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Royal Alloy Motor Scooters Dealership

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Highlands Classics has been appointed selling the spectacular Royal Alloy motor scooters.

Highlands Classics has been involved in motorcycles of all types since the beginning of time. Phil’s interest in motor scooters dates back from about 1964 when he first rode a Honda Step Through. His fascination with motorcycles brought about an undying passion. In more recent years, Highlands Classics started fitting out Motor Scooters fitted to sidecars. With the announcement of Royal Alloy now manufacturing and supplying motor scooters … Read More

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ChangJiang Motorcycles News

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Highlands Classics is very happy to announce we are a new dealer for ChangJiang motorcycles in Australia. Highlands Classics will provide sales and service for the ChangJiang CJ650B to all of New South Wales and the ACT.

ChangJiang, meaning “the long river” has been building motorcycles for several decades and their new machines, equipped with the thoroughly modern CFMoto engine, offers the latest of modern technology, blended with the classic vintage look, and created specifically for the CJ650B. Highlands Classics … Read More

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Inder side car on my Yamaha V Star

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This is my own rig. Originally the Inder sidecar was fitted to a BMW R65 but after some years I separated the motorcycle and fitted this Yamaha V Star which is an extremely stable rig. The Inder is light weight good for general purpose but nothing like the off road capability of the Ural. I reckon you could drive a Ural through a brick wall and not even scratch the paint they are invincible and beautifully light. The reverse gear … Read More

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The Spitfire – BSA’s fastest twin bike

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Starting its long journey back to what it once was. The Spitfire was BSA’s fastest twin ever. This is the export version which had a smaller glass tank compared to the one intended to stay at home in England. Would be very easy to swap the tank but I’ll keep it as it is……I’m not as traditional as I used to be. After many decades in the Arizona desert, this Spitfire will be returned to mint 1968 condition.… Read More

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A Sweet Little Machine

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From Phil’s Notebook…

Okay, so its only developing 27.2 hp but what a fun little machine it is…..and oh so pretty!!

Feels as sold as a rock to ride and certainly not a sports machine but you can doodle around on it all day just smelling the roses.
 
I rode it out of Sydney in Friday afternoon peak hour traffic but once on the south west distributor it was clean sailing at 60 mph all the way home to
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SHARING TOP POSITIONS

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From Phil’s Notebook…
 
Picked the big DR650 up from Sam at Bowral Motorcycles this afternoon and away I went. What fun is this???
 
The bike weighs in at just 147kg and feels incredibly light to ride. It eats bumpy roads and corners like it was on rails. I simply couldn’t stop riding it!
 
Then late afternoon I wheeled it into Dragon Motorcycles and sharing a few beers, Big Trev fitted my new Staintune exhaust system.
 
We
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Phil’s Wizz Around the States

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From Phil’s Notebook…

I finally got myself free of the computer for a couple of weeks and flew off to the USA to visit a number of well known classic motorcycle men and women.

Jerry Doe and his lovely wife Ermina looked after me for a few days in Fullerton just south of LA and I had a great time. No one knows exactly what Jerry does…..but he tells us he does it very well.((-:
 
Actually Jerry built my
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Rob’s Reliable Norton

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In 1964 Rob was a lucky man. He had a new Norton and a new girlfriend.
 
The girlfriend was gone before 1965….but his Norton never left him.
 
Fifty two years later he’s still riding his Norton!!
 

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