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Ten Minutes With... Alex Lowes

Having recently signed for Kawasaki to partner Jonny Rea in 2020, we caught up with World Superbike front runner Alex Lowes for a good old-fashioned chinwag…

The CCB Mini-Festo

Our team was asked which Mini appeals to them the most and why. We ended up with a shining collection of classics from the 1960s through to the 2000s

Starting Points

Everyone has to start somewhere and you might be surprised how many car companies got their first break with someone else’s design

HSA Apprentices To Rebuild TR2

Heritage Skills Academyapprentices have been given a boost in their bid to become the next generation of historic vehicle engineers, with Cambridge & Counties Bank joining forces with the Bicester Heritage-based facility to support the restoration of a highly significant Triumph TR2.

Jaguar XK8

The Jaguar XK8 was Jaguar’s first V8, and its first new GT in a generation. Sam Skelton outlines how to buy the best

Classic Scenes

This issue of CCB hits the shops almost 30years to the day since the world watched the fall of the Berlin Wall live on television and here we see the scene at Checkpoint Charlie just nine days later.

Big Six

The Z3 and the MGC have both received their fair share of ill-informed criticism over the years but now represent an intriguing old school versus new school classic choice.

Unrideable That. Mate, For Too Low...

AS I’M SURE YOU KNOW, BIKING AS A CULTURE IS GETTING OLDER; AS REPORTED LAST MONTH, THE AVERAGE AGE OF A BSH READER IS NOW 57, AND EVERYWHERE YOU GO WHERE THERE ARE BIKERS IT’S PLAIN THAT WE, AS A SUB-CULTURE, ARE PREDOMINANTLY WRINKLIES. NOT ALL OF US THOUGH, I’M GLAD TO REPORT…

Best New Skool

THERE IS, AS I’M SURE YOU KNOW, NOTHING MORE EMBARRASSING THAN YOUR BIKE POINT-BLANKLY REFUSING TO START WHEN IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO RIDE IT UP TO COLLECT A TROPHY IN A CUSTOM SHOW. THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AT THE NCC LONDON’S DIAMOND DAY THIS YEAR…

Triumph Day

JACKS HILL CAFE ON THE A5, JUST NORTH OF TOWCESTER IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS TRUCK-STOPS IN THE LAND, AND’S BECOME VERY, VERY POPULAR WITH BIKERS TOO.

Rock & Bike Fest

THIS YEAR’S ROCK & BIKE FEST, THE 15TH, WAS BOTH A SCORCHER AND ANOTHER SELL-OUT, WITH A RECORD 2,400 IN THROUGH THE GATE ON THURSDAY NIGHT ALONE!

Best Engineering

DAVE TARNER, THE OWNER AND BUILDER OF THIS SUPERB PAINTED/ POLISHED/BIG TUBE ALLOY FRAME/BIG BORE/BLOW-THROUGH TURBOCHARGED UBER-FIGHTER, IS A MAN WHO DOES STREETFIGHTERS, HE REALLY IS!

Border Loop 134

134 miles through Border Reivers country

Test Fleet: Honda CB650R

The CB divides opinion – one friend is converted, another not so

The Defiant One

Is the new Low rider S able to live up to the hype? Tony leads out to San Diego for a day of scraping pegs and cruisin' it out, USA style, to find out.

How To... ...Adventurise Your Bike

Making a bike your own is all part of the adventure. Motorcycle traveller Nathan Millward takes a stock Suzuki V-Strom 1000XT and adds the bits to make it that bit readier for adventure

Dual Sport Gem

Brilliant mix of easy trails and tarmac heaven... a day’s ride from Santander

African Revolution

Honda’s stepped up its game for 2020, building on the massive success of its Africa Twin with the introduction of three new bikes – a new top-of-the-line, electronically assisted Afric a Twin Adventure Sports, a standard Africa Twin Adventure Sports and a standard Africa Twin. And we’ve been out to Sardinia to see just how well they go on the road and the rough stuff.

Pioneering Experiences

There were 50 riders on pre-1915 motorcycles, competing over 500km in four days. At stake was victory in the 18th Anglo-Dutch Reliability Trial.

It's A Family Affair…

The Bressuire GP Historique on June 29/30, 2019, welcomed several generations from various families.

More Than Magna

Mike Taylor samples an extremely rare, high-performance MG L2 Magna and talks to its owner and restorer, Dave Naylor.

The Practical One

Billed as the 'British BMW', the Sunbeam twin was a motorcycle that actually developed into a viable, usable proposition.

Pump Up The Volume

Retro Sports Cars has taken MG’s contemporary runaround and transplanted a much-appreciated dollop of older generation Rover ZT power.

Good Kop

The Kop Hill Climb has become an established event on the calendar, its low-key charm attracting record attendances.

MG HS Test Drive

October saw the British press launch of MG Motor UK’s new C-segment HS SUV. MGE took one for a test drive to get a feel for MG Motor’s latest vehicle in the UK range.

A Brief Chat With... Dave Curtis

Mention Dave Curtis and the image of a big Matchless being hurled around a muddy track in the golden era of scrambling springs to mind.

Trick Of The Light

Rick Bhullar loved the look of the ZT in Typhoon before he was old enough to drive. He finally got this rather special ZT and it has become more than just a passion.

Earning My Stripes

MGE reader Mark Rouse, from Australia’s Fraser Coast, promised his wife that he would not need a second MG. Then he found a cheap project MGB for sale with gold-finished wheels and unusual go-faster stripes...

Rub Of The Green

When Allan Binns was lucky enough to find an untouched yet unloved 1965 MkI Austin he had to restore it to its former glory.

Near Misses At Mull

The Mini Girls Rally Team finish gruelling Highland rally