Classic Bike Guide
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New MoT exemption rules firmed up
THE GOVERNMENT HAS clarified details of what will happen when the new 40-year MoT Exemption is introduced in May 2018. Details of what the words ‘substantially modified’ mean, which is the term used to classify whether a vehicle can be considered exempt, have been firmed up. There has also been a change in the date…
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GPO Bantams
Forever young Teenagers, telegrams & two-strokes Hear the highest revs and see through the haze of blue smoke – it’s the GPO’s finest, disappearing from view, remembering great times gone yet still delivering half a century on. ‘What do you want to do when you grow up?’ It’s a question I was never allowed to…
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Bremen show goes to the TT
THE ISLE OF MAN TT is the focus at one of Europe’s biggest classic vehicle shows in February. The organisers of the Bremen Classic Motorshow are exhibiting a group of 20 British motorcycles never shown together before, from Friday, February 2 to Sunday, February 4, at the Bremen Fair in Germany. The special exhibition entitled…
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Welcome
Blimey – it’s cold outside. All too quickly, the nights are drawing in and the temperature is dropping like a valve on a botched downshift. So is it time to wrap the bikes up and dream of next spring? Well if you’re like us at CBG, then fewer riding opportunities signal the busiest time of…
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December 2017
From the archive We look at the varied life of the BSA Bantam. Telegram Bantam boys! Two of the original telegram boys tell their tales of the days on GPO BSA Bantams. Subscribe! Get your magazine before everyone else and for this month receive one of our great new T-shirts for free! Buying Guide –…
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Getting to know you
Working on your bike can be as satisfying as a good ride, once you know how. We look at how to go through some basic maintenance to make sure your ride on a British bike isn’t a sour one. In our modern world of cars that need for nothing but petrol in between 20,000 mile…
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French sale
There’s a fabulous, eclectic range of machines on offer at Osenat’s sale, at the Salon Moto Legende in Paris, on Saturday, November 25. Ranging from a host of engines – mainly from French machines – through to barn find motorcycles, restored lightweights and having a pair of Vincent Black Shadows as its marquee lots, there’s…
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1973 Kawasaki Z1
Zeds always turn heads Looks, styling, reliability, the Z1 has it all Words & Photos by Marion Thirsk In 1968 Kawasaki was on track with its own 750 when Honda beat it in the race to launch the first true superbike, the CB750. So Kawasaki took some time to beef up the engine, developing…
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Mahindra’s BSA plans could have their mojo working
INDIAN MOTOR GIANT Mahindra, which bought the BSA and Jawa names last year, is to concentrate on the development of larger motorcycles using the two names at the expense of mass-market 50cc and 125cc machines. Mahindra is to reduce the production of small petrol-driven home market bikes in favour of electric versions, while the new…
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Time to join in 79th Pioneer Run
The Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club was founded in 1924 and inaugurated the first Pioneer Run to Brighton in 1930. The next Pioneer Run will be held on Sunday, March 18, 2018, and will be the 79th event. This event attracts the largest gathering of pre-1915 solos, sidecars and tricycles in the world and represents the…
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