Classic Bike Guide

Prescott and Kickback team up

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Sam Hewitt

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20th October 2018

TWO OF THE UK’s most popular motorcycle festivals are set to join forces in 2019 with the announcement the Prescott Bike Festival will now incorporate The Kickback Motorcycle Show – The National Custom Show & Championships. The collaboration will take place at the Gloucestershire hill climb and festival on the weekend of the June…
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HOT BIKES AND NEW RELEASES

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Sam Hewitt

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20th October 2018

THE UK’S BIGGEST bike show, Motorcycle Live, will open its doors at the NEC Birmingham from November 17-25. There will be at least 38 manufacturers displaying the latest machines, including Triumph, Brough Superior, CCM and Norton as well as a host of larger manufacturers from around the world. Expect previews of the latest machines…
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BSA B31 restoration

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Sam Hewitt

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15th October 2018

I love being at the start and finish of a well done restoration, and this build by Tony Clements didn’t disappoint. BSA’s B31 has long been a favourite of mine amongst the long list of desirable Brit bikes to be resurrected – I mean restored – and for Tony it was a special one.…
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Harley-Davidson Sportster: the all-out superbike

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Sam Hewitt

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11th October 2018

It is often overlooked that the Harley-Davidson Sportster started out not as a street rod or style icon
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Postcard from Australia

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Sam Hewitt

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9th October 2018

Postcard from Australia I have the European Bike Guide that came with the June Classic Bike Guide and it’s a splendid publication! In it Oli Hulme invited comments and I have a couple: It doesn’t include Montesa motorbikes although it has Bultaco and Ossa, which are similar. I had a Montesa Scorpion which was a…
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BSA A7 Shooting Star

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Sam Hewitt

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9th October 2018

“A sports machine in the true tradition…the Star Twin has few equals as a machine for sustained high-speed road work”.
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Ducati: Desmoquattro Models

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Sam Hewitt

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9th October 2018

From the 851 to the 1198 Panigale, the four-valve Desmoquattro engine and its successor, the Testastretta, have helped Ducati
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Suzuki T250

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Sam Hewitt

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7th October 2018

Suzuki was the Japanese company that produced the first, true, two-stroke sports 250cc twin. Other manufacturers had made quarter litre, stroker, twins but none had delivered such well thought out, superbly engineered devices. From 1966 through to 1978 Suzuki delivered a series of front line, air-cooled twins with the T20, T250 and GT250. So…
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Off-road show has everything for the dirt

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd October 2018

EUROPE’S LEADING INDOOR off-road event is back for yet another bumper event this November. Not only will the event be showcasing the very latest off-road models and live trials action, once more there will be superb entertainment, including Mini Bike Racing, Quad bikes and Moto Football. The International Dirt Bike Show is held across…
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Indian Scout Bobber: An American bike with proper bobber pedigree?

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Sam Hewitt

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1st October 2018

The original Indian Scout would have been amongst those bikes that created the original bobber style, so what of its 21st century offspring?
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