Classic Bike Guide

VAPE to market Powerdynamo range

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Sam Hewitt

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6th November 2018

GERMAN COMPANY POWERDYNAMO GMBH, which designed and marketed bolt-on dynamo and ignition systems for classic motorcycles, has closed its doors after 27 years of service to the classic bike community. Powerdynamo say the closure of the Berlin sales operation has been triggered by the health of its CEO but it does not mean an end…
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CZ secrets

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Sam Hewitt

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4th November 2018

I much enjoyed your in-depth review of the CZ 175 Sport – a solid and reliable little bike. In the article and in the European Bike Guide you say you only need to use the clutch lever to pull away, in fact with a bit of practice you could let the gear lever back slowly…
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THE ROYAL FAMILY – Royal Enfield Interceptor/Continental GT world first ride

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd November 2018

Royal Enfield occupies a unique place in British motorcycling culture. Many once-famous marques have been reborn lately, with varying degrees of success and, just as importantly, varying degrees of authenticity. Take modern-day Triumph Motorcycles Ltd, for example, as opposed to the real classics developed and manufactured by Triumph Engineering Co Ltd. Both species of motorcycle…
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Retros make big splash in Cologne

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd November 2018

COLOGNE’S INTERMOT SHOW showed that manufacturers are continuing to target the classic market with a range of retro models and machines that look to their manufacturer’s past glories. Suzuki made the biggest splash by reviving the Katana name for their latest semi-naked roadster based on the company’s 999cc GSX-S. Revitalised German manufacturer Horex revealed a…
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New owner sought for Métisse Motorcycles

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd November 2018

ONE OF THE best-known names in bespoke British motorcycle manufacturing, Métisse, is on the market. Métisse Motorcycles were originally created and developed in the 1960s by Rickman. Gerry Lisi runs Métisse at his Carswell, Oxfordshire premises and is looking for a buyer as he develops a new Rickman/Métisse museum on the site. Work on the 20,000…
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Your magazine needs you!

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Sam Hewitt

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2nd November 2018

Not often, in fact extremely rarely these days, a moment of clarity hits me and the other week I was bludgeoned with said ability to see ahead. You see, I’d looked forward to the coming Saturday with sheer glee – not because of what was planned, but because there was nothing planned. ‘I can spend…
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NOVEMBER ISSUE ON SALE NOW!

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Sam Hewitt

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1st November 2018

Get your hands on the latest issue of Classic Bike Guide NOW! Here’s what you can expect:
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MORINI 350 Sport/Strada

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Sam Hewitt

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31st October 2018

There were many fine motorcycles launched in the 1970s, but not many as widely respected as the Moto Morini 350 V-twin.
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Kawasaki KH400

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Sam Hewitt

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26th October 2018

After years in its larger brother’s shadow, the KH400 is now becoming sought-after in its own right.
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Scorned, derided and mocked; the Suzuki RE5

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Sam Hewitt

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26th October 2018

Scorned, derided and mocked; little polarises opinion like an RE5. Motorcycle history has never been kind to the losers and never more so than in the case of Suzuki’s oft reviled RE5. It was met with initial enthusiasm then furrowed brows before being written off as the late-20th century’s largest two-wheeled white elephant. And the…
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