Classic Bike Guide

Pick a winner

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Sam Hewitt

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20th April 2019

What on earth are these doing here? Well I thought they may be useful when servicing a rifle, but they have proved their weight in gold in the workshop, too. Tight seals are a doddle to remove now, and scratching the years of paint from the frame and engine numbers made me think they were…
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Sealey’s latest catalogue is a must-have

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Sam Hewitt

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19th April 2019

GARAGE EQUIPMENT SPECIALISTS Sealey have launched the latest version of The Tool Catalogue. Their new larger size catalogue contains 1204 pages with 9800 total lines. There are more than 1000 new products and it contains over 2000 consumables. It’s the must-have reference for automotive technicians, engineers, farmers and serious DIY enthusiasts. It also makes good…
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1928 Moto Guzzi Corsa 2V

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Sam Hewitt

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18th April 2019

The C 2V, which means ‘Corsa Due Valvole’ ortwo-valve race bike, was the first Guzzi racing machine, created just seven years after the factory started. And lucky Adam Bolton gets to ride it! Making a trip to Italy to test classic bikes has obvious pleasures, but I assure you that it’s also very hard work!…
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Velocette Venom

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Sam Hewitt

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17th April 2019

Words by Oli Photography Archive/Gary Chapman IF YOU ARE looking for a motorcycle that’s easy to live with, ideal for day-to-day use and can be looked after at home by an owner with a modicum of skill, it could be a Velocette Venom is not for you. The Venom is for those with time on…
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New Retro: What’s the new Royal Enfield like to live with?

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Sam Hewitt

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16th April 2019

A lot has been said about the Interceptor 650. So Oli and Matt try living with one in the UK. What’s it like? Words by Oli and Matt photography by Gary ‘I’ve got man flu’ Chapman Thanks to GV Bikes in Taunton and MotoGB, importer, for the loan bikes. This is a brand-new motorcycle. It’s…
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German Red Indian Scout

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Sam Hewitt

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16th April 2019

Until seven years ago, this Indian Scout had been owned by just one man. But this American was built, and has spent its life, in Germany. PHOTOGRAPHY: Gary Chapman Indian has always been a marque at the very forefront of motorcycle design and technology in the opening decades of the 20th century. Today, Indian is…
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MORE THAN 400 MOTORCYCLES TO BE OFFERED AT BONHAMS’ TWO-DAY STAFFORD SALE

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Andy

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12th April 2019

Bonhams biggest motorcycle auction to date April 27-28.
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Our pick at the Carole Nash Bristol Classic Motorcycle Show

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Sam Hewitt

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10th April 2019

Even snow couldn’t hinder the Bristol show and the South Westalways surprises. Here’s six that caught our eye… Words and Photography by Oliver Hulme Three weeks separated the weekend when the Bath and West Showground was turned into a snow-covered winterscape, postponing the Bristol Classic Motorcycle Show, and the positively spring-like rescheduled event. The later…
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Kickback and enjoy Cotswolds bike fest

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Sam Hewitt

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10th April 2019

PRESCOTT BIKE FESTIVAL returns to the Gloucestershire hills on June 15-16. The festival includes the best in custom builds, race bikes, factory bikes, prototypes, historic and record beating machines. The event features the popular ‘Run the Hill’ where more than 200 members of the public run the historic hill climb course on a range of…
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Eventful times with my BSA C10

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Sam Hewitt

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10th April 2019

A letter by Alan Freke has reminded me of an event with my first motorcycle, a 1954 BSA C10L. It was 1962, I was 16 years old and purchasing my first motor vehicle, a used motorcycle. My mother had suggesteda bike, her parents had travelled around England for many years on a bike and sidecar.…
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