Classic Bike Guide
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MUSEUM PIECES
IT’S NOT EVERY DAY that you can take to the road on such exotica as a Brough Superior or Norton Rotary F1. But if you’re a member of the National Motorcycle Museum Friends scheme you could get that chance. A recent Classic Bike Tour Day saw museum Friends take up the opportunity to ride some…
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LONELY HEARTS CLUB
INSURANCE BROKER CAROLE NASH has been helping like-minded bikers share their love of motorcycles with their #BikerBuddy campaign. The campaign was launched after Carole Nash commissioned research which revealed many bikers, especially those getting older, were finding it tricky to meet people to ride with. The initiative saw hundreds of motorcyclists share a quick description…
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Open for Norton
NORTON SPECIALIST NORVIL’S holding an open day and mini autojumble on Saturday, July 22 from 10am-4pm at their premises in Burntwood, between Lichfield and Cannock. Norvil’s customer counter is usually only open by appointment, so this is an opportunity to pop in and look around – and aficionados can speak to Norton guru Les Emery…
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Tribute Twin
What’s this? Did BSA build a previously undiscovered prototype cammy A10? WORDS AND PHOTOS BY PAUL MILES KAWASAKI’S MILLENNIAL W650 parallel twin has deservedly carved out a niche in the marketplace as a go-to, easy to live with retro-styled machine. The long-stroke 72 x 80mm 676cc air-cooled motor is very much of classic proportions, the…
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Real or replica?
FROM THE ARCHIVES The final version of BSA’s pre-unit 650 twin was so good that people have been recreating the things ever since Small Heath stopped building them IF THERE WAS an award for the most widely faked classic motorcycle in the world, then BSA’s Rocket Gold Star would be a strong contender. BSA only…
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Vee time too
ALL OF A SUDDEN – and it always somehow comes as a complete surprise – the clocks spring forward and winter’s gone. You can perform physics as well as I can, and we both know that the clock shift has no effect on the weather. Come along now, it can’t. But it does. No sooner…
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May 2017
[su_note note_color=”#c0142b” text_color=”#ffffff”]Current issue: May 2017 – Next issue: June 2017 (on sale: May 31)[/su_note] RIDING LIFE News, much of it. New oil can and even more excitement. Also a report on a super Scottish show SUBSCRIBE! Save a little money, get the magazine a little early. Thrills beyond imagination. Hopefully EARLY WARNING Get ready for the Beezumph…
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IN THE MAY 2017 ISSUE
Classic & Custom: MINDFUL THAT MARCH in Scotland can mean ice, blizzards, floods or brilliant sunshine, the Scottish Motorcycle Show is now mainly contained in three large, heated halls. Thankfully this year’s show broke recent tradition with uncharacteristically mild weather and no snow. As a result the stunt shows and bike fire-ups were very well…
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Strife on an auction wave!
After a bike? Fancy a fun day out kicking tyres? Try visiting an auction: fun for all the family WORDS BY Oliver Hulme PICTURES BY Christopher Dickinson and Bonhams THANKS TO Jonathan Hoare for the headline YOU’VE DECIDED THAT you want to buy or sell a classic bike, but where do you start? If you…
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Dressing up
Summer’s approaching. Time to sort out new waterproofs… WORDS BY OLIVER HULME SUMMER IS COMING, and anyone who rides all year round will know the uncomfortable feeling of sweat trickling down their back and the smell well-worn all-weather gear acquires after a long ride on a hot summer day. Most people will shed layers to…
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