Classic Bike Guide

Classic Bike Guide is a down to earth, practical - and sometimes irreverent - magazine that gets right to the heart of the classic bike world. With a mixture of features, tests, reviews and event reports it is the title that has become a must for the active rider and restorer. Classic Bike Guide magazine - with the biggest and best readers adverts - FREE! Enjoy the digital edition - and save over 50% on the print susbcription price.

Greetings! And thank goodness for old bikes…

Ducati 750cc L-twin engine

Highland Lassie • What better way to have a good garage clear-out than using as many parts as possible to make the perfect ‘exploring Scottish wilderness’ bike! It’s based on a pre-unit Triumph T100 – and as for the rest, you’ll just have to read on...

We've been to Distinguished Gentleman’s ride 2024

We've been to Bike Shed MotoShow • London – May 2024

Puch M125S • There’s much to know about this hard-to-kill bike, including its sheer quality

Fancy a day out? • Not much room for an introduction this month! Whether your tastes lean to hipster dirt racing, cocktails and classics for the well-heeled, gruelling trips across country or just sunny evenings with a hot dog containing meat of dubious origin and a half pint of shandy, all human life is here. Get out and enjoy it!

Old bike mechanics directory • They help keep our old bikes rolling!

YAMAHA RD250LC • They were the answer to the dreams of a generation and, like so many good things, were banned. We bring you a guide to the Yamaha RD250 and 350 LC

Anything to say? • Email || editor@classicbikeguide.com Write to || Classic Bike Guide, PO Box 99, Horncastle, Lincolnshire LN9 6LZ

Little boy’s dream • Modifying our bikes has been around since the start. Tom Boisel, from France, sent in photos of his air-cooled Yamaha RD, which used to be his dad’s. It’s modified to show Tom’s skills, but he is still keeping a classic on the road. For more information on Tom, look up custommotorcycle.fr

Looks back at: Triumph TR65 Thunderbird Nifty, thrifty 650? • When is a Tiger not a Tiger? When it’s a Thunderbird. Frank Westworth’s favourite model (well, one of many…)

Matt’s mardle • What is it you really want?

Shaun’s side of things • Shaun Varga looks into Sensible Mods versus Factory Original

LAVERDA 915 SFC RACER TEST • This Laverda takes Italian pedigree and applies Australian ingenuity to create a giant-killer

In the workshop My droopy rear! • This month we redesign the rack for the BMW R100RS – third time lucky

Last-minute workshopping • Just before his marathon, Oli was still finding little jobs to do, like brakes and petrol leaks…

See ya, CBR! • Carbs were the culprit of bad running on the CBR600FV, but how to fix them?

An unfortunate voyage of discovery • Hutch’s Royal Enfield has hidden many dark secrets from him. Now they’ve been uncovered, how’s best to sort it?

Servicing a Harley-Davidson Sportster • New or old, Sportsters are no more complicated than any other bike – they just have their quirks. Oli from Roosters Bike Barn helps us find them

Famous Last Words • Frank’s been off bargain hunting. Again. Will he never learn?