Classic Bike Guide

THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd February 2017

CBG HAS BEEN my chosen motorcycle read almost from its first issue. It always holds my interest and I like your way of keeping it fresh by slipping in articles about modern retro bikes and readers’ specials and customs. Like many of my fellow readers, age and its problems have curtailed my riding of large,…
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Silent sophistication

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd February 2017

Effortless efficiency (and it’s even affordable) PHOTOS BY Joe Dick IN THE PAST 40 years, Jack has always owned at least one Gold Wing. He started out with a GL1000 in 1977 and, as you might imagine, he’s owned quite a few since then alongside many other types of motorcycle. But there’s something about the…
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That Brough, at Bristol

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2017

The Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show always hosts some of Britain’s best classic bikes. This year there’s something extra-special on display at the Royal Bath and West Showground THE COMBINATION OF TE Lawrence and Brough Superior has to be among the most famous partnerships in motorcycling history, and it’s one that will be celebrated…
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Classics at Kempton: Off-road & racing

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2017

WORDS BY Ieish Gamah PHOTOS BY Ieish Gamah & maurocarrarophotography.com AMONG THE MANY enjoyable aspects of owning, riding and fettling motorcycles, meandering around bike jumbles and shows gives the rider/restorer two opportunities: to secure parts or inspiration for future projects or the next purchase. The Southern Classic Shows at Kempton Park combine both activities and…
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RACE ROCK ’N’ RIDE RETURNS

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2017

MAKE A DATE for the weekend of May 20/21, 2017, when Race, Rock ’n’ Ride lets rip once again at Santa Pod Raceway. This full-on festival of two-wheeled speed will be an official round of the ACU National Drag Bike championships, which means there will be a whole host of bikes of all shapes and…
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Sleek, subtle special endurance without compromise

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2017

In 1973, BMW attempted to shake off the firm’s boring image by launching the R90S.
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Leak-free legend

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2017

The replica racer that gives triple thrills without tantrums WORDS & PHOTOS BY Marion Thirsk IN 1971 DAVID BOWIE wrote Moonage Daydream and sang ‘Put your ray gun to my head’. It’s almost certain that he wasn’t influenced by the distinctive silencers on Triumph’s legendary three-cylinder racer, but that must have been how the competition…
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Lively Laverda

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2017

Power and speed with rock steady handling WORDS & PHOTOS BY Marion Thirsk LAVERDA HAD ITS ORIGINS in rugged tractors and combine harvesters, so it’s little wonder that their motorcycles are equally well engineered. Solid, reliable, durable and dependable, with top quality components, Laverda’s twins and triples exhibit the same design strengths as their agricultural…
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Questions of taste

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Sam Hewitt

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25th January 2017

Here’s a simple question for you. Are you a crazy customiser or are you a stock bike stalwart? I bet you’re neither. I bet that you’re somewhere between the two and that exactly where on the dotted line between custom and stock you’d place yourself depends on the bike in question … and on many…
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Triple treat

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd December 2016

The electric-start Triumph Trident offers classic riders a wail of a time WORDS & PHOTOS BY Chris Rooke SEVEN YEARS AFTER the first Triumph T150 triple was launched, its upgraded successor, the T160, came onto the scene. The British bike industry was on life support but somehow Norton-Villiers-Triumph had made more than 200 improvements to…
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