Classic Bike Guide

Norvin Nirvana

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Sam Hewitt

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10th April 2018

Evolution is inevitable, which is why modern bikes often look the same, feel the same and handle similarly. But back in the Fifties the British bike industry was still evolving, with some manufacturers better at chassis design, while others had more engine know-how, hence some great, and some not so great specials. One of…
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Classic racers flock to Chimay

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Sam Hewitt

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7th April 2018

CHIMAY IN BELGIUM is well known for its Trappist beer, cheese and castle. This July it will once again be the home to classic motorcycle racing. Located a few kilometres from the French border, the circuit of Chimay has been established since 1926 as one of continental Europe’s most prestigious routes. The road circuit…
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1980 Moto Guzzi V50 MK2

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Sam Hewitt

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4th April 2018

I bought my first Moto Guzzi V50 in 1989, from a bloke who kept it in a lock-up off a dark, dank alleyway in the backstreets of Croydon.
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GO NORTH FOR A CLASSIC TRIP

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Sam Hewitt

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1st April 2018

THE BRITISH ISLES’ most northerly classic vehicle show is coming. The Shetland Classic Motor Show is a biannual event and is held this year on June 2/3, with other classic events taking place around the show date. Shetland has an ever-growing number of classic vehicles, collected and lovingly restored by their enthusiastic owners. The results…
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April 2018

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Sam Hewitt

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29th March 2018

From the archive A collection of British bikes, in New York. BSA Super Rocket special CBG finds a BSA special and its wonderful owner, Ray Loxton. Subscribe! Get your favourite magazine delivered from just £20 for six months. Bargain! News John McGuinness riding a Norton at the TT and many other goings-on in our world.…
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Money is no object

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Sam Hewitt

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29th March 2018

Snow will be what we remember about last month… but the sun was shining on me as I got to ride a brand-new Norvin. The bike was a revelation to me. I suffered from total sensory overload – the sound, the attention to detail and the sheer riding experience blew me away. Okay, so it…
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Yamaha RD350

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Sam Hewitt

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28th March 2018

Yamaha probably didn’t have an inkling of what it had started at the end of the 1960s when it began drafting plans for a new range of two-stroke twins. 1967 had seen the company launch its first horizontally split crankcase twin with the 350 YR1. So successful was the bike that it formed the…
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MORE WHITE HELMETS TIGERS BREAK COVER

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Darren Hendley

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28th March 2018

IF YOU MISSED out on buying an ex-White Helmets Display Team Triumph Tiger at the recent sale of the team’s assets, do not despair. Bonhams sale on April 22 at Staffordshire County Showground will see five more of the L F Harris-built Tiger 750s go under the hammer. The sale will also see an ex-Edinburgh…
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Trophy for friends of Terriers and Cubs

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Darren Hendley

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21st March 2018

THE TRIUMPH TERRIER and Tiger Cub Club have inaugurated an award to be presented each year in perpetuity to an individual or organisation considered to have contributed most to the furtherance of the interests of owners, restoration of existing examples and the preservation of the marque in general. A trophy made and contributed by a…
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READ: British Bulldog Built By Fred, Not Bob

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Darren Hendley

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21st March 2018

Nowadays the term ‘Bobber’ has become as ubiquitous as café racer or street tracker, with manufacturers jumping on a potentially profitable bandwagon.
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