Classic Bike Guide
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September 2017
004 From the archive We take you back to the golden time, Earls Court motorcycle show, 1960 008 Riding life A brand-new flat-tank, Foggy hurts himself sliding and you can win ‘On Any Sunday’. What more do you want? 010 Subscribe! Save money and bask in the knowledge you get it delivered, for free, before anyone can get…
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Flash of Lightning
In 1949 Vincent-HRD was having a hard time. Postwar, many companies were struggling with export expectations, meaning the domestic market supply suffered and material supply shortages were common. Vincent may have claimed to produce the world’s fastest motorcycle, but the banks took a long look at the accounts and decided they didn’t add up to…
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Cheltenham Festival of Bikes September 24, 2017
If you enjoy the Revolt show at the beginning of the month, try or like anything a little different, get yourself to the Centaur main hall at Cheltenham Racecourse, GL50 4SH. For one day only there promises to be over 100 unique bikes on show, with bikes from both professional and home builders.…
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Age knows no barrier
As you may have read last month, Frank Westworth has now stepped away from creating Classic Bike Guide. Rumours that decades of perfecting the skill of kicking over his trusty steeds taking its toll, are greatly exaggerated. But fear not, our Frank will still be contributing to CBG every month with his always entertaining…
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A brand-new flat tank?
Italian bike firm, The Black Douglas Motorcycle Company, has released details of a remarkable new bike range, the Sterling. Made in both 125cc and 250cc variants, the Sterling is hand made, with a rigid steel cradle frame, two gallon (nine litre) aluminium flat tank and girder forks. This curiosity has details everywhere, from carefully routed…
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Rickman CR900
EVEN THE MOST dedicated fan of big mid-Seventies Japanese four-stroke bikes will admit that often the handling isn’t up to much, with frames and brakes wildly outperformed by the engine. But even back in the day, the dedicated speed freak could find alternative ways of getting around corners safely – and crucially – fast. Most…
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Three cylinders good
FRANK MELLING’S VIEWS were definitely a different slant on the 750 BSA-Triumph triple and, while thought provoking and informative, the article was also bizarrely negative. The collapse of the British bike industry is tragic and well documented. To suggest that the Rocket 3 / Trident should shoulder some of the blame is certainly controversial. I…
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Built to sprint
One rather special Triumph Tiger Cub. A conversation between CBG’s Rob Davies and Chris Davies (no relation). As I stood outside Chris Davies’ garage, I could hear and feel the sound of soft thunder coming from inside; a sound that gently vibrated the side wall. And I knew straight away that the throaty roar came…
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Vee Deluxe
Luxury and speed for the discriminating motorist There’s a certain risk for those who reside at the top, for fame is often fleeting. Yet the ‘Rolls-Royce of motorcycles’ remains high on many motorcyclists’ wish-list, almost a hundred years after the first Brough Superior took flight. Write a roster of supersportsters, racers and other exotica to…
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Past times present
A very special bike gets a new lease of life In this day and age the chances of stumbling across a forgotten gem of a motorcycle are few and far between. Almost all machines ‘of a certain age’ have a guardian or two keeping a watchful eye on their whereabouts, even if that isn’t the…
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