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PLEASE NOTE: This is a re-uploaded version of my video from January 2025. The re-upload is due to a copyright strike notification. Please also note that, not long after I made this video, CCM sadly went into liquidation, in June 2025.
The story of the UK's CCM which began making motorcycles in 1971. Could the company have become another Triumph?
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Smooth As Silk? Unravelling The Story Of Another Forgotten Classic British Motorcycle - 3Phils
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Fit For A Lord! The Forgotten Classic British Motorcycle - 3Phils
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1977: Can CCM Save the BRITISH MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY? - BBC Archive
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1979 British 500cc Motocross GP Farleigh Castle - 71spenny
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EX BRITISH ARMY! Armstrong MT500 Kicking The Beast! - Keen Auto
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ccm 644 dual sport cold start with choke - Buckshee Bikes and Customs
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CCM GP450 Adventure | Road Tests | Motorcyclenews.com - MCN
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CCM Motorcycles: The class of '22 - CCM Motorcycles
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A final farewell to our founder Alan Clews - 1938 to 2018 - CCM Motorcycles
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PLEASE NOTE: This is a re-uploaded version of my video from January 2025. The re-upload is due to a copyright strike notification. Please also note that, not long after I made this video, CCM sadly went into liquidation, in June 2025.
The story of the UK's CCM which began making motorcycles in 1971. Could the company have become another Triumph?
Please do consider subscribing as it costs you nothing but really helps the YouTube algorithm understand that 3Phils is an established channel with interesting content. Thank you.
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CCM Motorcycles
ccm-motorcycles.com
Smooth As Silk? Unravelling The Story Of Another Forgotten Classic British Motorcycle - 3Phils
youtube.com/watch?v=AYIHdbACBgg&t=18s
Fit For A Lord! The Forgotten Classic British Motorcycle - 3Phils
youtube.com/watch?v=KQYAJtFdM7U&t=59s
1977: Can CCM Save the BRITISH MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY? - BBC Archive
youtube.com/watch?v=P05fthAXSzE&t=54s
1979 British 500cc Motocross GP Farleigh Castle - 71spenny
youtube.com/watch?v=YeMEnkCf5sQ
EX BRITISH ARMY! Armstrong MT500 Kicking The Beast! - Keen Auto
youtube.com/watch?v=qjBV5G-QyHk&t=1s
ccm 644 dual sport cold start with choke - Buckshee Bikes and Customs
youtube.com/watch?v=quqtsX8y1uY
CCM GP450 Adventure | Road Tests | Motorcyclenews.com - MCN
youtube.com/watch?v=w9VhACv7nvE
CCM Motorcycles: The class of '22 - CCM Motorcycles
youtube.com/watch?v=2UAVSFjiOnU
A final farewell to our founder Alan Clews - 1938 to 2018 - CCM Motorcycles
youtube.com/watch?v=yKThbVr8_AE
#classicmotorcycles #classicmotorbike #ccm #dirtbike #1970smotorcycles


![The Covert Plan That Revived Triumph
What happened to Triumph Motorcycles between the collapse of the Meriden factory and the rebirth in Hinckley? We explore the untold story of Triumphs missing years from 1983 to 1990, and John Bloors secret plans to relaunch the company.
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Video Chapters
• [00:00] Intro: The 1983 Collapse of Meriden
• [00:44] Triumphs Missing Seven Years (1983–1990)
• [01:30] The 2002 Bonneville Disappointment
• [02:00] Manufacturing Myths & The Thailand Connection
• [02:58] Hinckley Factory & Modern Global Production
• [03:34] Who is John Bloor? The Man Behind the Revival
• [04:34] Outbidding the Giants for the Triumph Name
• [05:06] Building the New Hinckley Factory
• [05:29] Designing Reliability & Modular Systems
• [06:11] The Les Harris Devon Bonnevilles
• [06:28] The 1990 Cologne Motorcycle Show Relaunch
• [06:58] Modern Success & Financial Headwinds
• [07:41] Looking Ahead: 2026 Models & Future Plans
• [08:24] Final Thoughts & Outro
Video Link: https://youtu.be/gMkAJg2VlmE
Credits and links:
2002 Triumph Bonneville T100 - Peter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODvoLhAZN_U
Triumph Motorcycles Facilities in Bangkok Thailand - Yo Ko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMl28gFwqpw&t=2s
Triumph, modell Bonneville Harris T140, England, 1986 - Sajab Vintage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udx6Kwbdwto
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