The Classic MotorCycle

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Having been involved with Triumphs since at least the late 1970s, when the wonderful world of old motorcycles gelled with my hitherto Bultaco-orientated existence, I felt certain sticking a pile of unit Triumph bits together would be something I could do reasonably easily.

If anyone else has ever tried this with whatever marque of machine floats their boat, then the futility of such hopes will be familiar. On the other hand, if you’re reading this series and are contemplating resurrecting something similar and are thinking it can’t be that bad, rest assured it will be. So just be aware of the pitfalls and remember there’s no

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