Classic Bike Guide

FRANK WESTWORTH

“Some madman actually stole the Jawa – the steering of which was locked, leading to an entirely mental image of hapless idiot riding in endlessly pointless circles”

suddenly and at last I find myself using a Triumph twin as daily wheels again. For the first time since 1976/77, in fact. Which is not to say that there hasn’t been a steady stream of twin-pot Trumpets passing through my hands over the years, because there has, inevitably, but very few of them – remarkably few, in fact – inspired me to

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