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The article in CBG August is largely factually correct, other than the writer and, indeed, it would appear the owner, are not aware that for the 1931/32 seasons Ariel made two ranges of bikes with sloping engines. The article is all about the ‘Slopers’ whereas the bike pictured in the article is an ‘Inclined’ model.…

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I read the article about the XT500 enthusiastically because I’ve always had a soft spot for these big two-valve single engines, both in XT and SR forms. On the matter of starting, I found the ‘little window’ in the end of the camshaft all but useless and seldom worked well. The following was much more…

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Having just come back from my wife trying a new Royal Enfield Himalayan for size, we couldn’t believe your editorial piece in the last issue. The seat height is 30 inches and it is just too high for her 5ft 3in. She recently sold her Moto Guzzi Nevada because despite lowering the suspension and seat,…

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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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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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In the 1960s I was the general secretary of the Honda Owners’ Club.

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Hello from New Zealand and thanks for producing the Classic Bike Guide mag. I enjoy reading the articles and find them very interesting. I started riding British bikes at an early age, but as usual, marriage and mortgages meant selling them (reluctantly) for household items. Now I have reached retirement age, I don’t own one,…

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Hello from New Zealand and thanks for producing the Classic Bike Guide mag. I enjoy reading the articles and find them very interesting. I started riding British bikes at an early age, but as usual, marriage and mortgages meant selling them (reluctantly) for household items. Now I have reached retirement age, I don’t own one,…

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