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
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Category: Letters
Thumping good start
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
Read moreMake them so we can ride them!
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
Read moreMoney 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
Read moreConstellation 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
Read moreAn owner’s view of the first days of the Honda CB750/4
In the 1960s I was the general secretary of the Honda Owners’ Club.
Read moreA pair of Matchless G3s
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,
Read moreA pair of Matchless G3s
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,
Read moreGonna get me a Bullet
I’m not as deeply into motorcycles as I once was and I plan to let all subs other than Motorcycle Classics expire, but I check all the Brit mags when I get to Barnes &
Read moreEventful times with my BSA C10
A letter by Alan Freke has reminded me of an event with my first motorcycle, a 1954 BSA C10L. It was 1962, I was 16 years old and purchasing my first motor vehicle, a used
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