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Short Film: ‘Morgan & I’ – Mr P. Gutteridge

Ben Branch November 8, 2016
  • British
  • Films

Morgan & I is a short film about Pete Gutteridge, a Morgan owner since 1952 – when he bought a shed full of parts…

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Guy Martin: Worms to Catch

Ben Branch October 28, 2016
  • Books
  • British
  • Racing

Worms to Catch is the latest book by Guy Martin – a man who has become Britain’s favourite motorcycle racer and all-round daredevil. In 2015…

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Things That Can Kill You – Death Spray Custom

Ben Branch October 23, 2016
  • Art
  • British
  • Films

Things That Can Kill You is a short film about British artist Death Spray Custom, if you’ve spent any time around custom motorcycles, cars,…

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Triumph Board Tracker

Ben Branch October 21, 2016
  • Board Trackers
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This Triumph Board Tracker is a motorcycle that was built far more recently that you might guess, utilising parts and engineering practices that were…

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Norton MM

Ben Branch October 19, 2016
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton

The Norton MM is a limited edition production motorcycle developed by 72 Motorcycles out of the UK, with the full blessing of Norton Motorcycles….

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Malle London Vincent Duffel

Ben Branch October 19, 2016
  • Accessories
  • Bags
  • British
  • Gear

The new Malle London Vincent Duffel is a bag developed for motorcyclists, it has roll down sides at each end allowing access from both…

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5 Minute Histories: The Vincent Black Shadow

Jon Branch October 18, 2016
  • Brief Histories
  • British
  • Motorcycles

If the Brough Superior was the Rolls-Royce of motorcycles, then the Vincent Black Shadow was the Aston Martin. When Vincent began back in 1928 they started out the way they meant to keep going as “the makers of the world’s fastest motorcycles”.

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Tamarit Motorcycles Triumph Scrambler #216

Ben Branch October 5, 2016
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Triumph

The Triumph Scrambler was introduced in 2006 as a modified version of the already-popular Triumph Bonneville. The design closely followed that of the Bonneville,…

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Croft-Cameron Super Eight

Ben Branch October 4, 2016
  • British
  • Design
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

The Croft-Cameron Super Eight was the top-of-the-line model from the little-known British motorcycle manufacturer during their relatively short 1923 to 1926 lifespan. Croft-Cameron was…

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Land Rover Series IIA

Ben Branch September 27, 2016
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Land Rover

Many Land Rover historians consider the Series IIA to be the best of the Series models, it exists in a Goldilocks zone between refinement…

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‘High Speed Pursuit’ 1962 Triumph TR4 Police Car

Ben Branch September 15, 2016
  • British
  • Cars
  • Triumph

In 1962 a brand new Triumph TR4 was ordered by the Southend on Sea County Borough Constabulary in Essex, England. It was dressed in…

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Egli-Vincent Racer

Ben Branch September 13, 2016
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Egli-Vincent has become so famous since it was first developed in the mid-1960s that its name now almost rivals the Vincent marque itself….

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