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Swinging Singles: A Pair of Bultacos
Dain Gingerelli
1926 Paragon-Villiers 2-Stroke Engine Assembled in Vancouver
Robert Smith
Trials Star: 1972 OSSA Mick Andrews Replica
Greg Williams | Photos Daniel Peirce
Cat Quick and Tiger Tough: 1970 OSSA Pioneer
Margie Siegal
Mystery Ship: Craig Vetter’s Way-Out Kawasaki
Margie Siegal
French Boxer: 1961 Ratier 600 C6S
Alan Cathcart. Photo Kel Edge.
Doug Bottcher’s Bultaco Campera
Doug Bottcher
Adrian Barb’s 1957 Simson Sport
Adrian Barb
Art Deco on Wheels: 1930 Majestic
Paul Garson
Classic Britten Motorcycles
Kiwi Flyer: Riding the Britten V-1000
Britten V-1000Claimed power: 135hp @ 9,500rpmTop speed: 173mph (Daytona, 1990)Engine: 999cc liquid-cooled DOHC 60-degree V-twin, 94mm x 72mm bore and stroke, 13.5:1 compression ratioWeight (dry): 306lb (139kg)The words “genius” and “tragedy” are often overstated, but it is beyond question that New Zealander John Britten was an engineering ...
Alan Cathcart
The Britten V1000
Neale Bayly
Classic Bultaco Motorcycles
Swinging Singles: A Pair of Bultacos
Bultaco Metralla Mk2/Kit America Engine: 244cc air-cooled single, 72mm x 60mm bore and stroke, 38hp @ 9,500rpm Top speed: 105mph plus Carburetion: Single Mikuni (original 30mm Amal 389 GP) Transmission: 5-speed, GP clutch Electrics: Femsa electronic ignition Wheelbase: 51in (1,275mm) Suspension: Ceriani 35mm telescopic fork; Betor 11.5in shocks Brakes: Recycled ...
Dain Gingerelli
Classic Condor Motorcycles
Found on eBay: 1974 Condor A350
When we ran a feature a couple of issues back on the Condor A350 (March/April 2010), we metioned Blue Moon Cycle (www.BlueMoonCycle.com) in Norcross, Ga., as the place to go if you're interested in getting your hands on one of the neat A350s, made from 1974-1978 for the Swiss Army. John Landstrom, owner of Blue Moon, has since listed an A350 on eBay, along with a ...
Landon Hall
Classic Jawa Motorcycles
Iron Curtain Artistry: 1954 JAWA 250 Perak
1954 JAWA 250 Perak Engine: 249cc air-cooled 2-stroke single, 65mm x 75mm bore and stroke, 6.25:1 compression ratio, 9hp @ 4,250rpm (claimed) Top speed: 62mph (100kph) (claimed) Carburetion: Single 24mm Jikov Transmission: 4-speed, chain final drive Electrics: 12v Powerdynamo (6v stock) Frame/wheelbase: Single-downtube square-section steel cradle/51.2in (1,297mm) Suspension: ...
Corey Levenson
Classic Nimbus Motorcycles
1949 Nimbus Model C
“I saw my first Nimbus in 1974 in Copenhagen,” remembers Allen Siekman. “I was chasing family heritage. The rider had stopped at a traffic light. He was wearing a Barbour jacket and half helmet and goggles, and looked right out of the Thirties. I was mesmerized by the ends of the rocker arms waving at me on the sidewalk.” In the month Siekman was in Denmark, he was able ...
Staff
Classic Peugeot Motorcycles
1922 Peugeot Grand Prix Racer
1922 Peugeot Grand Prix RacerClaimed power: 27hp @ 5,000rpmTop speed: 100mph (approx.)Engine: 495cc air-cooled SOHC parallel twinWeight (dry): 286lbsAsk your local bike trivia champions when the first double overhead cam eight-valve vertical-twin was produced and by whom. Chances are they won’t even get the country right — and they probably won’t ...
Alan Cathcart
Classic Ural Motorcycles
Life on Three Wheels: 2014 Ural T
2014/2015 Ural TClaimed power: 41hp @ 5,500rpmTop speed: 80mph (observed)Engine: 749cc air-cooled OHV opposed twin, 78mm x 78mm bore and stroke, 8.6:1 compression ratioWeight (dry):700lbFuel capacity/MPG:5gal (18.9ltr)/35mpg (observed)Price: $12,399The authentic vintage appeal of the Ural has always been the bike’s calling card. Nobody, not even the motorcycle ignorant, ...
Richard Backus
Classic Van Veen Motorcycles
Rotary Revival: Van Veen OCR 1000
Van Veen OCR 1000 RotaryEngine: Transverse-mounted twin-rotor Wankel rotary with wet sump oil-cooled rotors and water-cooled casing, 2 x 498cc swept volume trochoidal chambers, 996cc, 9:1 compression ratio, 100.4hp at 6,500 rpm (at rear wheel)Top speed: 135mph (claimed)Carburetion: 32mm Solex with accelerator pump and automatic chokeTransmission: 4-speed, shaft final driveElectrics: ...
Alan Cathcart
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