Classic Bike Guide

Two days of speed as the Prescott bike fest grows

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Sam Hewitt

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14th February 2018

PRESCOTT BIKE FEST is to be held over two days for the first time this year. The popular, family-friendly event will return to the Gloucestershire hills on April 14-15 and will once again boast a brilliantly diverse range of machinery. Track action is being kept for the Sunday, while Saturday gives visitors the chance to…
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Thruxton and Street deals roll over

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Sam Hewitt

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14th February 2018

TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES IS continuing its offer of a complimentary track racer kit worth £1950 on all purchases of the Thruxton R. This striking additional extra includes a café racer fairing, fender removal kit, brushed stainless steel slip-ons, front and rear short-stem LED indicators, leather tank strap and grey diamond knurl handlebar grips. A £500 personalisation…
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Buying guide: Honda CL350

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Sam Hewitt

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14th February 2018

This US-only Honda 350 may not be great off-road, but it’s good-looking, reliable and costs a fraction of an equivalent British scrambler Words by Oliver Hulme BETWEEN 1968 and 1973 Honda sold more 350 four-stroke twins than the British motorcycle industry’s entire production over the same period and a third of those sales were of…
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Welsh road racing to return

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Sam Hewitt

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7th February 2018

MOTORCYCLE RACING IS to return to Eppynt Road Race Circuit near Sennybridge in Wales, 65 years after the mountain roads last saw a racing wheel turn in anger. The Eppynt circuit, last used in 1953, will be re-opened for racing from August 3-5 with full range of classes up to Superstock. The revival has been…
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Going Dutch – a Gold Star for Bart

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Sam Hewitt

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7th February 2018

BART MAATJE FROM the Netherlands has collected the 1960 BSA DBD34 Gold Star he won in the National Motorcycle Museum summer raffle. Bart already rides a Honda VTR1000 Firestorm but the Goldie will be his first classic bike. Bart purchased the first prize winning ticket from the museum shop while visiting the UK last year.…
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Events and Shows: Salon Moto Légende

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Sam Hewitt

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7th February 2018

Whether it’s eating roasted chestnuts on the bridge by Notre Dame Cathedral or seeing the Mona Lisa in the Louvre, there are lots of reasons to visit Paris in late November. But for the last 20 years classic bike enthusiasts have been making their winter pilgrimage to the city of love for only one reason.…
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Christmas classic

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Sam Hewitt

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31st January 2018

Dear CBG I quite agree with the article in the January issue, you just have to pick your days and wear appropriate clothing. Chris Sawdon Love it! A safety Santa! Thanks for sending this in, Chris. Matt More Letters, Opinion, News and Features in the February issue of CBG – on sale now!
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Chilly greetings from the Mortons archive!

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Sam Hewitt

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24th January 2018

While most of our bikes are safely tucked away, we trawled through the archives to find some braver (or crazier) souls from days gone by… For more great archive images see the February issue of CBG – on sale now!
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Friends get to ride Broughs and Beezas

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Sam Hewitt

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24th January 2018

THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM has announced the first details of its 2018 programme of Friends Scheme activities. Members of the scheme can take part in Classic Bike Tours, Ride a Classic Days and Workshop Training Days. The first of these dates for 2018 is a Museum Workshop Training Day on Saturday, February 24 which will…
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MoT exempt – hurrah! Or is it?

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Sam Hewitt

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24th January 2018

I don’t watch the news any more. It gives me a little more time in the workshop, and to my less-than-academic mind it seems the world is run by sociopaths trying to look after themselves or their mates, at the expense of the rest of us. Have you watched a session in Parliament recently? If…
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