Bike SA - January 2021

In this issue

What’s inside?
Pg 4 - Trade News
Pg 10 - Triumph Bonneville
Pg 16 - Gone But Not Forgotten
Pg 20 - Riding For A Limb
Pg 22 - Book Reviews
Pg 24 - British Motorcycle Industry
Pg 28 - Norton Motorcycles
Pg 30 - Great Bikes
Pg 34 - Engineering Dead Ends
Pg 38 - The Greatest Comeback
Pg 42 - Historic Ride : Norton P92
Pg 50 - Tales from the Hood
Pg 52 - State of the Nation
Pg 60 - Mike Scott MotoGP
Pg 60 - MotoGP Round-Up
Pg 64 - Haga’s Yamaha Test
Pg 78 - Charley’s Chat
Pg 80 - The West Coast Tour
Pg 86 - Birds Eye View
Pg 88 - Social Summaries
Pg 92 - Great Race

TRIUMPH Bonneville

In the world of motorcycling, it is rare, if not unique, for a manufacturer to have two bites of the cake - both with a cherry on top - with two iterations of one particular model, especially when separated by a couple of decades.

10 mins

Gone But Part 5 Ariel Not Forgotten

Turner’s Square Four remained in production from 1931 to 1959

5 mins

So, What Really Happened To The British Motorcycle Industry?

It’s a story that no-one is unfamiliar with; how the British motorcycle industry withered and died through the 1960s and into the ‘70s. What was once a thriving industry that sold state-of-the-art motorcycles from world-famous manufacturers, by the hundreds of thousands, was reduced to first a handful and then just one manufacturer, producing an outdated design in the face of modern and reliable machines from Japan.

6 mins

WHAT NEXT FOR NORTON AND BSA?

Following on from the success of the Triumph revival, a lot of noise was made about the arrival of Norton back on the motorcycling scene in 2008. The new owner of the brand, Stuart Garner, got everyone excited when he announced that he would be making not only a new Norton Commando motorcycle but would be returning to the Isle of Man TT with a new superbike, powered by an Aprilia V4 motor.

3 mins

Great Bikes? The Ariel Square Four

Elsewhere you will have read about the Ariel motorcycle company and here I intend to talk more about their most famous design, the incredible Square Four.

4 mins

Engineering DEAD-ENDS Part 2: Hub-Centre Steering

Motorcycle development never stands still, although maybe recently, it would be more accurate to say that motorcycle electronics development doesn’t stand still; it is very little in the physical architecture of a motorcycle that is likely to change. But it wasn’t always so and one innovation that was tried not only on road bikes but also 500cc Grand Prix bikes was hub-center steering.

4 mins

The Greatest Comeback?

The greatest British bike racer? Surtees? Sheene? Both have good claims to the title but, in reality, there can be only one king. This is the story of the race that only served to enhance an already glittering reputation.

7 mins

Tales From The Hood

SA & Motorcycle Commuting

2 mins

RUNNING LATE

THE GXCC’S PUSH THE SEASON TO THE LIMIT IN 2020

10+ mins

NORIYUKI HAGA SULTAN OF Slide

Rare in-depth interview with Nori-chan himself explains how the Sultan of Slide rode the bike - and the crucial differences between Superbike and 500 GP

7 mins

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