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  • Opinion: Shed-Dwelling

    Opinion: Shed-Dwelling

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    Classic bike enthusiasts can often be found in garages and workshops. How can you make the most of your spannering? Karl Bentley muses upon sheds and other places of violence…

  • Motorcycle Magazine Road Test Truths

    Motorcycle Magazine Road Test Truths

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    The truth can now be told. One-time motorcycle testing journalist, Derek Pickard, reveals the real meaning behind those bland test reports from the 1970s and 1980s…

  • Opinion: AMC Anorak 38

    Opinion: AMC Anorak 38

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    Frank Westworth has been thinking back to days gone by, and to AJS and Matchless CSR twins of ancient memory…

  • London International Classic and Custom Show

    London International Classic and Custom Show

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    More photos from Classic Motorcycling meets Kustom Kuture at Ally Pally…

  • Where Are They Now?

    Where Are They Now?

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    In the grip of nostalgia, you may be tempted to try to find your P&J from years gone by. We’ve found that strategic enquiries works better than the scattergun approach…

  • Famous Last Words 3

    Famous Last Words 3

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    Old bike clubs are right at the core of the classic bike scene. Frank Westworth has belonged to many clubs, but wonders whether the excitement is all too much…

  • When Choppers Were Cool

    When Choppers Were Cool

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    That’s no way to treat a classic bike! John Kane revisits a simple land before heroes emerged from the back streets…

  • Opinion: Shed-Dwelling Again

    Opinion: Shed-Dwelling Again

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    The workshop (shed, garage or whathaveyou) is an essential part of classic biking life, it seems. John R Kerridge (aka Yorkie) explains why every man should have one…

  • Get Lost!

    Get Lost!

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    When it comes to navigation, Rowena Hoseason is a traditionalist at heart and has no truck with SatNav…

  • An Old-Time Tale

    An Old-Time Tale

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    Matt Swindlehurst recalls a time of dirty carrots, dodging rugby practice, shooting a Lee Enfield rifle – oh, and there’s a Matchless G3 in here somewhere, too…

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