Image is everything

“I’ve owned many makes of motorcycles, but I’ve always had a leaning towards those made by AMC.”

You could justifiably accuse traditional British motorcycle and car manufacturers of making glacially slow progress, but a direct consequence is that they had the chance to develop distinct characters along the way. And while many factors come into one’s choice of machine – including nostalgia, affluence and even your physical make up – I suspect most enthusiasts are as much drawn to particular marques by