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BSA X-75 Hurricane

California Dreaming! Stunning BSA X-75 Hurricane up for sale

The early 1970s were a torrid time for the British motorcycle industry. Famous brand names had disappeared or were closing. Others were struggling with out of date motorcycles thanks to head-in-the-sand management, poor investment and no grip of industrial relations with an increasingly militant workforce. BSA and Triumph had merged back in 1951 but continued

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1923 Triumph Ricardo

Historic Triumph Ricardo that changed engine design

A truly historic Triumph motorcycle is up for sale at the H&H classic motorcycle auction at the National Motorcycle Museum on Wednesday, 12 July. It’s a 1923 Triumph Ricardo – one of the first to have a four-valve, overhead valve engine that transformed the power output. The 500cc single cylinder Triumph Ricardo put out 20hp

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Lambretta GT200

Lambretta GT200 raced in Isle of Man trials may fetch £20k plus

OK, I’ll admit straightaway that I cannot see how the auctioneer’s estimate of £22,000 to £24,000 for this 1965 Lambretta GT200 scooter can possibly be right. I mean, look at it. But its condition as raced in Isle of Man speed trials is the selling point, according to the blurb attached to this lot which

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