![Store cupboard special](https://magarticles.magzter.com/articles/5247/585163/60112dab6b158/Store-cupboard-special.jpg)
The initial idea was a make do and mend approach, which is what the overall mentality is and has been, but when bits are missing, then there’s no option – either stop, or acquire them. And if the project stops, then all momentum is lost and all we have is an uncompleted motorcycle (‘unfinished project’ – we’ve all seen the adverts) – which means the pressure is on to keep progress in a forward going manner. That means buying bits.
At the end of last month’s instalment, I’d talked about the list of things which we needed to order and, finally, I had to get it done and ordered – my reticence owing to an increasingly expensive house move taking up funds, and the prospect of Christmas looming (although one could hardly consider it a surprise, it’s the same time every year…) meaning spending a load of cash wasn’t really particularly helpful. But it needed to be done.
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![Runs should be fun](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5247/615844/604b1c691bb23/crp_Runs-should-be-fun.jpg)
Runs should be fun
The club run is an integral part of the old motorcycle scene. During 2020, a variation on the usual theme emerged, enabling people to ride in the company of like-minded souls.
![Hybrid chicken](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5247/585163/6011261c518ae/crp_Hybrid-chicken.jpg)
Hybrid chicken
BSA Bantams come in many forms, and the ability to interchange parts between different models permits an almost endless number of variants.
![Green WITH ENVY](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5247/585163/601120c77e981/crp_Green-WITH-ENVY.jpg)
Green WITH ENVY
Life aboard a 1950s 350cc British single is perhaps as good and as uncomplicated as it can get.
![Worth the wait](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5247/585163/601118da950b9/crp_Worth-the-wait.jpg)
Worth the wait
Captivated by sight of one as a small boy, finally our man has the chance to try an NSU Max.And a ‘Spezial’ one at that…
![The Motorcycle: DESIGN, ART AND DESIRE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5247/585163/6011301e56985/crp_TheMotorcycle-DESIGN-ART-AND-DESIRE.jpg)
The Motorcycle: DESIGN, ART AND DESIRE
The concluding part of a two-part feature, in which the history of motorcycle evolution is examined and a new book’s author interviewed.
![Cream rises](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5247/585163/601110ebe9e72/crp_Cream-rises.jpg)
Cream rises
There were several ‘star performers’ at Bonhams’ winter sale, as the choice machines achieved huge sums.
![The Giant of Provence](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5247/585163/6011298b15cf1/crp_The-Giant-of-Provence.jpg)
The Giant of Provence
With so few events to report from, it’s time to look back over a spectacular French event and look forward to its hopeful resumption.
![Store cupboard special](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5247/585163/60112dab6b158/crp_Store-cupboard-special.jpg)
Store cupboard special
A big box of presents? Must be Christmas! More deliveries keep the project on track.
![By 1929, CJP Dodson was a bona fide top level road racer, pretty much unbeatable on the sand, too.](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5247/585163/60112349d4751/crp_By1929-CJP-Dodson-was-a-bona-fide-top-level-road-racer-pretty-much-unbeatable-on-the-sand-too.jpg)
By 1929, CJP Dodson was a bona fide top level road racer, pretty much unbeatable on the sand, too.
The diminutive Charlie Dodson was the last man to win a TT, the 1928 Senior, on a ‘flat-tank’ machine, then the next year became the first (and only) winner of a TT on a saddle tank Sunbeam, as well as recording the last ever success in the Island for the Marston maker.
![Cassandra the Canadian Commando](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5247/585163/60111c9b54831/crp_Cassandra-the-Canadian-Commando.jpg)
Cassandra the Canadian Commando
After landing a new job and with time on his hands, a young man in Vancouver decided to restore a British motorcycle considerably older than him.