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Eddie V-Max

Sharp-eyed regular readers, who saw the Chelsea Bridge pictorial we ran in issue 97, will no doubt have recognised the spectacular V-Max on the cover of this issue. That was Continue Reading

Posted On : July 2, 2013 Published By : Dave
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There’s No Such Thing As An Original Triton

I looked up the address for Made in Metal and it said “Elms Business Park”. I thought warehouse; industrial unit; soulless. Imagine my joy when I arrived there and saw Continue Reading

Posted On : July 2, 2013 Published By : Dave
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The Ace Cafe Ton-Up Day At Brooklands

1938 was a significant year in many ways. Test cricket was televised for the first time, Lord Snooty and his pals made their debut in a brand new comic called Continue Reading

Posted On : July 2, 2013 Published By :
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Ace Fantasy

Standing by the tea hut alongside Chelsea Bridge, cradling a cuppa in my hand and facing west, I found myself creating an old black & white biker movie in my Continue Reading

Posted On : July 2, 2013 Published By :
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Oval Motorcycle Centre

Doing it yourself is more satisfying and rewarding than having it done for you – surely a statement wide open for a passionate discussion. When applied to motorcycle maintenance however Continue Reading

Posted On : July 2, 2013 Published By : Dave
Sparky ladies high heeled shoes on a Yamaha tank
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Six and the City

Tuesday Still not on the R6 yet, as it’s languishing in the shed on a trickle charger just waiting to be called back in to action, so daily commuting is Continue Reading

Posted On : June 2, 2013 Published By :
Paddy and an Mz Trophy
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Paddy’s Perspective

A view from the high ground I’ve just been out for a bottle of water and walked calmly through a street that doesn’t appear to have any traffic rules, certainly Continue Reading

Posted On : June 2, 2013 Published By :
Speedway team standing round and sitting on a bike
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  • Martin Haskell

On The Slide

When you stand back and take stock of the many different strains of motorcycle sport in existence today, speedway stands out as being among the most unusual, with competitors’ bikes Continue Reading

Posted On : June 2, 2013 Published By :
Customised Triumph low rider
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The Posh Boys’ Bike Club

I’ve always been pretty crap with names (but spectacularly good with faces) so if anyone had asked me a few years ago if I knew Steve Hallam, I wouldn’t have Continue Reading

Posted On : June 2, 2013 Published By : Dave
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  • June 2013

Why I Hate – Sorry – Love, London

For several years I worked for one of the very best despatch companies I ever came across. Working out of Slough I enjoyed one of the most lucrative periods of Continue Reading

Posted On : June 2, 2013 Published By :
Paul cornering the Pegram Genesis, wearing a helmet and jeans on a race circuit right hander.
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Riders’ Lives – Paul Nicholas Blezard (aka Blez)

1.What was your first motorcycling experience? Aged 13, hiring a 50cc motorcycle and riding it on the streets of Rimini for an hour without mastering the clutch, but also without Continue Reading

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
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Six and the City

Thursday        Today I was told that I am no longer a biker. “What do you mean!?” I was told that I’m no longer a biker, just a bike rider Continue Reading

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
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Paddy’s Perspective

Which Way Now?  It’s something to ponder: Where’s the Bike Industry going? Chasing a GP dream or embracing environmentalism? Are the marketing men leading, or are consumers demanding change? Is Continue Reading

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
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The Boy Biker – lessons learned

Lessons Learned It’s been an odd month in my little bubble. After getting my mind focused on finally booking and passing my test, I have been attempting to ride accordingly. Continue Reading

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
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A View from the Group W Bench

I  am going to have to disagree with Dave G here. I started proper biking aged 26 in 1979. I bought a Lewis Leathers Double zipper and a set of Continue Reading

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
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Meet and greet the police (the painless way)

When PC Graham Pierce rang me to talk about writing a regular column in the Digest, I saw the appeal immediately. As laudable as his stated mission to cut down Continue Reading

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
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Ask a policeman

I’d like to start by saying I’m not a writer, a reporter, or a journalist. I’m not highly educated and I possess very few literary skills, (thank goodness for smell Continue Reading

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
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  • May 2013
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Riding Out The Recession

Ed Ricketts, the real-life marine biologist immortalised as Doc in Steinbeck’s Cannery Row, evolved a theory of how everything is connected in the natural world. He observed that the sea Continue Reading

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
A beach at sunset, with the saturated sand just emerging from the water, lit by the sun's glow.
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  • May 2013

The first sunny ride of the year

 It’s been a funny old winter. I started out determined to ride right through as I have done in previous years. Anything aside from snow will see me out on Continue Reading

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
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  • May 2013
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The Ace Cafe, Café Racers, and Racing Aces – Book Review pt. 1

It is doubtful that there is anyone involved in the world of British motorcycling whose life is not touched directly or indirectly by the Ace Cafe. A visit here, an Continue Reading

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
view of a crowd of bikes outside the Ace Cafe London
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The Ace Cafe, Café Racers, and Racing Aces – Book Review pt. 2

The world of the contemporary café racer in the United States is more properly addressed in Seate’s Café Racer: the Motorcycle (2008). For the past five or so years Seate Continue Reading

Posted On : May 5, 2013 Published By :
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From the Editor ~ 177

As many of you will be aware, I tend to leave me editorial until the very last thing. This is partially to lend it a degree of immediacy in recognition Continue Reading

Posted On : April 26, 2013 Published By :
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Riders’ Lives – Ed March

1.What was your first motorcycling experience? Rebuilding a Honda H100 and then teaching myself to ride it in a field. I still have it too. 2.What is your current bike? Continue Reading

Posted On : April 26, 2013 Published By :
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Image of the Month ~ 177

Posted On : April 26, 2013 Published By :
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Six and the City

Monday  It’s March and I’ve now been wearing my heated gloves for what feels like forever (I was tempted to say, since November but that technically wouldn’t be correct ‘cos Continue Reading

Posted On : April 26, 2013 Published By :

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