Classic Bike

Classic Bike helps and inspires enthusiasts to get more from their passion for classic motorcycles. The magazine shares their fascination with motorcycling’s heroic past while also helping them buy, fix and improve the bikes in their shed. Our main areas of content are: - Inspirational and entertaining reads that celebrate the glory of motorcycling, from riding stories that put the reader in the seat of history’s greatest bikes to incredible racing tales - Restoration stories and instructional features that inspire and help people get their tools out and sort out their old bike - In-depth technical features from the most expert and authoritative writers in motorcycling If you share our passion about classic motorcycles from the last century, you'll enjoy reading Classic Bike.

CONTRIBUTORS IN THIS ISSUE

Welcome

Enduring to the End • Celebrating its 100th running this spring, the Land’s End Trial still attracts a fine gathering of hardy riders and spectators. CB looks at the history of the event – and gets involved

Hogslayer to run again

NEWS IN BRIEF

The man who changed racing

More dates for May

Shed your prejudice • Don’t believe in modified bikes? A visit to the broad church of the Bike Shed show in London might change your mind, says Gary Inman

Cracking Cadwell

Classic Bike

Show us yours

FIVE GRAND BUYS • If you can stretch to £5000, the classic world opens up like never before, with everything from the rigid Ariel Red Hunter to the riotous Yamaha R1 available. Our five experts pick their favourites

Mick Broom • He’s an engineer who’s worked on an eclectic range of projects with people like Lord Hesketh, Kenny Roberts and John Bloor, and held multiple lap records too. But that’s not why he made the front page of his local paper…

Honda CBX1000 • Honda launched the CBX to reassert themselves as The Daddy in the superbike league; five years later it was gone. Was it just bravado or did they really have a point?

Four blokes and a ROAD BIKE have a bash at the Bol • In 1977 these likely lads rocked up at Le Mans with hopes of glory in their first endurance race – the world-famous Bol d’Or. They arrived with a toolbox that flew over with them as luggage from Australia... and a Z1000 ridden to the track on public roads

The PERFECT TOURING MACHINE • Easy Rider inspired choppers galore and here’s one of them, built by Dek Crutchlow. This is the tale of how he rode it to Greece and back, two-up, as the ’60s drifted into the ’70s

Forward thinking • This AJS 7R special was the brainchild of John Surtees, featuring a frame that allowed the engine to be carried further forward for improved steering feedback. Ironically, Surtees never got to race it – but it was successful on track, and has just been treated to an exhaustive five-year restoration

Burning desires for old flames • Rick ponders the motivating forces behind rekindled passions for bikes owned, loved and sold on...

Extended warranty

Clutches can be a drag

Too low for oil flow

Advance to go

At the workbench

Craving healthy carbs • European and Japanese classic bikes sorted with Alan Seeley

Lubricant longevity

At the workbench

Seal yourself a saving

Unfriendly firing

The British disease • Rupert Paul has got it bad – and he’s no idea where he caught it from. Here he describes how the symptoms developed and resulted in him acquiring this Brit twin which looks fine, but will probably cost him dearly

Our Classics

On trial for quite a while • Bob’s International Six Day Trial bike is a long-term project, but he’s moving closer to judgement day...

Brooklands or bust! • It seemed to be a case of the latter, as...