Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

The Mighty Wump!

Can you remember the first bike you bought? I know it’s a stretch, but even if the short-term memory is shot I’m guessing that first bike is etched in the grey matter forever. I know mine is.

Even though I struggle to remember what I had for tea last night (could have been fish… poached eggs….whatever) I know what the bike was, who I bought it off and what it looked like: 350 AJS, Alan C Clegg, and

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