Classic Bike Guide

Then and Now: Red Hunter

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Sam Hewitt

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20th May 2019

Then and Now sees Rachael Clegg test an Ariel 347cc Red Hunter as part of the Davolls motorcycle collection. Here, she compares her notes with those of a contemporary report from 1946. Culture has given Essex its fair share of bad press over the years. In the 1990s there was Birds of a Feather and…
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Mike Hailwood’s Machines: Part 9

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Sam Hewitt

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18th May 2019

In this instalment, we reveal how fate played its hand not only in the career of ‘Mike the Bike’, but also in a much wider context – and with brutal irony – in the building of one motorcycle empire as another collapsed and crumbled. For now though, let’s rewind to 1967, and start at the…
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Buying Guide: BSA Bantam Bushman

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Sam Hewitt

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16th May 2019

Words: Oli PHOTOGRAPHY: Gary Chapman IN THE EARLY 1950s BSA could claim the title of the largest producer of motorcycles in the world – “One in four” went the famous slogan “is a BSA”. The reason for this was partly down to the hard work of the German DKW company, not BSA’s design shop. Its…
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Success for Stratford Autojumble!

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Sam Hewitt

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15th May 2019

May 12 saw the start of the jumble season in Warwickshire with the Stratford Autojumble.
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Suzuki Motorcycles

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Sam Hewitt

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8th May 2019

Another OFFERING from Veloce is this historically interesting Suzuki book. Totally two-stroke and more stinkwheels than you can shake a dipstick at. From commuter machines to factory race bike and from tiddlers to tourers, it’s a damn good read. Covers more Suzukis from 1955 through to 1978 than most of us have ever heard of.…
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Triumphant reading

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Sam Hewitt

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8th May 2019

This is a handy little A5-size book for those interested in unit-twin Triumphs. It is by no means comprehensive, yet covers enough detail to see whether one of the models is for you, what to look for when buying one and how to look after it. Triumph, along with other British manufacturers had a habit…
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Gloves that will have you staying out for the summer

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Sam Hewitt

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8th May 2019

I’ve had these Rayven Air-Pro Gloves for a couple of years now. To me, good gloves are the next most important thing after a crash helmet and I have to admit that I’d always previously been a chunky gauntlet kind of a chap, with my current all-weather chunky gauntlets being a pair of Akitos picked…
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Caliper kits won’t break the bank

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Sam Hewitt

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8th May 2019

One of the irritating things about working on some 1970s motorcycles is the way you have to buy lots of tiny parts individually. When I rebuilt the front brake caliper on my XS650 I had to buy each seal, bit by bit. Given that working brakes are quite an important part of motorcycle ownership, and…
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A pair of Matchless G3s

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Sam Hewitt

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8th May 2019

Hello from New Zealand and thanks for producing the Classic Bike Guide mag. I enjoy reading the articles and find them very interesting. I started riding British bikes at an early age, but as usual, marriage and mortgages meant selling them (reluctantly) for household items. Now I have reached retirement age, I don’t own one,…
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Triumph TR5 Trophy

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Sam Hewitt

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8th May 2019

Take a look at the kind of motorcycles that British manufacturers were turning out in the mid-1930s and you can see why Triumph’s 500cc twin was such a revolutionary design. Words by Oli PHOTOGRAPHY BY GARY CHAPMAN Most 350 and 500cc British motorcycles of the era were singles, mass market machines fitted with side valve…
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