Lazy big twin

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Lazy big twin

In 1986, CB Editor Mike Nicks asked ex-world champion John Surtees to write abo

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Classic Bike Magazine

25 January, 2023

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1955-1964 TRIUMPH T120 BONNEVILLE

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1984 honda xlv750r

Today they’re called adventure bikes, but 40 years ago we knew them as ‘giant trailies’. Can Honda’s original Africa-ready big twin turn Rick’s gaze to distant horizons?

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‘it all came from a hobby getting out of hand’

Joe Tinley (right) started tinkering with old British bikes as a kid thanks to his dad John (left). Joe ended up making it his full-time job and now Toolbox Lifestyle is a thriving firm specialising in Matchless and AJS

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‘the bike of choice for a whole generation’

1955-1964 1975-1984 YAMAHA RD350LC

Motorcycle News (MCN)

‘a legend that lives on today’

1955-1964 TRIUMPH T120 BONNEVILLE

Classic Bike

1984 honda xlv750r

Today they’re called adventure bikes, but 40 years ago we knew them as ‘giant trailies’. Can Honda’s original Africa-ready big twin turn Rick’s gaze to distant horizons?

Car

‘what sets it apart is the attention to detail, helped by an ecosystem of aerospace suppliers’

B ack on two wheels this month – ...

Classic Bike

‘it all came from a hobby getting out of hand’

Classic Bike

L-plates to fzr

Yellow Pages , M&P catalogues and dealing with ...

Motorcycle News (MCN)

‘the bike of choice for a whole generation’

1955-1964 1975-1984 YAMAHA RD350LC