Classic Bike Guide

A COLD WAR ERA scooter has been reborn with a new electric powerplant. The curious-looking Cezeta debuted in 1957 with a long front section terminating in a low headlight. The Cezeta looked like nothing else on earth and was affectionately dubbed “The Pig”. It stayed in production for seven years and 120,000 were built. The…

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THE NAVIGATIONAL TRIAL Herefordshire on the Edge attracted 92 entries on classic machines, ranging from the 1920s through to the 1990s. This event, organised by the Herefordshire section of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club, provided its usual challenge to riders and machines, with unscheduled heavy rain adding to the difficulties. There were some wonderful performances,…

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THOUSANDS OF VISITORS from across Europe are expected at The Carole Nash Eurojumble on September 6/7. The EuroJumble is one of the UK’s biggest bike autojumbles, making it the ideal destination for visitors and traders to buy and sell. Held at Netley Marsh near Southampton, this outdoor event gathers enthusiasts from the UK and from…

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BMW HAVE LAUNCHED an exclusive retro model to mark the 50th anniversary of the /5 series and 50 years of BMW Motorrad production in Berlin Spandau. The machine, dubbed the R nineT /5 has classic lines and an air-cooled engine. When BMW car production increased in the 1960s, production of BMW motorcycles was moved to…

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TWO INTREPID CLASSIC racers from the West Country are heading across the Atlantic to the Bonneville Salt Flats to try and break two land speed records. Team Wildcard is comprised of two shed-based racers, Phil Betty and Miki Sprosen, who will be taking a much-modified early 1960s Triumph T21 350 and a 1971 650cc Triumph…

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THE BORDERS CLASSIC Bike Show in the Welsh Marches is one of the longest established classic shows in the calendar. The show, founded by Jim Reynolds in the mid-1980s, has gone from strength to strength and has the advantage of being in the heart of some of the best biking country in the UK, being…

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AS THIS MAGAZINE arrives on the newsstand, one of the great classic motorcycling mysteries may have been solved. Is a sparkling nut and bolt rebuild better and more valuable than an unrestored bike? Sometimes the old ones really are the best and you don’t want to mess with them. That is the case with this…

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