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Good, But Tough, Times Ahead
A golden opportunity to promote the value of the motorsport industry
Spoke patterns
Excluding odd exceptions, wooden spoked wheels are spoked radially, with no spoke crossover. And – again with odd exceptions – this practice continued of radially spoked wooden wheels with wooden spokes for early cycle-like machines (hobby horses/ velocipedes etc).
Museum management
It’s been an incredibly tough time for museums – though one establishment has been celebrating its collection of rare foxes.
Store cupboard special
Month four – and more frustration. Problems come to light as reassembly gets underway, but all will be resolved…
Trip to the TT
Riding factory Nortons, Ray Ammwon the 1953 Senior and Junior IoM TT races, Fergus Anderson (Moto-Guzzi) took the Lightweight 250cc and Les Graham (MVAgusta) was the 125cc victor. A chance buy of an enthusiast’s small archive allows us to glance behind the scenes.
Robbing Peter…
Sometimes needs must and cannibalising one bike to forward another is a temporary, necessary evil.
Little treasure
This Bantam D10 Sports has never been restored and stands with 6000 miles on the clock, which we’re sure is genuine.
Yewsix of the Moors
One of the star performers of early 1920s trials riding – a gold medal ISDT winner among many other successes – Billy Moore was later part of the organising team.
Lakeside lovelies
Tucked away in Mandello Del Lario, near the Moto Guzzi factory and by the shores of Lake Como, is a cache of fabulous Italian lightweights.
A long call from Sussex
An AJS with a hidden history led to a long weekend away for its current owner.
P&D CUSTOM SHOW (2019)
WHEN DAVE BATCHELAR AND CHRIS NICHOLS AT P&D CUSTOM BIKES FIRST DISCUSSED THE IDEA OF A ONE-DAY CUSTOM SHOW AT THEIR LOCAL VILLAGE CRICKET CLUB, THEY STARTED WITH ‘LET’S DO IT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS’, AND IT WAS GOOD.
LIFE'S A BEACH...
WHEN YOU’RE INVOLVED WITH SOMETHING AS ARCHETYPALLY CHOPPER AS THE EVENT CALLED THE HOOK UP, WELL, IT JUST WOULDN’T DO NOT TO HAVE A CHOPPER, WOULD IT?
TURNED OUT NICE AGAIN
FRED AUSTIN’S A PROUD YORKSHIREMAN WHO BELIEVES IN DOING A JOB THOROUGHLY, AND WITH PANACHE.
The Butcher's Apprentice
MANY FOLK MIGHT NOT LOOK AT A YAMAHA DRAG STAR AND THINK ‘CAFÉ RACER PROJECT’, BUT LUKE AND MIKE AT BRISTOL BOBBERS RECKONED ONE’D MAKE AN IDEAL DONOR FOR A TRIBUTE TO THE ICONIC 59 CLUB, AND DECIDED TO BUILD IT TO THE STYLE OF THAT ERA – LOW RACER ‘BARS, AND A SLIM-LINE TANK.
LEARNING CURVE
MOST OF US’VE VERY FOND MEMORIES OF OUR VERY FIRST BIKE WHICH, IN ITSELF, GOES TO SHOW WHY THE DEMAND FOR THE LIKES OF FIZZIES AND BANTAMS HAS SEEN SUCH AN INCREASE OF LATE – PEOPLE WANT TO RE-LIVE THEIR ‘GOLDEN YEARS’.
YAMAHAHA... SORRY?
I'VE ALWAYS LOVED GS SUZUKIS - MY FIRST BIKE AFTER PASSING MY TEST IN '89 WAS A f500 850G, AND I RODE THAT FOR A FEW YEARS BEFORE CHOPPING IT INTO A LOWRIDER THAT WOUND UP IN BSH. THREE MORE 850S, AND A 750 (ALONG WITH ABOUT 35 OTHER BIKES), 25 YEARS, AND FOUR CONTINENTS LATER, I BOUGHT A BUTT UGLY COBRA ENGINEERING FRAMED '93 HARLEY FXR.
ENTER SAND-MAN
AS A KID, PAUL MILBOURN WAS FASCINATED BY THE STORY THAT THE STAR OF THE FILM CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG (THE CAR, NOT DICK VAN DYKE) WAS BURIED BENEATH PENDINE SANDS.
CLASSIC TRIKE FOR A CLASSIC RIDER
MY DAD, MIKE FARMER, LOVES HIS ’63 BSA A50, AND WHEN HE COULD NO LONGER RIDE IT HE ASKED ME TO CONVERT IT TO A TRIKE FOR HIM.
ARDINGLY AUTO JUMBLE
IT’S THE WEEKEND SO A QUICK CHECK – KEYS, CHECK; WALLET, CHECK; VAGUE IDEA OF WHERE I’M GOING, CHECK; HAND SANITISER AND FACE-MASK FOR THIS BRAVE NEW WORLD, CHECK. AT LONG LAST, AN EVENT TO ATTEND – LET’S FIND OUT HOW DIFFERENT THIS’LL BE.
Shudy Camps Bike Meet
Far, far back in the mists of ancient time (well, the late eighties anyway), there used to be a bike show/rally in the little (barely 400 people live there) village of shudy camps in cambridgeshire.
Shed Scrambler!
CMM reader Andy Taylor’s wife gladly handed over her potting shed for the build of ‘her’ Kawasaki Z400-based Street Scrambler!
Character, hmm…
Character is a rather overworked termin my humble opinion, especially when applied to our trusty steeds.
STAFFORD... AT THE DOUBLE!
It’s our October issue, so we need to remind you all that April’s postponed Carole Nash International Classic Motor Cycle Show will now be rolled into our own show in October... which is still GO for SHOW!
Lapping up head!
The first tool you want, if you’re going to entertain some top-end work, is a set of cylinder head stands – they’re not expensive and worth every penny. They’re very simple and hold the head in exactly the attitude you want it.
Turbo Time!
Our Allen helps out a mate with his Z1-R Turbo. If only we all had a Millyard as a mate, eh...
Project Kawasaki GPZ500S part 1 Pipe dreams!
Our Andy is back with his Kwak parallel twin – and it’s time to change pipes!
Fast Freddie!
The UK first got a glimpse of Frederick Burdette Spencer Junior at the 1980Transatlantic Trophy, held over that Easter weekend at Brands Hatch.
BOLOGNESE SAUCE!
Two bevel-head chefs from Australia cook up one Michelin-starred motorcycle.What a Ducati dish…
Zeal the deal
Part II. Paul continues his adventures from last month as a passenger in a Scania R730 livestock truck crossing New Zealand
The light fantastic
A pair of brand new artic combos were designed in-house at Davidson’s Animal feeds, with input and feedback from the drivers