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BMW R32 Salon (1923)

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It’s easy to see why the R32 started a trend which hasn’t halted to the present day.
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BSA: Agony in Birmingham (1972)

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In 1971 Birmingham Small Arms Ltd., builder of BSA and Triumph motorcycles, wobbled toward complete disaster, teetered on the brink, found new financing, reorganized, retrenched—and survived the year.
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Hodakability (1980)

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The Marvelous Marsupials, and How They Made Off-Road Riding So Much Fun.
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Honda: The Human Factor (1976)

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Honda Research and Development Company invited a group of motorcycle magazines to Japan, and then threw open the doors to the Holy Inner Sanctum.
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If Classic Is Your Bag (1973)

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Classic racing motorcycle prints for the super-enthusiast.
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Leoni: The Italian Connection (1983)

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In America the first bikes with Leoni's stamp were indecently fast Ducati singles. For almost 20 years, the same things propelled Leoni's various bikes: clear thought and good ideas.
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Much Neater Singles: AJS & Matchless (1957)

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Progressives often complain that the only visible difference between one year's models and the next is in tank decoration or something equally superficial. That criticism certainly cannot be levelled at the A.J.S. and Matchless ranges for 1958.
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Retrenchment In Germany (1956)

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Largest-ever Frankfurt Motorcycle Show : Serious Over-production : Possible Future Market for Small-capacity Three- and Four-Wheelers.
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Royal Enfield: The 1957 Range (1957)

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Full width Light-alloy Hubs Standard on Bullet and Twin-cylinder Models : Rectifier Lighting Version of Ensign Two-stroke.
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Scott Motorcycle Boots (1979)

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A giant step forward in motocross footwear.
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The History of Sunbeam (1972)

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In the year 1790, the Sunbeam's fortune was founded by a tinplate plant. From that time until 1937, the last year the skillet makers kept their identity with the original John Marston Company at Wolverhampton, England, the Sunbeam name was synonymous with quality.
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The Next Hurrah (1974)

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And the limit that never comes.
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The Remarkable Rickman Metisse (1965)

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Custom Racers From Britain.
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Triumph: New Competition (1956)

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Trials Version of Tiger Cub Introduced : All Models with Pivoted - fork Rear Springing: Full-width Front Hub on Three Twins : Colour-scheme Changes: A Two-carburettor Head.
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Villiers Starmaker (1963)

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Designer Bernard Hooper dissects a brilliant layout.
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