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STROLLING THROUGH the magazine section at ASDA, I was stopped in my tracks. I must have stepped through a black hole because I was suddenly 17 years old again. That’s some feat for a magazine.

EXCELLENT COLUMN in the June issue from Paul Miles. When her back was turned, I used to nick my better-half’s Harley Sportster at every opportunity. Yet I couldn’t part with my hard-earned dollars for one

It went like THIS: charge battery (I’ve done this before, see); check for fuel (always helps); free the clutch (it’s a Triumph), switch on and kick. There you have it, a simple routine for starting

The more things change, the more they stay the same, so the saying goes. Which begs this month’s question: ‘are retro bikes good for our hobby?’ As in, should we applaud the pale imitations of

Just in case you needed any proof that it’s not just DOTs I take pics of, here’s one of Kevin Taylor in action at a Herefordshire Classic Trials Club Event. I was searching for something

Ever miss the obvious? You know what I mean sometimes you’re so focused on things the ‘obvious’ can pass you by for a while until a casual comment from someone helps you see the light.

I COMPARED THE Triumph Speed Twin in the June issue of CBG with two photos of a machine my son-in-law bought. It seemed to be a similar machine apart from the engine, which is a

A common grumble is that magazines like this one… okay, exactly this one… don’t carry enough technical stories. I never argue, not least because I always enjoy reading them. Another common grumble is that magazines

Dear Malc I was interested to see your reference to Malcolme Tunstall in your Welcome column in issue 179. In the early 90s, I think that it may have been 1991, I visited Daytona as

A long-awaited strip-down for repair and modification has finally arrived for my B40 IN BALANCE: The time has come I’ve been threatening to pull my B40 apart for quite some time now, not that there’s