Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Heretic Hurricane!

The Triumph Hurricane, the first British factory produced custom, was the bike of my dreams when I left secondary school at 16 in 1972.

At that time I had been riding various old British hacks around fields and disused railway lines for quite a few years and suddenly had to wait another year to pass my test on a 250cc Matchless.

The Hurricane waited for many more years after quite a few British, German and American bikes, but was patiently calling me over the years and the opportunity to get closer finally came in 2021.

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