Classic Bike Guide

Classic at Newark: Kick off!

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd February 2017

Newark was certainly nippy in January, but there was a fine array of hot bikes on show WORDS BY OLIVER HULME PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER DICKINSON Which is best – a winter show or a summer show? While there’s a lot to be said for a day in the sun, inspecting some highly polished creation with…
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Bonham’s Auction: Sold as seen

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd February 2017

WORDS & PHOTOS BY Nolan Woodbury WINTER AND MOTORCYCLING are usually an unfriendly mix, unless you’re positioned within the bright lights of Las Vegas. Warmer? Yes, but only marginally so. A quick scan of the city’s surrounding landscape found snow-covered peaks bordering the valley, courtesy of a recent weather front that cleared out just before…
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NEW FED PRES

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd February 2017

THE FEDERATION OF British Historic Vehicle Clubs has announced its new president and figurehead: Lord Steel of Aikwood, aka David Steel. The FBHVC is formed of 540 member clubs and trade supporters and exists to maintain the freedom of its members to use historic vehicles on UK roads. Lord Steel has been a stalwart supporter…
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WHO KNOWS THE NORTONS?

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd February 2017

THE NORTON OWNERS’ CLUB would like to find the descendants of James Lansdowne Norton himself, the Birmingham founder of one of the greatest names in British motorcycle history. The club’s vice-chairman, Barry Owen, is leading the search. “We’ve visited James Norton’s grave in Lodge Hill Cemetery in Birmingham and would like to arrange some restoration…
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Sophisticated single: BMW R35

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd February 2017

A prewar package of beauty, economy and efficiency BMW launched ITS first motorcycle in 1923, the shaft-driven R32 494cc sidevalve flat twin, the basis of the now instantly recognisable Boxer engine. The company’s solid, reliable twins have certainly stood the test of time, with a plethora of models and variants in different guises, but BMW’s…
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Familiar four

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd February 2017

In the past, this was the future… WORDS AND PHOTOS BY Oliver Hulme WHEN HONDA UNVEILED their CB750 four in 1969, the Superbike was born. In a world where a big bike mostly meant a high capacity pushrod twin, the CB750 was so far ahead of the game that it sent the British motorcycle industry…
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Showing off again

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd February 2017

“HAVE YOU SEEN the Enfield? The one outside?” “No.” “It’s just your kind of bike. Really is. Here…” the kind guy thrusts his cell phone at me and shows me a tiny, dark, out of focus photo of a bike. It may be black, but it’s hard to tell. “But the price is ridiculous. You’d…
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Ariel Huntmaster: Ariel’s bigger twin

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Sam Hewitt

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10th February 2017

A 650 twin was eventually added to Ariel’s line-up, using most of a BSA engine to power it. They make for interesting rebuilds WORDS BY ROB DAVIES PHOTOS BY ROB DAVIES AND DOUG WALKER A few weeks ago I had the good fortune to be invited along to one of the oldest established motorcycle clubs…
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World domination: We really have got something to thank the Yanks for…

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Sam Hewitt

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10th February 2017

Words and photos by Phillip Tooth We have a lot to thank the Yanks for. There’s the Big Mac, the King Size bed, the XXL T-shirt… and the Norton Dominator 99. America is where size matters and big is better. Norton jumped on the vertical twin cavalcade in 1948 with the 500cc Model 7 Dominator,…
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Gold rush

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd February 2017

Updating an icon can be a risky business. It’s all too easy to throw the baby out with the bathwater, or produce a pastiche instead of an improvement. But if you want the best, you may have to build it yourself… WORDS BY Rowena Hoseason PHOTOS BY Chris Dickinson When bsa first built this bike,…
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