ago. It turned out to be an inspired innovation, removing all the touring equipment from the gargantuan Gold Wing to create a mighty musclebike, and the Valkyrie (or Flat 6 Custom) has built itself a solid following. The first book to be published…

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  • Lone Rider

    Lone Rider

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    35 years ago, Elspeth Beard became the first British woman to ride solo around the world, and she accomplished this feat aboard an aging BMW Boxer. The book Lone Rider tells her tale, and RC regular Ian Woolley has read it… I first met Elspeth Beard when I was on a tour of Europe organised…

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  • Joey Dunlop: a real racer’s life

    Joey Dunlop: a real racer’s life

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      This softback biography of TT legend William Joseph Dunlop is one of the few publications on this subject to be given official approval by the TT Riders’ Association. Written by Ray Knight, himself a road racer of considerable accomplishment, it was published in the year of Dunlop’s death – but the author had already…

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