Early Vincent Comet “an old friend”

Stan’s Norton Model 50 jigsaw puzzle

What’s the perfect Christmas present for a man who loves jigsaw puzzles almost as much as he loves motorcycles? For Stan Harris, it was a Norton Model 50 which had been broken up and piled into a dozen or more boxes, jars and tins. The Norton was a gift from Stan’s wife and biking partner […]

Horace the Harris Magnum worth all the effort

It’s April 1979, and an 18-year-old Howie Davison has got hold of the latest copy of Bike magazine. On the front cover, the magazine’s famous Ogri cartoon character is pointing at a photograph of a Harris Magnum with the caption, ‘Ere! Feast yer eyeballs on this! “I read about the Magnum inside, and thought ‘I’m […]

Gary’s Eddie Lawson special Yamaha a rare beast

Stuart’s one-owner Norton Commando Fastback

The first motorbike Stuart Way ever rode on was a Norton. As a schoolboy in the mid ‘60s, he lived in a flat above a motorbike shop in Tilbury, Essex, and quickly got friendly with the mechanics. “That was how my motorcycle history started,” he says, “because I worked there after school and at weekends, […]

Chris’s Easy Rider-inspired BSA Stateside custom

When Chris Cracknell saw Easy Rider in 1969, it led to him transforming a BSA A10 into a Stateside custom. He still owns it 50 years later.

Colin’s love for “awesome” Laverda Jota

Wankel-engined DKW W-2000 and Honda CB125 Twin a diary of Andrew’s life

Andrew Cameron’s two motorbikes couldn’t be more different - the peppy Honda CB125 Twin and the Wankel-engined DKW W-2000. He shared his story.

Noel’s big Panther 120 like a “barely trained horse”

When Noel Wills bought his Panther 120 in 1968, it was a diabolical wreck. But more than 50 years on, he still loves the barely trained horse.

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