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‘Why do we need so many bikes?’

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Sam Hewitt

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26th April 2018

There is an amusing – well the first time you hear it – saying doing the rounds that goes something along these lines: ‘X=Y+1’. If X is the perfect number of bikes, then Y is the number of bikes you currently have. According to the insurance companies, classic motorcycle enthusiasts are more likely than…
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That’s me!

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Sam Hewitt

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20th April 2018

I was so pleased to read the story of the Royal Enfield Interceptor – mine! How happy and pleased can a classic bike owner be, to have an article written about the bike and himself, that accurately tells the story and with excellent photographs as well. This opinion is not only mine, as motorcycling friends…
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Money is no object

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Sam Hewitt

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29th March 2018

Snow will be what we remember about last month… but the sun was shining on me as I got to ride a brand-new Norvin. The bike was a revelation to me. I suffered from total sensory overload – the sound, the attention to detail and the sheer riding experience blew me away. Okay, so it…
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Winter wonderings

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Darren Hendley

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28th February 2018

I’ve been chatting with friends who’ve ridden the latest phenomenon, Ducati’s Panigale V4. Phrases ‘game changer’ and ‘revolutionary’ were banded around. It’s not ‘just’ the 214bhp (in standard, warranty-friendly road trim) V4 MotoGP inspired engine. Hardened racers talked of the near-perfect balance, the counter-rotating crank and one ex-Superbike racer said “It’s the only bike with…
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Christmas classic

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Sam Hewitt

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31st January 2018

Dear CBG I quite agree with the article in the January issue, you just have to pick your days and wear appropriate clothing. Chris Sawdon Love it! A safety Santa! Thanks for sending this in, Chris. Matt More Letters, Opinion, News and Features in the February issue of CBG – on sale now!
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MoT exempt – hurrah! Or is it?

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Sam Hewitt

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24th January 2018

I don’t watch the news any more. It gives me a little more time in the workshop, and to my less-than-academic mind it seems the world is run by sociopaths trying to look after themselves or their mates, at the expense of the rest of us. Have you watched a session in Parliament recently? If…
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Thanks for keeping it real

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Darren Hendley

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13th January 2018

As a recent subscriber I would like to comment that I really enjoyed the December issue. I was particularly impressed by the GPO Bantam story with its good blend of interesting old bikes and social history. I am personally interested in the whole idea of motorcycles as working vehicles – back in the day your…
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Thermals? Check. ‘I’m just popping out, dear’

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Darren Hendley

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22nd December 2017

All that well-intentioned squit last month I wrote about workshop jobs to do? Well, I, er, there’s an issue. You see, as lucky as it is working around bikes, you are constantly reminded just how much fun riding them is, like my friend Martin, above, on his wonderful Guzzi Ambassador. Never mind that the temperature…
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Welcome

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Darren Hendley

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22nd November 2017

Blimey – it’s cold outside. All too quickly, the nights are drawing in and the temperature is dropping like a valve on a botched downshift. So is it time to wrap the bikes up and dream of next spring? Well if you’re like us at CBG, then fewer riding opportunities signal the busiest time of…
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Inclusive

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Darren Hendley

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23rd October 2017

My first car was a Morris Minor. Bought it aged 15, learned how to restore it (badly) and loved it. Lowered, twin carbs and silly seats, I’d drive (badly) all over the country. When it broke I could usually fix it, or at least I could work out what needed fixing. Moggie owners are a…
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