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  • Road Test: Matchless 250 G2CSR

    Road Test: Matchless 250 G2CSR

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    Matchless 250 G2CSR I am prejudiced. I have a deep affection for the majority of motorcycles, but don’t like BSA C10s, the Norman Nippy, Clubman’s Goldies and AJS and Matchless so-called lightweight singles; I have a prejudice against them, every one. Love the traditional Plumstead singles and had a heavyweight Matchless G80S that went all…

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  • Road Test: Matchless 250 G2CSR

    Road Test: Matchless 250 G2CSR

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    Matchless 250 G2CSR I am prejudiced. I have a deep affection for the majority of motorcycles, but don’t like BSA C10s, the Norman Nippy, Clubman’s Goldies and AJS and Matchless so-called lightweight singles; I have a prejudice against them, every one. Love the traditional Plumstead singles and had a heavyweight Matchless G80S that went all…

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  • The London to Edinburgh Run, 1914

    The London to Edinburgh Run, 1914

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    The competitor in question was the passenger in the outfit of a four-cylinder Henderson and said: “From the beginning we were out to win the cup for, without doubt, we had a machine the qualities of which to withstand the shocks and general wear and tear of a long run were legion. Its four-cylinder engine…

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  • Classic Bike Guide on sale now – June 2014

    Classic Bike Guide on sale now – June 2014

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    New Classic Bike Guide on sale! • Editor's intro Gary Pinchin sets the scene • Archive London to Edinburgh Run LIVE2RIDE • Stafford show Fans flock to meet Surtees • Mallory Bonanza McG, Ago and Coop headline • Ashford show Read launches his new book •  Event guide French cafe racer festival •  Book Guide…

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  • Bike Shed correction!

    Bike Shed correction!

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    “We know that everyone expects the next show to be bigger and better, so we thought we had better oblige – but to make it really great we hope that you will all come back on board again,” said Dutch, one of the Bike Shed organisers. “The big news is that we are moving to…

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  • Road Test: Royal Enfield J2

    Road Test: Royal Enfield J2

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    1950 Royal Enfield J2 The company was the first to offer what we recognise as conventional swinging arm rear suspension on its production models. And when the very competitive world of one-day trials was supported by the big factories in the early 50s, it was Royal Enfield who swam against the stream of convention and…

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  • Road Test: Royal Enfield J2

    Road Test: Royal Enfield J2

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    1950 Royal Enfield J2 The company was the first to offer what we recognise as conventional swinging arm rear suspension on its production models. And when the very competitive world of one-day trials was supported by the big factories in the early 50s, it was Royal Enfield who swam against the stream of convention and…

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  • Road Test: Royal Enfield J2

    Road Test: Royal Enfield J2

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    1950 Royal Enfield J2 The company was the first to offer what we recognise as conventional swinging arm rear suspension on its production models. And when the very competitive world of one-day trials was supported by the big factories in the early 50s, it was Royal Enfield who swam against the stream of convention and…

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  • Forever Two Wheels digital edition

    Forever Two Wheels digital edition

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    Digital version announced! Forever Two Wheels is the new one-off, recently launched 132-page publication from the publisher of Classic Bike Guide that celebrates the hand-built customised motorcycle and the new generation of bike builders embracing this new culture. With all of these added extras, the customisation doesn’t end with the pages of the bookazine… the…

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  • Forever Two Wheels

    Forever Two Wheels

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    FTW! bookazine on sale now! Tired of bland, over-complex, over-expensive modern production motorcycles, bikers are going back to the roots of the two-wheel lifestyle by taking old machines, stripping away the unwanted parts and producing light, fast hot-rod custom motorcycles in the ethos of the 1960s Rockers’ café racers and the American street trackers. Bikes…

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