New & Features

John McGuinness will be there The ‘Morecombe Missile’ John McGuiness is the Show’s star guest. 19 times a TT winner, McGuinness isn’t just hot stuff on the tarmac. He regularly rides on the dirt to keep fit in the winter and is keen to look around the off-road side of the Show. On the sidecar…

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Classic Bike Guide on sale • Intro Acting Ed's intro • Triumph Speedmaster The most popular of the current Triumph twins is the Touring Speedmaster. Norman Hyde has developed the original a little further; Alan Cathcart rode the result; the Hyde Speedmaster TC • Letters Tell us more of what you think… of bikes, life…

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Ramshox offer rebuildable dampers Enter Ramshox – who as Realm Engineering has over 35 years of experience in the sports automotive industry, and which proved the perfect springboard to develop motorcycle suspension. Ramshox started offering bike suspension components four years ago, and rapidly established itself as a class-leader in its sector using aircraft-spec alloy bodies,…

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Lever sleeves improve winter comfort and control No fun. So much no fun that some riders have been known to tape-up the levers on winter hacks, using gaffer tape for extra grip and some insulation. There is a much more effective, quick and cheap solution, however; lever sleeves… which are available from Wemoto. The sleeves…

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Cuttting through insurance red tape RH Classic Insurance has decided to snip through the red tape and now offers comprehensive agreed value insurance on pre-1991 cherished motorcycles with a value of up to £3000 without requesting a club or independent valuation. For classics worth £3000 to £50,000 RH just needs you to fill out a…

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December’s Classic Bike Guide on sale now • Hello Acting Ed's intro • Triumph T100C The ‘C’ stands for ‘Convertible’, so it does… • Letters Tell us what you think • Moving Swiftly Along Andrew Wilson is aware of many brands • The Stafford Show Simply the best! • BSA Gold Star Many mods make…

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Are you sitting comfortably? This busy family business has been trading since 1990 and specialises in all aspects of motorcycle seat work. The guys there can lower or raise a saddle, make it narrower or wider, add gel pads or memory foam for the ultimate in a comfortable ride; re-shape, re-mould, embroider or re-cover –…

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Royal Enfield range revamp means bargains to be had… Royal Enfield is on target to build 100,000 motorcycles in its Chennai factory this year – production has doubled since 2010, which means the marque has overtaken the likes of Triumph (around 50,000 bikes built per year) and is catching up with BMW (120,000). To celebrate…

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Classic Bike Guide regular Louise Limb’s 2013 calendar is ready… Among its 12 pages the Louise Limb 2013 Classic Pinup Calendar includes images of Isabella Rosellini on a Ducati, Jane Fonda on a Triumph Hurricane and even Greta Garbo on a Brough Superior. It costs £15 including UK postage and each A4 sized calendar comes…

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