The Classic MotorCycle

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April boxes ticked in Australia

I was delighted to see four of the makes appearing in the April 2018 issue are also present in my garage here in Australia.

My famous James is a 1928 sv single (a little upmarket from the featured autocycle), the Matchless a 1951 G80S, the 250cc Ariel is a 1938 model OG. Finally, the road race Carey Velocette is MOV (fitted with Carey head but not OHC).

I thoroughly enjoy the magazine but would love to see less Triumph twin features (almost one per issue) and a little more on

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