• BSA B50 & Triumph T100
Fancy a unit-construction British 500? Unsure whether you’d prefer a single or a twin? Jeff Ellison made the correct choice, and ended up with one of each!
• Moto Guzzi Lodola
Stu Thomson continues his rebuild of a 1960s Moto Guzzi single. This month he encounters the top end, primary drive, a new piston and a unusual carburettor…
• BMW R65
Dave Simmons gave himself a grand to get a middleweight European classic on the road in time for summer. Did he succeed with the Budget Bimmer, or will he be riding a Hinckley Bonnie instead?
• Matchless G80CS
Last month, Martin Peacock met ‘The Westerner’ and clocked up his first few hundred miles aboard the big AMC single. Time to cure a minor oil leak and then tackle something a little more adventurous…
• Norton buyer’s guide
The Norton Jubilee and Navigator 250 and 350 twins were denigrated for decades, but now they’re enjoying something of a renaissance as classic motorcycles. Rowena Hoseason reviews the range and hunts for a bargain (and even finds one or two electric-start ES400 Electras, too)
• Laverda 750SF
Apparently, FrankW committed heresy a few months ago when he confessed that a Kawasaki 750 twin was more his sort of thing than the Italian equivalent. Paul Miles was inspired to explain the counter arguments
• Royal Enfield Continental GT
It took seven years for Iain Houghton to turn his dream of owning an original Continental GT into a reality. Seventeen years later, they’re still together and the Redditch-built bike is still going strong
• Moto Guzzi ZDS racer
You’ve probably heard of the Kerker exhaust systems, but there’s much more to the man than an aftermarket tailpipe. Nolan Woodbury presents the fascinating tale of George Kerker, the V750, ZDS Motors and a host of history…
• Vincent Comet
Before WW2, Vincent sold five times as many 500 singles as they did big V-twins. Owner and author David Wright traces the trajectory of the Comet, and explains why the single’s star burns bright once again
PLUS!RC readers reveal a the history behind a trials Tiger Cub, talk about oilheads and outfits, suggest cunning ways to tackle a tyre change and recall schoolboy two-strokes; PUB goes off on a tangent about aero engines and comes back down to earth at the Dragon Rally; Minton muses on the validity of the road test, and Frank Westworth encounters AMC anguish in The Shed…
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