Classic Bike Guide
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SLIGHT STARS AT STAFFORD
KIWI RACER AARON SLIGHT – undoubtedly the best rider never to win the World Superbike title – will be guest of honour at the 24th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show over the weekend of October 14-15 at Staffordshire County Showground. As fast and smooth on the track as he was flamboyant and controversial off…
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British ultrasonics can clean up
ULTRASONIC CLEANING is flavour of the month when it comes to restoring motorcycle parts, especially with carburettors affected by the current use of additives and ethanol in petrol. Few methods rival the use of ultrasonics for the thorough cleaning of engine parts, especially when replacement parts aren’t easy to come by. Engines are prone to…
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CLASSICS IN CORNWALL
NORTH CORNWALL MOTORCYCLES has just relocated to swish new premises, situated slap-bang in surfer heaven on the Atlantic coast. It’s the perfect place to stop by for a brew – especially as the all-new Kick Start café alongside the showroom also serves a brilliant all-day breakfast. NCM has been trading for the last quarter century,…
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Museum goes live with Foggy and fast Freddie
THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM is holding its fourth annual LIVE open day in November when there is a chance to visit the museum collection free of charge. The day includes an indoor autojumble and trade area, meet the experts sessions, plus the Museum LIVE race bike start-up feature. There’s also a Stars on Stage feature…
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SWM Gran turismo
A charming motorcycle The composition of SWM’s Gran Turismo may reflect current globalisation trends, but it’s a decent bike to ride WORDS & PICTURES BY OLIVER HULME Ever since the 1970s there have been regular calls from classic motorcycle buyers for a new, simple, straightforward motorcycle to use rather than a flood of whizzy hi-tech…
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Triple fantastic
The inside story of how Triumph’s experimental department built a Superbike for sixpence, and accidentally created the most famous production racer of all time To understand the fame accrued by what, in the final analysis, is only a modified street motorcycle, it is important to remember just how important production racing was in the late…
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Run for the sun!
There’s now another excellent reason to head west this summer – as if the Cornish pasties, rip-snorting roads and beautiful beaches weren’t already enough to tempt you… North Cornwall Motorcycles has just relocated to swish new premises on the outskirts of Bude, situated slap-bang in surfer heaven on the Atlantic coast. It’s the perfect place…
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Classic Bike Guide July 2017
RIDING LIFE Not a lot of news this time – not because there is none but because we ran out of room SUBSCRIBE! Save a little money, get the magazine a little early. Thrills beyond dreams. Hopefully KEMPTON PARK SHOW Racy stuff at the racetrack BOOKS! More meaty than a magazine. Read on MOTO GUZZI…
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One man’s mate
PART OF THE endless entertainment of a magazine editor’s life is the steady drizzle of complaints. No no; this is not a plea for sympathy – this particular editor enjoys all comment, whether it’s positive and agreeable or the other thing. To provide a little perspective, on CBG there are maybe ten positives to every…
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Sports 750s
GUZZI’S 750 SPORT V-twins combine the leaping stance of a greyhound with serious mechanical bravado. Their muscular mix has always been extremely attractive on paper, but a ride on one will deepen your perspective. Thin-waisted, the shaftie drops its seat to under 30in when rocked off the stand, making it easy to sit astride. Two…
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