1952 BSA B31 We live in a world where complexity, for its own sake, is held as a benefit. One train of thought is ‘if something looks too simple to work, it probably is too
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Road Test: Ariel-JAP special
Ariel-JAP special Warning: Please do not enter this riding for fun zone if you’re offended by a motorcycle built by an eccentric, looks like a backwoods collision between an agricultural unit and a military DR,
Read moreBuying Guide: Ariel 500cc
Ariel 500cc KH twin Ariel’s smooth 500cc KH twin was a Val Page design of the early 50s, the Selly Oak company’s answer to the parallel twin vogue that Triumph started in 1937 and the
Read moreRoad Test: Triumph Bonneville
Triumph Bonneville Unless you’ve lived live in a cave somewhere for years, you’ll know that this is the 50th Anniversary Year of Triumph’s Bonneville. It’s arguably the world’s most iconic motorcycle, a machine that’s been
Read moreEnding a 12 year hurt
The 1973 TT proved it could continue to flourish without the top Grand Prix stars who had vowed never to return to the Island after the death of Morbidelli 125 rider Gilberto Parlotti during the
Read moreRoad Test: BSA Rocket Three
BSA Rocket Three The BSA Rocket 3 is a physically big machine, not that that is a problem for me. Reaching the ground on either side of it is easy enough but at almost 500lb,
Read moreMotorcycle security
Don’t give thieves a chance… Police experts on motorcycle theft told CBG that classic bike theft differs from modern bike theft in a number of ways. Firstly, a lot of the stolen machines are broken
Read moreBuying Guide: Triumph Trophy
Doug’s superb Triumph Trophy Doug Webb has an absolutely stunning Triumph. When first you see it, you could easily dismiss it as a show bike from a chrome plater’s, the whole thing shining from its
Read moreBuying Guide: Norton Navigator
Norton Navigator "There’s a Lotta Torque about Norton” – so went the company’s advertising slogan in the early Seventies, immortalised by the photograph taken at the Ascot Park Flat Track in 1972… Big-muscled parallel twins
Read moreCaff de Dorchester
Bikers arrive at the ball The Busy Bee, the Ace, Johnson’s… 59 Club members certainly get around the local coffee bars. On Tuesday night last week they added yet another to their list. It’s in
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