Sam Hewitt
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Money doesn’t buy happiness good advice
Like you say in Classic Bike Guide’s July editorial, not everyone has £10,000 for a bike – I never have. I would guess my collection of sometimes running semi-wrecks (although I don’t include my Honda VT500 Ascot in that definition, it being my one shiny-ish bike) might bring £3000 at a push, with the right…
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Constellation gearbox mods
I found reading about the Royal Enfield (Constellation) on page 36 of the June issue of Classic Bike Guide very interesting. It reminded me of when my two boys and I rode Enfield bullets in trials and wrestled with the awful gear change of the Albion gearbox where in the end, in frustration, I tore…
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Laverda 750SF/SFC
Words by Oli Hulme Photography by Matt and Mortons archive THE NAMING OF motorcycles usually follows a series of conventions. There’s the racing links – Bonneville, Le Mans and Montjuic. There are names that are supposed to represent the machine and rider’s vision – Dominator, Thunderbolt or Fireblade. And there’s those with seemingly random collections…
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Triumph TRW
Words by Oli Hulme PHOTOGRAPHY by Gary Chapman Triumph’s TRW military twin is a motorcycle that is adored by owners and respected by most experts. It’s a motorcycle you couldn’t buy when it was new, with its origins in an ill-tempered spat between two rivals and stayed in production largely unchanged for 17 years. Triumph…
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VMCC Festival of 1000 bikes
For one weekend in July, Mallory Park circuit is the scene of classic bikes from all decades being ridden hard! Words and photography by Matt I now know why so many have waxed lyrical about the smell of Castrol R. This early castor oil-based lubricant not only led to many advances for the internal combustion…
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Cleaning up with a cordless
LIKE MOST MOTORCYCLISTS I like to give my steeds an occasional wash, but I have a problem or two with that. I have no garden or attached garage and no parking outside, so there’s no way to hook up a hosepipe. I keep my bikes in a lock-up that has no water supply or mains…
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Prescott Bike Festivaland Hill Climb
Words and Pictures by Oli PRESCOTT IS A stunning venue for a festival of motorcycling. No soggy field or echoing agricultural shed this, but rather the home of the Bugatti Trust, set in the wooded acres of a Cotswold estate, sheltered from the very worst weather an English summer can provide. And there’s a fabulous…
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Yamaha RD400
Words by Oli Hulme Photography by Gary Chapman CLASSIC MOTORCYCLING HAS at its heart a whiff of nostalgia. For those lucky enough to be running a Yamaha RD400 twin, that whiff is one of two-stroke oil, Brut 33,bags of chips at the market square heroes Grand Prix on a Friday night, and 10 John Player…
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Cezeta goes electric
A COLD WAR ERA scooter has been reborn with a new electric powerplant. The curious-looking Cezeta debuted in 1957 with a long front section terminating in a low headlight. The Cezeta looked like nothing else on earth and was affectionately dubbed “The Pig”. It stayed in production for seven years and 120,000 were built. The…
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Living on the edge in Herefordshire
THE NAVIGATIONAL TRIAL Herefordshire on the Edge attracted 92 entries on classic machines, ranging from the 1920s through to the 1990s. This event, organised by the Herefordshire section of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club, provided its usual challenge to riders and machines, with unscheduled heavy rain adding to the difficulties. There were some wonderful performances,…
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