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  2. BSA A7 - Wikipedia

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    A7 badge. After the 1938 launch of the Edward Turner designed Triumph Speed Twin, BSA needed a 500cc twin to compete with it.Designed by Herbert Parker, David Munro and BSA's chief designer, Val Page, the BSA A7 was the first of the BSA twin-cylinder motorcycles.

  3. Norton Jubilee - Wikipedia

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    The Jubilee is a Norton motorcycle made from 1958 to 1966. [1] Named to commemorate Norton's Diamond Jubilee, the 249 cc Jubilee was a break with Norton tradition designed in response to UK legislation [2] introduced in 1960 limiting learner riders to motorcycles of under 250 cc. [3] It had the smallest engine ever made by Norton, [1] and was the first Norton with a unit construction engine ...

  4. Vincent Black Shadow - Wikipedia

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    On his first run Free set a new record for naturally aspirated motorcycles of 148.6 mph (239.1 km/h). Free then stripped off his racing leathers and on his final run, lying prone on the fender of the bike, set a record speed of 150.313 mph (241.905 km/h). A picture taken during this run earned this motorcycle the name "the bathing suit bike".

  5. Vincent Rapide - Wikipedia

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    The Vincent Rapide is a line of standard motorcycles designed and built by the Vincent HRD motorcycle company at their works in Great North Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The model debuted in 1936 and was built until 1939. Production resumed in 1946 and ended in 1955.

  6. BSA unit twins - Wikipedia

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    The BSA unit twins were a range of unit construction twin-cylinder motorcycles made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) and aimed at the US market. A range of 500 cc (31 cu in), 650 cc (40 cu in) and 750 cc (46 cu in) twins were produced between 1962 and 1972, [1] but they were really developments of the older pre-unit A7/A10 model range with less weight. [2]

  7. Triumph 6/1 - Wikipedia

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    It was expensive to produce and, [5] with no parts interchangeable with any other Triumph motorcycle, there was no way to spread the costs out. [3] The heavyweight motorcycle/sidecar market for which the 6/1 had been developed was giving way to light motor cars like the Austin Seven, the Morris Eight, and Triumph's own Super 9. [8]

  8. Motorcycle components - Wikipedia

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    A motorcycle fork is the portion of a motorcycle that holds the front wheel and allows one to steer. For handling, the front fork is the most critical part of a motorcycle. The combination of rake and trail determines how stable the motorcycle is. The 'fork' on a motorcycle consists of multiple components.

  9. Sunbeam S7 and S8 - Wikipedia

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    Erling Poppe's design was originally based on a captured BMW R75 but so soon after the end of the war BSA did not want the S series to look too "German", so an in-line OHC parallel twin was designed instead of a flat twin "across the frame". Serious problems with vibration made the new Sunbeam bikes uncomfortable to ride and the initial ...

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