FEATURING IN THIS MONTH’S ISSUE...


8 PURE GOLD
Not everyone could get on with the clubman racing Gold Star
single so, with a bit of prompting from outside, BSA came up
with the Gold Star twin. Jim Reynolds tries one.

38 TRIBSA
Sometimes you just end up with a bike – it wasn’t what you set
out to get but it’s what you came home with. Keith Fryer tells the
tale of the accidental TriBSA.

58 ALTERNATIVE VIEW
In the world of motorcycling there were always those that
rode their own race, did things differently to the mainstream.
Some disappeared without a trace, others like Velocette,
made more of an impact as the GBC finds out.

68 LAST OF THE LINE
From hero to zero with Norton’s final Dominator, the 650SS.
Tim Britton tries it out.

86 END OF TERM
Parting is such sweet sorrow, so it’s said, but often the prospect
of a new relationship is exciting. Biffa says goodbye to the old
Triumph and hello to the new.

88 NEW CLASSIC
Royal Enfield have been producing their classic Bullet
single in one form or another for, well, a long time. Uncle Jim
has a look over the Woodsman variant.


REGULARS

7 BIFFA’S BASEMENT
Work continues, skills are learned, tasks completed and even a little tidying up is put in motion.

16 WE WERE THERE – CBG SHOW
It’s hard to believe that it’s a whole year since CBG was down at the CBG sponsored Andrew Greenwood showat Knebworth.

23 HOW TO…
…dress the part. Lauren Gwynn, yes, THAT Lauren Gwynn, has
a rummage through the motorcycle wardrobe of yesteryear.

28 RESPONSE
Have we been doing it right? Have we been doing it wrong? No matter which way it is you tell us and we’ll print it.

35 MOVING SWIFTLY ON
Keeping that bright white beam at the front end of the bike occupies ourmanin the north this month.

48 WE WERE THERE
We have been out and about now that the warm rain, er, sorry ‘summer’ is here. Though it seemed fine enough for Phil Mather
at the Spirit of the 60s.

51 WE WERE THERE
North, south, east and west, CBG goes where the events are
the best. The Gorgeous Biker Chick does Cairn o’ Mount, and does it well.

54 YOUR CLASSIC
This is the easy bit for us, we simply say “tell us about your
classic and we’ll bung some folding wodge your way.”

76 PLUGS AND LEADS
If it’s happening, happened or going to happen in the old bike world then this is where we put it. Pages and pages of news
and views.

82 PRODUCT REVIEW
What do you need to sort your bike? Will you find it here? Well, if those that make stuff tell us about you will.

84 WE WERE THERE
Ah, Biffa’s ‘home rally’ in more ways than one. Not only is it on
the doorstep but he’s a member of the TOMCC too.

90 FREE ADS
Admit it, this is the first bit you look at, just to see who is selling what and if it will fettle your bike.

110 SUBSCRIBE! SUBSCRIBE!
Everything you need to know to ensure that your copy of CBG lands at your house every month.

117 LOOKING FOR ADVENTURE
Well, here it is, two pages of places to go, events, ride-ins and stuff to do. So, go do it. Ride your bike, meet kindred souls.

120 CLASSIC CLUB GUIDE
They say the old bike world is dead, they say no one’s interested in old bikes… Hah! Wrong! The full list is always on the web through our web page >>

122 CLASSIC BUYING GUIDE
One more from the tortured soul trapped in an artist’s attic, starved of nourishment until he finally comes up with a drawing… OK, so we made that up, mainly because we don’t know how he does it.