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    The two-wheeled Spitfire

    Feb 27, 2019 2 minutes
    Words: Steve Wilson

    The Matchless G3/L ohv 348cc single has been described as 'the Spitfire of WD motorcycles" and "the superbike of the war''. It was certainly the one every British DR and officer longed to get their hands on.

    Compared with existing machinery it was faster (over 70mph), more powerful (16bhp@ 5400

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