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Rides: 2011 Compass Challenge
 During the riding season, intrepid RC readers zigzagged around the UK, visiting various point of the compass. Keith Kintrea found his four points in and around Glasgow...
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Books: BSA Singles Gold Portfolio, 1945 to 1963
 Do you know the difference between a B31, a B32 and a B33? With the aid of this book, you could become a BSA boffin...
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Rides: Classics At The Downunder MotoGP
 A mix of modern motorcycles and classic bikes is rarely seen at UK races. Derek Pickard found the new and the old rubbing shoulders down under...
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Books: 'Magnetic Speedometer Repair' by Graham Blighe
 This book promises 'the definitive guide to the repair and calibration of Smiths magnetic speedos and tachos' so you can 'fix it yourself and never have to pay or wait for repairs again.' An intrepid RC reader put it to the test...
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Rides: 2011 South of England RealClassic Show
 The main roads may be a little less hectic, but this autumn's Ardingly event was the busiest yet. Stars of the show included Norton Nomads and a brace of BSA Bantams...
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Bikes: An MZ Adventure, Part One
 Phil Speakman sets off an a long distance trip aboard his freshly rebuilt ETS 250 Trophy Sport. What… could… possibly… go… wrong?
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Bikes: Silence is Golden - Moto Morini 350K Sport
 Even though all he's had to do is ride his Morini, he's left baffled. It all gets a little exhausting for Martin Gelder. Keep the noise down at the back!...
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Places to Go: Norfolk Motorcycle Museum
 We've mentioned it before, but this treasure trove of old motorcycles in the east is always worth a visit. Dave Minton finds much to admire...
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Kit: A Tale Of Five Jackets
 Steve MacGregor just wants to buy a waterproof, comfortable riding jacket which fits him. Easy, surely?
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Places to Go: Berlin DDR Motorrad Museum
 We're always entertained by interesting collections of old motorcycles. Dean Fountain found a particularly intriguing museum in Germany...
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Rides: Bridge Club
 It started as a dribble that slowly became a trickle. Now it's a raging, unstoppable torrent. All you need to join the club is a motorbike, a camera and a bridge, or at least any two out of the three as Richard Holt explains...
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Bikes: Norton Commander 588, Part One
 Roger Slater knew next to nothing about rotary-engined Nortons, but that didn't stop him having one shipped halfway around the world. First impressions were favourable...
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Opinion: Famous Last Words
 Motorcycle marketing is subtle and it is clever; so subtle and so clever that most folk have no idea of how it works. Frank Westworth, editor of the RealClassic monthly magazine, is one of those folk...
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Rides: A Velocette Adventure
 You don't need a modern motorcycle to travel big distances. Ian Jones take the Long Way Round (the UK) on a 1958 Velo Venom...
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Bikes: 2010 Jawa 350 Classic
 David Mace experiments with de-restricting his 350 two-stroke twin, and unleashes its inner beast...
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Bikes: 1953 AJS Model 18
 Classic motorcycle engines which pull a sidecar can get a bit hot and bothered. Neil Cairns suffers déjà vu and a seizure, all at once...
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Opinion: On Speed
 Roger Bibbings suggests that while speed itself may not kill, you don't have to travel at 180mph to enjoy yourself on two wheels...
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Magazine: Buy Issue 89
 This month's magazine features, as usual, an eclectic mix of running, riding and rebuilding RealClassic motorcycles.
Here's what's inside...
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Bikes: 1971 Laverda 750 SFC
 The racing Laverda 750 twins of the 1970s may be the most sought-after machines of the marque. The first SFC to be imported into the UK is going under the hammer this autumn...
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News: Win FREE Tickets to the South Of England RealClassic Show
 If you're a member of the RC Club then you can claim a quid off the admission price to this show. Better yet, win our quick online competition and you could bag a pair of tickets, completely free!...
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Three-Wheelers: Bond Minicar
 This three-wheeler was sold as a car but was powered by a motorcycle motor and was sold squarely at riders who wanted to little more luxury in life. Greg Powell is definitely experienced...
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Rides: Sleaford Show 2011
 Roy Workman discovered Indians, Ajays and a super selection of sidecars at this enjoyable annual event...
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Bikes: 1980 Honda CB250RS OPAL Special
 Bob Peake took a perfectly good CB250RS and sawed it in half. Sob...
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Rides: VMCC Founders Day, 2011
 What might happen if you crossed a classic bike show with an old-style public school open day? Richard Jones imagines the out-come...
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Insider Info: Petrol Tank Cleaning and Sealing
 The sticky business of cleaning and re-sealing fuel tanks can be tricky to get right first time, especially as there are so many cleaners and sealants now on the market. Ian Potter of Tank Care Products shares some of his expertise with us...
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Bikes: 1974 Kawasaki Z1B - Kev's Klassic Kawasaki - Part Two...
 RC message board regular Kevin had lusted after a Kawasaki Z1B for many years, so when he spotted a bargain on eBay he couldn't resist the 'Buy It Now' button. Part two; work continues...
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Books: 'The Dragon Motorcycle Rally', by Carol Morgan
 Only the brave can boast that they've attended the mid-winter Dragon Rally. This book explains how it started and what makes it so special...
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Bikes: 1997 Triumph Sprint 900
 After years of riding fast sports fours, Laverdabru tries an unfaired Hinckley triple for size. And likes it...
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Opinion: Bruce Pollard
 One of life's genuine real classic riders rode over the horizon in early 2011. Jim Reynolds pays tribute to him...
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Magazine: Buy Issue 88
 In this month's magazine we peruse a prewar Panther with a very peculiar powerplant, go offroad with an Enfield, try a 350 twin and a 350 two-stroke, and can't choose between a Tornado or a Lightning.
You decide...
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Bikes: '72 Norton Commando and '09 Triumph Thruxton: British Twins?
 Chalk and cheese, or singing from the same song sheet? Martin Gelder rides two British parallel twin motorcycles that look the same, go the same, but don't ride the same...
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Bikes: Flick the switch? Rickman Métisse
 Nigel Green's Rickman Métisse is brought to an untimely halt by Joe Lucas, Prince of Darkness. Can we fix it? Yes we can...
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Techniques: AJS Special Tool Trickery
 Neil Cairns didn't have the correct special tool to hand when he replaced the fork seals on his AJS single. So he... improvised...
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Rides: Prospectors' Days Weekend, 2011
 You don't need a big-bore cruiser to clock up the miles Stateside. Jeff Nordstrom rode his 500 Enfield to enjoy over 600 miles on a weekend away...
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Rides: 2011 Festival of 1000 Bikes (3B)
 Did you miss this year's VMCC Festival of 1000 Bikes? No problem. Richard Jones reveals all in the second part of his weekend adventure...
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Bikes: 1974 Kawasaki Z1B - Kev's Klassic Kawasaki...
 RealClassic message board regular Kevin The Bodger tracks down a bike he's always wanted on eBay, but will it turn out to be the bike of his dreams or an overpriced disaster?
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Bikes: 2009 Royal Enfield G5 Classic
 In the UK if we need spare parts urgently for an Enfield then there's probably a dealer within a hundred miles. In the USA, Jeff Nordstrom had to travel a fair bit further to round up an oil filter...
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Buy Our Stuff: RC Rider Tee-Shirt
 Our new RC T-Shirt sports something of a vintage feel, with a dashing chap captured in full flight on the front. Here's how to buy one...
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Rides: 2011 Festival of 1000 Bikes (3)
 Richard Jones found so much to like about the Festival of 1000 Bikes that he couldn't cram it all into one report. So here's the first part his review of this classic motorcycling extravaganza...
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Techniques: Pazon Electronic Ignition for Laverda 750
 Stu Thomson wanted to improve the low-rev running on his Laverda 750 twin. So here's how he fitted a modern electronic ignition unit to it...
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Magazine: Buy Issue 87
 Just about every aspect of the classic motorcycling world has been captured, scrubbed up and presented for your delectation in the July 2011 issue of RealClassic magazine.
Order your copy here...
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Rides: Royal Enfield Open Weekend, 2011
 Richard Jones and his camera continue their quest to capture classic bikes of all kinds, this time at a factory open day in the Cotswolds...
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Kit: Oxford Stormex, Motrax and Argos Bike Covers
 The RealClassic Crew test three different all-weather covers designed to keep their classic bikes safe and dry. One is great, one is good, and the other is best kept under wraps...
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Rides: 2011 Festival of 1000 Bikes (2)
 The VMCC's Festival of 1000 Bikes is so huge that it's entirely possible for half a dozen people to experience half a dozen different aspects of it. Roy Workman shares his weekend...
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Bikes: 1977 BMW R80/7 - 1000 Miles on 1000 Barrels - Part 11
 It's been more than 1000 miles since Martin Gelder jammed a set of R100 barrels and pistons onto his innocent BMW R80/7. Time to ride to Wales and back to see what breaks or falls off...
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News: Free Netley Marsh Eurojumble Tickets for RealClassic Readers
 The RealClassic Roadshow returns to the Netley Marsh Eurojumble this autumn for the first time in five years. So we're celebrating by giving away ten pairs of tickets to RC magazine readers...
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Rides: Festival of 1000 Bikes - Why You Need To Go Next Year
 It's all about the bikes, and it's all about the riding. One week on, Martin Gelder is still buzzing from the VMCC's classic motorcycle extravaganza at Mallory Park...
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Rides: Banbury Run 2011 - Part 2
 Richard Jones had never been to the Banbury Run™ before. His first experience of the day was just about as good as it gets, and now he's at Sun Rising Hill to see the bikes underway...
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Bikes: 1974 CZ 125 Model 477, Part Four
 Jeff Nordstrom's CZ has given him faithful service as a daily commuter: not bad for a 125 which is nearly four decades old. But the moment arrives when he comes to bid farewell to it...
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Rides: Banbury Run 2011 - Part 1
 Richard Jones had never been to the Banbury Run™ before. His first experience of the day was just about as good as it gets...
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Opinion: Ten Trackday Commandments
 It's the Festival of 1000 Bikes this weekend and Beezumph 20 is looming, so here's one from the archives: Martin Gelder presents ten top tips for having a terrific time on track...
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Bikes: BSA Bantams, Part Three
 John Walton owned a trio of Bantams back in the day. After moving up in the world to a 175, his final bike was a D1 125...
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Magazine: Buy Issue 86
 There is no real theme to this month's magazine. It's just full of interesting old motorcycles, and what people do with them. There IS something of a theme to the July issue, but you'll have to come back in a month to buy that one!
Order your copy here...
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Bikes: BSA Bantams, Part Two
 John Walton started his riding life with a D7 Bantam. Next he moved on to the thrills of a D14/4...
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Magazine: Electronic Subscription
 If you'd like to read the monthly RealClassic magazine but don't want to wait for the postman (or pay expensive shipping charges), you can now have it delivered digitally to your desktop...
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Opinion: Motorcycle Magazine Road Test Truths
 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...
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Places to Go: The London Motorcycle Museum
 There are over 200 classic bikes on display, just five minutes away from the A40 in west London. Roy Workman returns to what used to be his local bike museum...
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Bikes: BSA Bantams, Part One
 John Walton recalls his time with two-stroke tiddlers. First he encountered a D7...
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Bikes: Royal Enfield EFI Bullet 500, Part 6
 Jonathan Roy bought his big single last year and has now clocked up 6000 miles on it. It's surviving quite nicely although some brackets and bits seem to have suffered when riding on rough roads...
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Insider Info: Ethanol Update
 The first fuel additives are coming onto the market to combat the effects of ethanol in petrol. As yet, they're unproven, but there are some other things you can do if your old bike is suffering from the ethanol effect...
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Kit: Tour Master Riding Jackets
 This hard-wearing, weather-proof riding kit provides traditional style for the modern rider, says Nolan Woodbury, who put the Tour Master togs to the test in America's varied riding conditions...
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Bikes: AJS Porcupine E90 and E95
 One of the world's rarest classic racers goes under the hammer this summer. Could this AJS Porcupine be a million dollar motorcycle?
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Insider Info: QinetiQ Bio-Ethanol Fuel Report
 Running a bike more than 10 years old or with a fibreglass petrol tank? This report was produced for a Department for Transport project aimed at assessing the impact of bio-ethanol petrol. You might want to read it then contact your MP...
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Magazine: Buy Issue 85
 If you ever wanted to know more about dynamos, H-D café racers, BSA B31s, BMW boxers, Norton Commandos or sidevalve singles, or even the dohc 350 and 500 Brit twins which were never built - look no further. It's all in the May magazine...
Order your copy here...
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Books: 'Travelling With Mr Turner' by Nigel Winter
 A modern rider retraces a trip taken in the 1950s by Triumph's top man, Edward Turner. This book tells the tale of both journeys, touching on how motorcycling and Britain itself have changed over half a century...
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Bikes: 1977 Harley Davidson XLCR 1000
 While everyone else in the late seventies was building 'factory customs', Harley Davidson jumped on the Cafe Racer bandwagon with their black on black XLCR. Paul The Destroyer rides an original example...
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Places to Go: Llangollen Motor Museum
 Richard Jones discovers a treasure trove of old motorcycles and curious classics in North Wales...
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Bikes: Triumph T160 Trident - The British Superbike
 Once you’ve fettled your treasured classic until it’s as good as it can get, should you put it on a pedestal and admire it? Rowena Hoseason grabs her riding gear...
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News: Festival of 1000 Bikes Ticket Giveaway
 Free! Festival tickets worth up to £36! For RC magazine subscribers! Easy to enter! Very exciting! Follow! This! Link! To! Enter! The! Competition!...
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Clubs: Clubman's Corner - Classic Bike News - May 2011
 What do Norton featherbed bikes, rip-snorting café racers and Corgi Brockhouse scooters have in common? They all inspire enthusiasm in the world of classic motorcycle clubs...
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RealClassic Rides: The 2011 Compass Challenge
 Would you like an excuse to take your classic motorcycle on a ride to somewhere startling? Take part in our Compass Challenge and clock up some miles while the opportunity is upon you...
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Bikes:1986 Honda VF500 F2
 Honda's early V4 middleweight is one of those Japanese classics which is adored by the few and ignored by almost everyone else...
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Books:The Road Racing History of the Triumph 500 Unit Twin - Claudio Sintich
 A true enthusiast's book, this one; packed with technical information and racing recollections. Dave Minton discovers how the competition Triumph Daytona 500s performed so well in the late 1960s...
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Event Report: Red Marley Hill-Climb, 2011
 Only the adventurous tackle the challenge of Red Marley. Richard Jones took his camera to catch the best of the pre-1971 classic motorcycles in action...
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Books: Legends in Their Lifetime, George Brough & Lawrence of Arabia, by Titch Allen
 Not your usual history about the usual suspects, says Dave Minton, but the essence of inspiring motorcycling lives distilled for your elucidation...
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Bikes: 1979 BMW R80/7 - 1000cc Conversion - Part 10
 Converting a classic Airhead BMW from R80 to R100; just a matter of swapping pistons and barrels, or is there more to it than that? Martin Gelder prises open a Pandora's box of oily mystery...
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Bikes:BMW K75RT Part 7 - Loose Brakes and Leaky Forks
 Many classic bike enthusiasts could be described as having a screw loose, but Steve MacGregor has more than most. A cleaning session turned into all Gaps and Gaiters...
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Bikes: Morini 500 Sei-V: Cinderella or Ugly Sister
 The largest of Morini's push-rod v-twins is often overlooked, living in the shadow of the flashier 350s. Martin Gelder compares 350 with 500 in an effort to find out who should go to the ball, and who should live happily ever after...
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Bikes: 1977 BMW R80/7 Dyno Testing - Part 9
 If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Or at least measure it before you do. Martin Gelder puts his classic 800cc BMW Boxer Airhead on the dyno. Disappointment? Disaster? Despair? Place your bets now...
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Bikes: 1950 Ariel Square Four 4G Mk1
 Ariel's four-cylinder Square has a reputation of being a gentleman's motorcycle. Some of them can be a little more lively. Meet the classic bike which bit back...
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Bikes: Triumph 3TA 'Twenty One'
 The first of Triumph's unit-construction twins provided practical trans-port 40 years ago. These days, the 350 performs best on gentle weekend rides...
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Bikes: 1979 BMW R80/7 - Knock, knock? Part 1 of 1
 What horrors can lurk in a box of boxer BMW bits, or in a boxer BMW engine? Martin Gelder is about to find out as he sets about his latest project with spanners flying...
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Bikes: BMW K75RT Part 6 - So What's It Like?
 Steve MacGregor has finally fettled his 750cc BMW into fine riding condition. So what's it like to own and ride? He explains that good things come in threes...
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Bikes: 1955 Vincent Black Prince
 If ever a bike was built to be ridden, far and fast, then it's this one. Meet a Vincent twin which has travelled nearly three quarters of a million miles...
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Bikes: Triumph 650 Twins to Buy
 Triumph 650s are among the most sought-after classic bikes, and there are always different models available in our classified ads to suit all budgets. We consider two very different machines; a pre-unit Thunderbird and one of the last of the T120 Bonnevilles...
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Bikes: BMW K75RT Part 5 - Electrickery
 So far, his restoration of a 750 BMW has been relatively straight-forward. But now Steve MacGregor encounters fear, loathing and electrics...
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Bikes: Triumph X-75 Hurricane
 Four decades after it first hit the streets, Triumph's astonishing triple still finds fans in all corners of the globe. This Hurricane swept around to the far side of the world and blew Tony Williams away...
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Bikes: Triumph T100R Daytona: Frankentriumph - Part 2
 Choosing a professional to rebuild your bike? Andrew Wegg has some useful advice, learned the hard way when his classic Triumph twin needed a proper job doing...
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Bikes: 1977 BMW R807 - Part 8: Recession
 The misfire is back, then it's gone again, and then the (valve seat) recession starts to bite. Martin Gelder attempts to fix one sick seventies BMW airhead by buying another sick seventies BMW airhead...
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Bikes: BMW K75RT Part 4
 Steve MacGregor suffers one of those mysterious misfires which means that he ends up fixing absolutely everything on his three-cylinder BMW 750...
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Bikes: Matchless Silver Hawk
 It wasn't until the 1980s that the V4 engine became widely used in motorcycles. Rowena Hoseason admires a much earlier example of the breed...
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Bikes: BMW K75RT Part 3
 Steve MacGregor transforms his ex-Police BMW 750 into a civilian model and takes it for an MoT...
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Bikes: Norton Commando 961 Sport Review
 This should have been a full-length test ride of the new Norton Commando 961. However, Rowena Hoseason managed to put it out of action in record time...
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Bikes: BMW K75RT Part 2
 Adjusting fuel injectors need not be a traumatic task. Well, not if you read the manual first. Steve MacGregor tried to cure his BMW's rough running...
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Bikes: Triumph T100R Daytona: Frankentriumph - Part 1
After two rebuilds, Andy Wegg has already worked out that what you see isn't always what you get when it comes to classic British motorcycles. And this is just part one of the story...
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Bikes: 1975 Garelli 50cc Tiger Cross
 Back in the 1970s, teenagers dreamed of wild sixteener special sports mopeds like this one. Richard Brown has just restored one, but first a little history...
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Bikes: BMW K75RT Part 1
 Steve MacGregor wanted a semi-serious touring motorcycle and BMW's three-cylinder 750 seemed to fit the bill. We join him on his initial long ride home...
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Bikes: Royal Enfield EFI Bullet 500, Part 5
 Jonathan Roy has finished running-in his current generation big single. He's encountered very few problems, but has some concerns about the fuel-injection and rear suspension...
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Bikes: Honda XBR500
 Alan Cole wanted a modern classic motorcycle so found himself a 25 year old, big single, which needed a little bit of fettling to make ready for the road...
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Bikes: 1980 Ducati Pantah
 Simon Doncaster's Ducati 500 twin has clocked up over 70,000 miles from new but has spent a while being laid-up. A restoration might have brought it back to life, but in fact had the opposite effect...
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Bikes: Harley Davidson Forty-Eight and Softail Deluxe
 If there's one make of bike guaranteed to divide opinion amongst classic motorcyclists, it's Harley Davidson. Martin Gelder went for a quick spin on a couple of Marmite Motorcycles to find out what all the fuss is about...
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Bikes: 1921 Vauxhall Four
 Inspired by earlier reports about this 1920s inline four, Neil Cairns has dug a little deeper into the history and background of Vauxhall's experimental motorcycle...
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Bikes: MZ ETZ250 Tuning: More Torque
 Fitting a 300 top end and an easy porting modification improve low end power to cure one of the ETZ250's biggest riding problems. Experienced two-stroke specialist Derek Pickard explains how he got the right results...
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Bikes: 1980 Honda CM400A, Par Two
 In the first episode, Bruce Kennewell learned to ride and bought his first classic bike which turned out to be extremely unusual, a Honda 400 with auto transmission. Now he uncovers its past and clocks up some miles...
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Bikes: 1980 Honda CM400A, Part One
 Automatic motorcycles are really, rare. Automatic antique motorcycles are even more rare. By the time they get to Australia, we're talking hens' teeth. Bruce Kennewell found one...
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Bikes: Not the Perfect Road - Moto Morini 350K Sport
 If I were you, I wouldn't start from here. It begins badly and goes rapidly downhill when Martin Gelder takes his Morini three and a half down the motorway to London. Not the perfect road, then...
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Bikes: Harris Matchless G80 Carb Saga
 Derek Pickard wanted to upgrade the carb on his 1980s 500 single. He started with an Amal upgrade but swiftly moved on to Mikuni...
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Bikes: Ducati Pantah
 This ground-breaking 500 twin established the pattern which Ducati would follow for the next 20 years and on. But the best version of the Pantah isn't a 500 at all...
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Bikes: 1968 BSA A65 Thunderbolt
 42 years after it rolled off the production line, owner Tony Clements reckons that it's possible to keep an 650 Thunderbolt in better-than-new condition (and he's got the prizes to prove it)...
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Bikes: Norvil Mk3 Commando 850
 We've had our Norton Commando rebuilt by Norvil. Frank tells the full story in the magazine but after a quick spin Rowena reveals just how well it goes, mister...
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Bikes: Moto Morini 350K Sport - Part 11: Finger-Tight
 An MOT, an oil leak, four flashers that don't and a little extra padding. Martin Gelder's Morini Three and a Half Sport is ready for action, unless there's something else he's missed...
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Bikes: Royal Enfield EFI Bullet 500, Part 4
 Jonathan Roy has now clocked up nearly 2000 miles on his 500cc single. 70mph and 80mpg seem to be the order of the day…...
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Bikes: Moto Morini 350 / 507 'Moreini Special'
 Take a humble 350cc Morini Strada and turn it up to 11 by fitting the beating heart of a 507cc Excalibur, then add lightness. Paul Miles liked the Moreini Special so much, he bought it twice...
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Bikes: Royal Enfield EFI Bullet 500, Part 3
 As winter turned to spring, so Jonathan Roy went pot hole-dodging in south-east Kent, and Dave D offers useful advice on curing false neutrals...
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Bikes: 1975 Yamaha XS650C
 Back when winter's chill still laid upon the land, Karl Bentley took his classic 650 twin out in search of straight roads in the Kent countryside...
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Bikes: Jawa 350 Classic Solo
 Jawa still build a traditional torquey two-stroke roadster with considerable classic cred. It's available in the UK and Ireland, and Ger Duhig has just bought one...
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Bikes: Harley-Davidson MT350
 Rowena Hoseason has always wanted to ride to the Shetland Islands. A 30bhp, 350 single is obviously the perfect motorcycle to take on a 2000 mile road trip...
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Bikes: Classic Motorcycle Bargain Bucket
 Ever gone into a bike shop to buy a spark plug and come out with a complete bike? If serendipity is your middle name, you'll love our collection of ending-soon eBay bargain bikes...
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Bikes: 1977 Morini 3 1/2 Strada
 Ian Dyckhoff has restored and ridden his Morini 350 twin in over a decade of ownership. Here's what he has discovered about the breed...
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Bikes: BSA A10
 Although the price of many classic bikes has risen through the ceiling recently, it is still possible to purchase a British 650 twin for something like sensible money. Just to prove it, here are two pre-unit Beesas we fell over last weekend...
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Bikes: Ural Cross Outfit
 The indefatigble Ural 750 twin appears in cross-country trim for off-road adventuring......
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Bikes: Triumph Trophy Merlin Outfit
 This extraordinary outfit has been through at least three incar-nations, and in its current form it's a concours winner...
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Bikes: Ducati ST2
 Simon Lock was looking for an affordable exotic motorcycle. He took a chance on a non-running Ducati V-Twin...
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Bikes: Vincent Black Prince
 Examples of the fully-faired Series D V-twins are seldom seen for sale. One of the high-performance, top of the range Black Prince models goes under the hammer this spring...
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Bikes: Moto Guzzi V50
 Who says classic bikes have to be costly? A little over a grand will buy you a fair example of what may be the best bike Moto Guzzi ever built...
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Bikes: Grindlay-Peerless Tiger / Tiger Cub - Classic Motorcycle Profile
 It's widely understood that Triumph created the Tiger range of classic bikes which lives on to this day. Not so; Grindlay-Peerless first used the name in the early 1930s...
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Bikes: 1975 Norton Commando 850 - Classic Bike Rebuild
 If you are considering your first classic bike and wonder whether to tackle a rebuild project, then you should first read Dennis W Lid's story of a restoration, and check whether you have the required dedication to tackle such a job...
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Bikes: 2009 Royal Enfield EFI Bullet 500 - Part 2
 Jonathan Roy introduced his new Enfield Bullet to us in an earlier episode. Now he explains what they've been up to during the worst of the winter...
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Classic Motorcycle Profile: Norton
 We've rounded up all the Norton road tests, profiles, rebuilds, road-trips and stories on the site and in the magazine, and linked them to this one page for your convenience and enjoyment...
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Bikes: Velocette MSS 500 - Classic Model Profile
 If you like the idea of a Velocette MAC but need a little more performance than a 350 provides, then Veloce built your ideal classic bike in the shape of the MSS 500...
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Bikes: Vincent Comet - Classic Model Profile
 Vincent twins are beyond the reach of most classic bike enthusiasts these days. But less than half the price still secures the 500cc single...
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Bikes: Triumph Tiger Cub Profile
 The tiny Tiger was in production for over a decade and nowadays the Cub has something of a cult following. If you're thinking of buying, here's a quick overview of the market...
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Bikes: 2009 Royal Enfield EFI Bullet 500
 The latest incarnation of the Enfield Bullet uses a fuel-injected, unit-construction engine. So far, Jonathan Roy has clocked up over 1000 miles on this more sophisticated single...
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