Retro Classic
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EVENTS: Goodwood Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival postponed until 2021
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Goodwood has confirmed its Festival of Speed and Revival events will not go ahead this year. The two iconic events which take place in July and September have been postponed until 2021, as a result of challenges presented by social distancing measures which are in place to combat the further spread of the coronavirus. As…
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Classic Ride: Puch M125
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Scoop samples a rather obscure 1960s 125 – the Puch M125 – and comes away rather impressed.
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VJMC FACTFILE: Kawasaki’s H2 750
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We’ve joined forces with the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club to showcase a series of iconic bikes. First on the list; Kawasaki’s inimitable H2 750. Kawasaki’s H2 750 was launched in late 1971 with much hype from the Marketing Department and huge expectations from the public -finally the fearsome H1 500 triple had a bigger brother,…
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Real vs Retro: Honda CB750 and Honda CB1100 EX
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The CB750 is an icon, and trying to mimic it is a big ask. The closest you can get with a modern bike is the CB1100 EX.
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Triumph Motorcycles to cut 240 UK jobs
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Triumph Motorcycles is to cut 400 jobs worldwide, 240 of which are in the UK. The Hinckley-based factory said the cuts are the result of a big drop in sales due to the coronavirus pandemic. Triumph’s HQ is Hinckley, but it’s also got factories in Thailand and assembly operations in Brazil and India. At the…
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RUMOURED: Royal Enfield’s working on a 650cc scrambler.
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Rumours have started swirling that Royal Enfield’s working on another bike built around its 650cc parallel twin engine. This time it’s a scrambler. Over the last few days, the Indian motorcycle press has been shouting that Royal Enfield’s next project will be a 650cc scrambler. The rumour started following a webinar held earlier this week…
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BMW’s R18 Big Boxer is HERE. YOU can order one NOW.
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We knew BMW’s R18 big boxer was coming, but we didn’t know it was going to look this good. BMW has been teasing us with concepts, custom house specials, and even the new engine itself, but the Bavarians have finally pulled the covers off the new R18 – the 1800cc big twin created to secure…
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RUMOURED: Jawa prepares to return to Europe
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The Indian motorcycle media has hinted that Jawa is gearing up to start selling bikes in Europe. Jawa has been going from strength to strength following its relaunch in India last year. And now, the historic Czech brand is rumoured to be readying bikes for the European market. Jawa was bought by Indian automotive giant…
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Brixton Motorcycles 1200 concept WILL go into production. Bonneville lookalike coming for 2021?
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It’s been confirmed that Brixton Motorcycles is gearing up to mass-produce its 1200cc Triumph Bonneville lookalike that was show at last year’s EICMA show. It’s a big move from the Austrian brand, which has focused its attentions on a steady supply of smaller capacity machines up to this point. But now, it’s been confirmed that…
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Norton SOLD to TVS Motor in £16 million deal
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Indian manufacturing giant TVS Motor has bought the Norton Motorcycles brand in a £16 million deal. Following Norton going into administration in January, there have been rumours of interest from major players around the world. Today Indian factory TVS announced its purchase of the historic British brand. In a statement, TVS’s joint managing director Sudarshan…
