New & Features

See Yamaha’s 125cc V4 at Donington, as ridden by Bill Ivy and Phil Read The event features the MotoGP M1, ridden by eight-time world champion Phil Read and 1977 F750 world champion Steve Baker. The only 2012 UK appearance of the official Yamaha Classic Racing Team will see it bring along no less than 18…

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Parkitt Racing’s mobile rolling road facility will be at CBG’s Big Breakfast Last year’s event saw more than 500 machines turn out to try the Parkitt Racing mobile dyno – and the team will be back again this year, so you can see just how many horses your bike actually pushes out on the back…

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Powder Coat Paint Dissolver It’s an environmentally friendly coating remover that really works quickly by actually dissolving the coating rather than stripping it. It works as long as surface remains wet. Simply immerse parts to be treated in the fluid and remove a few minutes later when the coating changes colour, then rinse residue off…

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In the studio the environment is perfect for creating high quality images, a little different to the norm. It's not only the whole bike either as every machine has many interesting design and engineering elements, or perhaps custom paintwork etc. Ian is an experienced, full-time photographer, but this side of his business only began last…

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Bike meets are thriving Part of the coffee bar circuit in the 1950s and 60s, both motorcyclists’ haunts, the Busy Bee and Cellar, closed in 1970. Nevertheless, a sunny day brought out a good showing of classic and modern machines, with their not-so-new owners enjoying youthful recollections.

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1970 Clymer built, Indian badged Royal Enfield A real rare bird on these shores, this beautiful Clymer built, Indian badged, Royal Enfield. Akin to the Indian Velocettes and Triumphs, Floyd Clymer used an Italjet chassis, with all the best contemporary parts, such as Marzocchi forks and Grimeca brakes. A batch of some 200 Interceptor engines…

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Classic Bike Guide’s on sale! Plus riding a ‘liberated’ Vincent, – you’ll have to buy the mag for more on that one! – an explanation of ‘wet sumping’ and what can be done to minimise it, and we get up close with Pat Rantin’s immaculately converted Sunbeam S7, which currently houses a full race Buell…

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Changes to Concentric improve life and performance You pay for what you get. It’s an old adage which means good quality, longer lasting items cost a little more than cheaper, short life alternatives. Made in England by the company that made them originally – how much better can you get than that? Well, AMAL Carburetters…

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OEM team, left to right: Alec Sharp, Dave Kingfisher and Guy Barley Back to basics – that’s the message from Old Empire Motorcycles’ proprietor Alec Sharp. Fed up with overly complicated motorcycles, Diss, Norfolk based Alec decided to build his own, in fact there will be another nine to follow. Named around olde-worlde aeronautical themes,…

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