Gallery
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Seat re-covering
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When it comes to restoring motorcycles, you can almost bet your hat that the seat is going to be a bit tatty around the edges and requiring a bit of tlc. This month Steve Cooper brings us a guide to re-covering them…
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Bonneville blast off
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With Morgo having been making a big bore 750cc kit for the T120 650cc Triumph Bonneville for many years, we wondered how such an aftermarket conversion compared with the factory built 750cc T140. Would it trounce it?
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Paton PG500R
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Without doubt team Paton was the most enduring privateer effort in Grand Prix racing, with a presence in the world’s top championship, which began in 1967 with the four-stroke twin-effort and, with a short break, ran through until 2001. Malc Wheeler takes up the story…
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Velocette Thruxton Metisse
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One of six genuine roadsters built, so very rare. Classic Bike Guide editor Nigel Clark explains the attraction…
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Norton-JAP ‘Thor’
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This historic JAP-powered V-twin sprinter was rescued before it was dismantled for its engine. James Robinson takes up the story…
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Triumph Thruxton
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Triumph’s Bonneville range has carved a very successful niche into motorcycling worldwide and the Thruxton version has filled a gap for those who want the traditional caf� racer look. However, there’s always someone who wants a bit more. Nigel C discovers one such man and gets quite a surprise…
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Italian smoothie – MV Agusta
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What would you sooner have in your shed, a Vincent Black Shadow or an MV Agusta? For some that would be a difficult question, but not for Mick Gowan, he knows exactly which he prefers. Video from Classic Bike Guide last November and the voice belongs to CBG editor Nigel Clark…
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Highland Classic Two Day Trial at Alvie Estate
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The picturesque Alvie Estate, near Aviemore in the highlands of Scotland, played host to the Highland Classic Two Day Trial in early June. Organised by the Inverness MCC, ‘The Alvie’ is fast becoming a ‘must do’ event in the trials calendar and one that is much to the taste of traditional trials competitors…
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Cholmondelay Pageant of Power
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Cholmondeley Pageant of Power is a celebration of motor powered delights for the child in us all, and for this year’s event Classic Dirt Bike went along to the Cheshire estate to sample scrambling in the twice daily demonstrations…
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VMCC Banbury Run 2012
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The Vintage Motor Cycle Club’s Banbury Run is the world’s largest pre-1931 motorcycle event and attracts entrants from around the world for the 600 restricted places…
