Butcher’s bike

Chirpy, pretty and rare, yet also wondrously straightforward to ride and maintain, this 1972 Benelli 250 Sport Special looks to us like just the ticket for a golden autumn

Back in the ’70s, a trio of teenagers could ride their bikes the length of mainland Britain for charity without anyone batting an eyelid. How times have changed…

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The classic bikes that you have found, restored or just taken for a ride

‘A murderous climber, always the same sustained rhythm, a little machine with a lower gear than the rest, turning his legs at a speed that would break your heart, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock.’ So

The ‘hooligan’ twin was such a hit that demand outstripped supply. Can the legendary two-stroke sway our Brit bike fanatic?