Classic Bike helps and inspires enthusiasts to get more from their passion for classic motorcycles. The magazine shares their fascination with motorcycling’s heroic past while also helping them buy, fix and improve the bikes in their shed. Our main areas of content are: - Inspirational and entertaining reads that celebrate the glory of motorcycling, from riding stories that put the reader in the seat of history’s greatest bikes to incredible racing tales - Restoration stories and instructional features that inspire and help people get their tools out and sort out their old bike - In-depth technical features from the most expert and authoritative writers in motorcycling If you share our passion about classic motorcycles from the last century, you'll enjoy reading Classic Bike.
Classic Bike
AN EVENTFUL TIME AHEAD
Murray Walker 1923-2021 • CB pays tribute to the lifelong lover of motorcycle sport – owner of an unmistakable voice loaded with passion and enthusiasm
That’ll be the day • Buddy Holly’s old Ariel gets a fitting resting place in the ’50s star’s home town
CYCLONES SELDOM SEEN
Going into combat with a Cub • Norman Emerson had a bit of a battle on his hands when it came to fixing his ex-French Army Tiger Cub
Family history and a mystery • Chris Allen discovers the heritage of his forebears and gets down to the NUTs and bolts of marque identity
SPECIAL FORCES • Bitzas, customs, specials, call ’em what you will – bikers have been building them for ages. Some are more ‘special’ than others’, though, as the ones shown and described here prove...
YOUR LETTERS
KICKS Without the KICKBACK • Norvins make electrifying café racers – and this one is no exception, especially thanks to the modification that takes the legwork out of starting it
HERVÉ’S WORKSHOP • We enter the engineering enclave where the Norvin’s electric start was conceived and developed
Under STARTER’S ORDERS • Yamaha’s XT500 is a much-loved machine – but, like a Vincent V-twin, it can also be a pig to start. No wonder Hervé Hamon has come up with another of his push-button solutions
LET’S GET XTARTED • The ‘Xtatred’ kit for the XT500 is simple to fit using a few basic tools. Here’s how...
Racing into a new future • Fifty years ago, a visionary editor of Motor Cycle News teamed up with an adventurous circuit boss to launch a new superbike series. It took off to the sound of howling triples and growling twins...
HOW THE FIRST MCN SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP UNFOLDED
Robin Miller • The Grand Prix reporter and Motor Cycle News editor became one of Britain’s most successful businessmen. But it’s his motorcycling days he remembers most fondly
Royal Enfield’s top guns • After an incredible 12 decades in continuous production, Royal Enfield has certainly got something to celebrate. We take a look at some of their oustanding models
‘They will run on. Even long after you’ve gone’ • Bevars Binnie is so attracted to the enduring quality of pre-1930 Royal Enfield V-twins, he has accumulated an enviable collection of them in his New Zealand home
ROYAL ENFIELD, THE EARLY HISTORY: 1851 TO 1930
2021 EVENTS • As the world of classic bike events wakes up again, here’s your guide to this year’s best...
Follow the Elk
Fast and furious
Make it Miller time
The show must go on
Founders keepers
Straight up
Buying, selling, racing, watching
Hell for leather at the Ace
The biggie’s back!
Head for the hill
Smokin’ the castle
Pioneering spirit
Winter wanderland
Untrammelled fun
Enjoy a free day out
MUSEUMS TO VISIT
Now Rick’s in a bit of a fix
1938 990cc AJS Model 38-2A...