Classic Bike Guide

MAGNI MV AGUSTA 750S TRIBUTO TEST: Timely Tribute

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Sam Hewitt

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21st June 2019

The names Magni and MV Agusta are well acquainted, but only now are the two united in one bike – the 750S Tributo Moto Magni celebrated its 40th birthday in 2017, but it’s only in the past six years that its small but well equipped factory, run by Giovanni Magni, 59, has started using the…
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Mike Hailwood’s Machines: Part 10

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Sam Hewitt

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19th June 2019

In the final part of Mike Hailwood’s Machines, we look at one of the greatest TT races ever – Hailwood’s Comeback – and how it almost didn’t happen WORDS: RachAel Clegg Photography: Mortons archive/DON MORLEY IT’S SATURDAY, June 3, 1978 and a young man is dispatched to buy a tennis ball and a sponge. It’s…
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THE 77TH GOODWOOD MEMBERS’ MEETING: Hunting, shooting and – racing

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Sam Hewitt

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12th June 2019

Hosting both the Goodwood Revival and Festival of Speed in 2014, the Duke of Richmond decided to stage a more low-key season-opening two-day historic race meeting at the Motor Circuit in March each year, with a cap of ‘just’ 33,000 paying spectators, over the 2.367-mile circuit opened in 1948 by the Duke of Richmond, and…
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Ariel 650 Huntmaster

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Sam Hewitt

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12th June 2019

WORDS BY Oli Hulme ARIEL’S 650CC HUNTMASTER. It’s just a BSA Flash A10 in sensible shoes, right? That’s a common opinion… and it could not be more wrong. Certainly, the engine can use some of the parts from the A10 power plant under its Ariel cases, but the rest of the Huntmaster is all Ariel.…
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Honda CB250K

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Sam Hewitt

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12th June 2019

Words by Oli Photography by Jason Critchell THE BRITISH L-PLATED rider in the late 1960s was not particularly well-served by the world’s motorcycle manufacturers. If you were 17 you wanted a 250 but you were stuck with ageing designs from the Brits like the BSA Starfire or the Triumph 250 Trophy, obscure and complex Italian…
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Motorcycles that matter: 1938 Brough Superior Golden Dream

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Sam Hewitt

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6th June 2019

It’s November 7, 1938 and a sea of hats is flocking to the opening day of the Earls Court Motorcycle and Cycle Show.
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First ever Rickman Day set for Sammy Miller Museum

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Sam Hewitt

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6th June 2019

The first ever Rickman Enthusiasts’ Day will be held in 2019 at the Sammy Miller Museum in Hampshire.
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Security saves bikes and cash

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Sam Hewitt

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5th June 2019

Today you need to be better prepared.
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Record your thrillson the cheap

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Sam Hewitt

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5th June 2019

This action camera is a rip-off of the popular GoPro and I bought it last year as a bike/dash cam.
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Cable kit to check your speed

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Sam Hewitt

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5th June 2019

Emergency control cable repair kits are a useful thing to have in your toolbox or on your bike and usually they are available for clutches and carbs.
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