Classic Bike Guide

This biography was sent to me as the author is a British bike enthusiast and used to own Sunrise Cycles, a pre-1960 motorcycle shop; but it seems life had a different path for him. Ending up in some of the nastiest prisons in the US, Jamie Morgan Kane’s story is hard and at times, dark.…

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This helmet is a comfortable and well made – if basic looking – open face helmet. It comes with a long and short visor, though the three poppers can also hold a bubble visor or the like. But, and it’s a big but, it has a Bluetooth 4.1 system built in with stereo speakers and…

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Greg Pullen has come out with a lovely new book, covering a time when there may have been less innovation than the early years of the TT, but was still important to the manufacturers and of course, as a race in the GP championship, to the riders. It shows the constant evolution, tells of the…

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There are models and then there are models. These two examples of a couple of the most legendary British bikes are incredible – seeing them I’m lost for words. The attention to detail, the finish and the sheer size of them are beautiful and would look great in any display case or on any mantelpiece.…

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Words and photography by Matt In just seven years, the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride has grown to be the largest one-day ride in the world. Started in Australia by Mark Hawwa, the idea was for riders to join up on old-style bikes in their finest robes; all in the name of men’s health charities. Since then,…

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Old cars and bikes on the south coast? Dressing up? Why not? Words and photography by Matt I have to say I’m not one to lavish the upper classes with praise in general, but boy, does the Duke of Richmond know how to put on a good show – the Revival, now in its 21st…

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A festival of old school-style choppers turns out to be one of the friendliest, most laid-back events of the year Words and photography Matt I love Choppers; their strange looks and daring to be different: but they are not my thing, I’ll admit. But what I do like is the work that goes into them,…

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