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  • December's Classic Bike Guide on sale

    December's Classic Bike Guide on sale

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    New CBG on sale • Editor's intro Gary Pinchin sets the scene • Archive Sunbeam singles star in dirt track racing success LIVE2RIDE • Stafford Show Inside the Carole Nash Classic Mechanics show • Gentlemen ride Distinguished hipsters get suited and booted • Japanese café racers Classics in the eye of a storm • Misano…

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  • Sunbeam singles star in dirt track racing success

    Sunbeam singles star in dirt track racing success

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    ­British motorcycle racing success on track and road in the Dutch East Indies – a country now known as Indonesia – was reported in The Motor Cycle on Thursday, December 20, 1923. There was no substance to the text – just a selection of images with short captions. Pic 2 (shown below left) was taken…

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  • VMCC CEO to step down at end of year

    VMCC CEO to step down at end of year

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    VMCC CEO James Hewing to step down He commented: "After nearly a decade in the role I felt it was time to seek a fresh challenge which allowed me to use my experience and skills in a new area. Whilst something of a cliché I am also looking forward to having more weekend time with…

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  • Tangible technical Triumphs

    Tangible technical Triumphs

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    Early Yamaha XS1 The Japanese take on big parallel twins was something of a mixed bag. Despite the successes with two-strokes and air-cooled fours, the lure of the big twin proved too much. Two of the major players developed new versions of the same theme, one carried on with an existing design while the fourth…

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  • Classic Bike Shows set to serve up a winter feast

    Classic Bike Shows set to serve up a winter feast

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    Make a date for your diaries Back by popular demand, the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic takes place on the weekend of January 4-5, and brings together an extensive array of display machines, trade stands and autojumble plots, as well as former track star Marshall – who will be talking to fans and…

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  • New Brough S.S.100 launched!

    New Brough S.S.100 launched!

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    Outrageously attractive Brough… The company's retro-looking bike is a clever mix of and high-tech componentry and visual quirk, enough to attract less conventional motorcycle buyers, folk who want performance and to stand out from the crowd. The bike's been a long time coming and some thought it was just a dream. The company says the…

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  • BSA brake-through

    BSA brake-through

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    Cable operated rear brake on BSA Road Rocket The more you ride older machines, the more you start to value a good rear brake. It seems to play a disproportionate role, not least in providing a decent hold on steep hills where some twin-leading shoe front brakes are of little use. Despite the weight transfer…

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  • November's Classic Bike Guide on sale now!

    November's Classic Bike Guide on sale now!

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    Latest Classic Bike Guide out now • Editor's intro Gary Pinchin sets the scene • Archive Triumph's Broklands Speed Trials reported LIVE2RIDE • Ace Reunion 20th anniversary + The Brighton Burn Up • The Bike Shed II The ultimate custom classic party • Goodwood Revival Bikes play major role in heritage festival ? • Glemseck…

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  • Archive: Triumph’s Brooklands Speed Trials reported

    Archive: Triumph’s Brooklands Speed Trials reported

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    The team which put the Triumph 6/1 through its paces at Brooklands included (left to right); Len Crisp, S Slader (passenger), Tim Robbins, Harry Perrey and RR Holliday (passenger) Tucked away in the bottom corner of an end-of-1933 season Brooklands race report in The Motor Cycle was a much smaller story with the headline: ‘New…

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  • Classic pin-up calendar

    Classic pin-up calendar

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    Louise Limb calendar Louise Limb’s distinctive illustrative style has won her many admirers and she has been a regular contributor to Classic Bike Guide in the past. You'll find her instantly recognisable signature artwork in automotive and motorcycle consumer mags, plus some technical books and humorous paperbacks. The first 100 will be numbered and personally…

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