Sam Hewitt

From the Archive: CBG Winter Classic

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Sam Hewitt

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27th May 2020

WORDS & PHOTOS BY Nigel Shuttleworth THE CAROLE NASH CBG Winter Classic kicked off the new year at the Newark Showground in bright sunshine, with lots to see and do and with a large number of visitors. In fact attendance was well up year-on-year, so perhaps it’s a good omen for the rest of the…
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WIN A JUBILEE

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Sam Hewitt

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27th May 2020

THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM has unearthed another astonishing ‘new old stock’ classic for its summer raffle. The bike is a 1977 Triumph T140J Silver Jubilee Bonneville which has never been run or registered and is showing just four miles on the clock. The T140J was created by the Meriden factory to mark the 25th anniversary…
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Show me the money!

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Sam Hewitt

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25th May 2020

I never thought I’d be saying this, but I’m becoming more and more disillusioned with the classic biking scene, and it’s nothing to do with losing the love for all that marvellous old machinery out there. No, it’s just that everything is so increasingly focused on value now. I have been riding bikes since the…
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We’re still all here!

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Sam Hewitt

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20th May 2020

Classic Bike Guide looks at how our trusty old bike specialists and traders are still looking after us and how we can help them, despite coronavirus Words by Oli WITH PRETTY MUCH everything in lockdown we thought we would look into how the classic parts trade is doing. Are we just waiting for all this…
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Timeless Honda Super Cub resurrected

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Sam Hewitt

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19th May 2020

The Honda Super Cub has made a name for itself over the last sixty years as a bulletproof, do-anything machine, most at home on the daily commute, but capable of traversing the globe, too. Since production first began in 1958, Honda has sold over 100 million models in various iterations of style and capacity. To…
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BMW Airhead Twins – The Complete Story

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Sam Hewitt

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17th May 2020

by Phil West When the publishers first told me there was yet another book on BMW airheads coming out, my first thought was: ‘ Oh great, another book on BMWs no one wants’. There’s just too many. However, I was wrong. You see I knew this one was worth a read, as I had the…
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Trio of Brough Superiors, right? Wrong.

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Sam Hewitt

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13th May 2020

Photo: Mortons Archive Three big V-twins, featuring plated petrol tanks and even at a glance a fine specification, with speedometers and lighting sets apparent. Brough Superiors, right? Wrong… At a glance – and to be fair, even a reasonably sustained look – for all intents and purposes, this is a trio of Brough Superiors, posed…
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Ashley Watson Klisham longsleeve top

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Sam Hewitt

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13th May 2020

Ashley Watson makes some cracking bike clothing, which doesn’t look like all the rest. It’s expensive, but you get more than you pay for, as the quality, material and design is better than any other manufacturer out there. And the Klisham jumper is a perfect example. I like white tops, but white tops don’t seem…
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From the Archive: Riding Life – BSA rocket Gold Star

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Sam Hewitt

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12th May 2020

Real or replica? The final version of BSA’s pre-unit 650 twin was so good that people have been recreating the things ever since Small Heath stopped building them WORDS BY Frank Melling PHOTOS BY Carol Melling IF THERE WAS an award for the most widely faked classic motorcycle in the world, then BSA’s Rocket Gold…
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LED headlight bulb

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Sam Hewitt

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10th May 2020

AFTER A FEW scary evening rides on my T140V last year, I resolved to avoid riding it in poor light until I could find some way of improving the old Lucas headlight. At the Bristol Classic Show in February I visited Paul Goff’s stand, gritted my teeth and splashed out £25.95 on one of his…
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