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Looking back – and maybe forwards – on the legendary CCM

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 By Dan Talbot

As the days count down to the inaugural The Bike Shed Times Capel River Classic, DAN TALBOT remembers the glory years of Clews

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National Veteran Motorcycle Rally scales back to WA-only – but still pulls a crowd

November 25, 2021November 27, 2021 By Dan Talbot

Really old bikes brave Western Australia’s picturesque south west The 2021 National Veteran Motorcycle Rally of Australia was scheduled to be held in

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The Saigon Shadow – Bounty of the Revolution

July 26, 2021July 26, 2021 By Dan Talbot

Built for a world record speed attempt, used as leverage against Vietnamese communist revolutionary Ho Chi Minh, sold off to an arts student

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He’s back! Ducati whisperer Brook Henry returns with a moto masterpiece — and his eyes on America

August 15, 2020August 15, 2020 By Dan Talbot

FLASHBACK: Republished from 2017 HE’S already known around the world as a master of Ducati improvement engineering. And now Brook Henry, the man

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The best of British luck — or maybe not so much, as Norton goes down again

March 8, 2020March 8, 2020 By Dan Talbot

In case you missed the news, the Norton Motorcycle Company has gone belly-up. Yes, again. The company is now under bank-appointed administration, with

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The BSA Rocket 3 — and how one bad decision opened the door to decimate Britain’s motorcycle industry

January 11, 2020January 12, 2020 By Dan Talbot

Originally published August 2018. THE BSA Rocket 3 could be seen as the bike that killed the British motorcycle industry. In 1966, Triumph

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Norton Commando 961 Street Fighter – after a trip home to the Mother Country, the gloves are finally off!

July 19, 2018November 18, 2018 By Dan Talbot

When DAN TALBOT fulfilled a life-long dream and bought himself a new Norton Commando, he was expecting bliss. But he didn’t get it.

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Young Aussies shine, records tumble (and a silver Norton goes pretty darn quick) at 2018 Isle of Man TT

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 By Dan Talbot

MOST motorcyclists have the Isle of Man TT on their bucket list. A combination of massive speed, huge talent and unquestionable danger (two

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In search of a sweet-running engine – taming Norton’s born-again 961 Commando

May 27, 2018November 18, 2018 By Dan Talbot

The Bike Shed Times’ jet-setting contributor Dan Talbot has bought himself a Norton. A modern one. And if that’s not enough to turn the

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The Sunbeam twin – a gentleman’s motorcycle

January 22, 2018January 26, 2018 By Dan Talbot

“A civilised motorcycle of almost enchanting appearance, with remarkably smooth and lively performance, genuine mechanical silence and exceptionally good reliability, a machine which

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2017 Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, Busselton style

September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 By Dan Talbot

WHILE Perth’s would-be Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride participants have had to wait a week for the event, the folks down south proved to be

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He’s back! Ducati whisperer Brook Henry returns with a moto masterpiece — and his eyes on America

August 19, 2017November 18, 2018 By Dan Talbot

HE’S already known around the world as a master of Ducati improvement engineering. And now Brook Henry, the man who gave us the

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Out of the shadows – one man’s journey into the past reunites a long-broken Vincent

July 20, 2017August 3, 2017 By Dan Talbot

OUR  recent story on West Australian Ian Boyd’s collection of Vincents struck a chord with many readers. Here’s a tale about one Vincent

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A big Harley-Davidson that’s smooth and quick – really? We ride the eight-valve Road King

May 7, 2017May 9, 2017 By Dan Talbot

Harley-holic DAN TALBOT takes a sip of the new Road King — and explains the H-D attraction THERE are very few motorcycles that

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Bonnie Bonneville Bobber proves a ’50s-style high-tech hotrod blast

April 8, 2017May 9, 2017 By Dan Talbot

IT’S been five months since The Bike Shed Times previewed Triumph’s stylish flashback Bonneville Bobber. Retro bike sceptic DAN TALBOT managed to get his hands

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The Triton: a modern touch to a parts-bin special

February 7, 2017February 7, 2017 By Dan Talbot

DAN TALBOT has finally got his hands on a Triton, without butchering his dad’s old Thunderbird. It’s precious metal. BACK in the days before

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In search of Slippery Sam on the Isle of Man

January 10, 2017January 7, 2017 By Dan Talbot

DAN TALBOT recalls a trip to the Isle of Man – and perhaps Triumph’s most famous race bike All too often the fulfilment of

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