We have a cracking BSA Lightning special in the December issue of Classic Bike Guide magazine as we find out if it really is the perfect Café Racer!
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TIME TO SHOW OFF AT NEWARK
WHEN THE LAST of the Baileys has been drained and the turkey carcass is festering in the food recycling bin, you can comfort yourself with the knowledge that we can all get back to the
Read moreProducts: 34 Years in Hell, by Jamie Morgan Kane
This biography was sent to me as the author is a British bike enthusiast and used to own Sunrise Cycles, a pre-1960 motorcycle shop; but it seems life had a different path for him. Ending
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This helmet is a comfortable and well made – if basic looking – open face helmet. It comes with a long and short visor, though the three poppers can also hold a bubble visor or
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Greg Pullen has come out with a lovely new book, covering a time when there may have been less innovation than the early years of the TT, but was still important to the manufacturers and
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There are models and then there are models. These two examples of a couple of the most legendary British bikes are incredible – seeing them I’m lost for words. The attention to detail, the finish
Read moreDistinguished Gentleman’s Ride
Words and photography by Matt In just seven years, the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride has grown to be the largest one-day ride in the world. Started in Australia by Mark Hawwa, the idea was for riders
Read moreThe Goodwood Revival 2019
Old cars and bikes on the south coast? Dressing up? Why not? Words and photography by Matt I have to say I’m not one to lavish the upper classes with praise in general, but boy,
Read morePercy Tait’s Triumph
The legendary racer, Percy Tait has died aged 90. This is the story of his Triumph in a World Championship Grand Prix.
Read moreThe Trip Out festival
A festival of old school-style choppers turns out to be one of the friendliest, most laid-back events of the year Words and photography Matt I love Choppers; their strange looks and daring to be different:
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