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Vee time
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HAVE YOU EVER owned a bike for well over a decade yet never ridden it? Never even fired it up? Sounds stupid, no? And – take a deep breath – have you ever truly lusted
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Scooperman – They’re only small bikes
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One of this column’s contacts came out with a statement recently that frankly left the author speechless. Yes, I know it’s hard to believe but it happened. The words that halted any response were ‘yes
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CLASSIC and CUSTOM
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CLEARLY I’M IN the custom camp, as you can see from the photos. I’m currently building another café racer, a Norton Gold Star. Mind you, I do have a mint Vincent as well. I used
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Showing off again
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“HAVE YOU SEEN the Enfield? The one outside?” “No.” “It’s just your kind of bike. Really is. Here…” the kind guy thrusts his cell phone at me and shows me a tiny, dark, out of
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Hello and welcome to this month’s Classic Racer. I sincerely hope you enjoy it.
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As my long-time friend, mentor and fellow paddock-gossip sharer Malc explained in the last issue of this fine racing publication, I am now in the hot seat. As such, these types of welcoming columns from
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Flat Out
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The CCM we spoke about at Stafford is coming to life at last. I have struggled with a pile of worn out bits boxed up by others 20 years ago, however I have started at
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IN BALANCE: The seed of doubt
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Normally us off-roaders are pretty unflappable… at least until piston circlips are mentioned… There I was, happily enjoying a small libation after a superb Christmas dinner and watching the Strictly Christmas Special with Dr Who
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Calling Classic Racer reader detectives!
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Dear CR, Please can you help with some detective work? I bought a 1965 250xx ‘Air-Cooled’ TSS Bultaco Road Racer, one of 50 made before they produced the ‘Water-Cooled’ motor. Bob Coulter bought the Bultaco
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THE LIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE
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CBG HAS BEEN my chosen motorcycle read almost from its first issue. It always holds my interest and I like your way of keeping it fresh by slipping in articles about modern retro bikes and
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Questions of taste
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Here’s a simple question for you. Are you a crazy customiser or are you a stock bike stalwart? I bet you’re neither. I bet that you’re somewhere between the two and that exactly where on