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Classic Bike Guide

Jan 01 2020
Magazine

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.

These times they are a’ changing

Percy Tait, 1929-2019

NORTON P92 • Rachael Clegg looks into another Norton that never was. There was also very little Norton…

SPECIFICATION

TEAM WILDCARD BAGS TWO RECORDS

OGRI: EVERYBODY’S FAVOURITE

POST-CHRISTMAS HUDDERSFIELD MARKET JUMBLE

JOIN IN THE US TRIBUTE TO WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE ON TWO WHEELS

CAFÉ KIT WON’T LEAVE YOU FAZED

MOTO MORINI GO RETRO WITH TWIN

WATSONIAN’S CLASSIC COMBOS

Motorcycle Live 2019 • What we liked at the UK’s largest motorcycle show

Products

VELOCETTE MAC • The gentleman’s ride, Velocette’s 350cc MAC can be somewhat demanding, but it is also a very rewarding bike to live with

WHAT IS IT? • A comfortable classic single

SPECIFICATION

THAT CLUTCH THOUGH…?

WHY NOT TRY

Fun in the sun WINTER! • Old bikes don’t need wrapping up for the winter. We spend the day with a brace of ES2s and have a chilly blast

Twin Twins 2020 NORTON ATLAS 650 NOMAD & RANGER • We’ve heard about them and seen the pictures, but what are Norton’s 650 twins like to ride? Alan Cathcart heads to the factory to find out

NORTON ATLAS 650 NOMAD (RANGER) – SPECIFICATION

STEVE COOPER • A little Yamaha tries its best to defeat Steve. Is it a curse of the restorer?

PAUL MILES • Paul debates old bike prices

PAUL D’ORLÉANS • The Italian job Paul heads, starry-eyed, back to the Seventies

The CBG Winter Classic is almost upon us once again • Classic Bike Guide will be at the Winter Classic with special guests on hand for workshop wisdom. Stuck on a restoration? We may be able to help you – come along and see us.

What’s on

TRADE & AUTOJUMBLE

CLUBS

SCOOTER WORLD & MOD RADIO

WIN TICKETS TO THE SHOW!

REMEMBERING Percy • We look back at one of the great unsung heroes of British motorcycling, Percy Tait

Ken Talbot, chairman Triumph Owners’ MCC writes

HONDA CBX 750 • Nestling under the ‘classic’ radar, Honda’s CBX 750 is an Eighties throwback that gives many modern luxuries

HONDA CBX SPEC AND PERFORMANCE

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE • This amazing Indian Junior Scout was once a box of bits – and an incomplete one at that.

How to overhaul a two-stroke oil pump • Why would you use any oil pump of unknown condition?

BENELLI 125 ENDURO • It’s running, but does Maria’s off-roader need surgery to be easier to ride?

In the shed PROJECT NORTON – IT’S BACK! • After months without any love, the ES2 is back on the agenda. But where to start?

REPLACING VALVE SPRINGS • Oli hears a rattle that reveals a broken valve spring

RESTORATION: TRIUMPH TIGER CUB 1963 • We look at the baby Tiger and what a great classic project it can be with the help of the late John and Luise Williams

Ducati Americano • American in Italy

Classic Bike Guide

FRANK WESTWORTH • Famous Last Words Old Triumphs are real Triumphs, the new ones aren’t as good. Discuss…


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 116 Publisher: Mortons Media Group, Ltd Edition: Jan 01 2020

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: December 25, 2019

Formats

OverDrive Magazine

Languages

English

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.

These times they are a’ changing

Percy Tait, 1929-2019

NORTON P92 • Rachael Clegg looks into another Norton that never was. There was also very little Norton…

SPECIFICATION

TEAM WILDCARD BAGS TWO RECORDS

OGRI: EVERYBODY’S FAVOURITE

POST-CHRISTMAS HUDDERSFIELD MARKET JUMBLE

JOIN IN THE US TRIBUTE TO WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE ON TWO WHEELS

CAFÉ KIT WON’T LEAVE YOU FAZED

MOTO MORINI GO RETRO WITH TWIN

WATSONIAN’S CLASSIC COMBOS

Motorcycle Live 2019 • What we liked at the UK’s largest motorcycle show

Products

VELOCETTE MAC • The gentleman’s ride, Velocette’s 350cc MAC can be somewhat demanding, but it is also a very rewarding bike to live with

WHAT IS IT? • A comfortable classic single

SPECIFICATION

THAT CLUTCH THOUGH…?

WHY NOT TRY

Fun in the sun WINTER! • Old bikes don’t need wrapping up for the winter. We spend the day with a brace of ES2s and have a chilly blast

Twin Twins 2020 NORTON ATLAS 650 NOMAD & RANGER • We’ve heard about them and seen the pictures, but what are Norton’s 650 twins like to ride? Alan Cathcart heads to the factory to find out

NORTON ATLAS 650 NOMAD (RANGER) – SPECIFICATION

STEVE COOPER • A little Yamaha tries its best to defeat Steve. Is it a curse of the restorer?

PAUL MILES • Paul debates old bike prices

PAUL D’ORLÉANS • The Italian job Paul heads, starry-eyed, back to the Seventies

The CBG Winter Classic is almost upon us once again • Classic Bike Guide will be at the Winter Classic with special guests on hand for workshop wisdom. Stuck on a restoration? We may be able to help you – come along and see us.

What’s on

TRADE & AUTOJUMBLE

CLUBS

SCOOTER WORLD & MOD RADIO

WIN TICKETS TO THE SHOW!

REMEMBERING Percy • We look back at one of the great unsung heroes of British motorcycling, Percy Tait

Ken Talbot, chairman Triumph Owners’ MCC writes

HONDA CBX 750 • Nestling under the ‘classic’ radar, Honda’s CBX 750 is an Eighties throwback that gives many modern luxuries

HONDA CBX SPEC AND PERFORMANCE

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE • This amazing Indian Junior Scout was once a box of bits – and an incomplete one at that.

How to overhaul a two-stroke oil pump • Why would you use any oil pump of unknown condition?

BENELLI 125 ENDURO • It’s running, but does Maria’s off-roader need surgery to be easier to ride?

In the shed PROJECT NORTON – IT’S BACK! • After months without any love, the ES2 is back on the agenda. But where to start?

REPLACING VALVE SPRINGS • Oli hears a rattle that reveals a broken valve spring

RESTORATION: TRIUMPH TIGER CUB 1963 • We look at the baby Tiger and what a great classic project it can be with the help of the late John and Luise Williams

Ducati Americano • American in Italy

Classic Bike Guide

FRANK WESTWORTH • Famous Last Words Old Triumphs are real Triumphs, the new ones aren’t as good. Discuss…


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