Classic Bike Guide

Classic Bike Guide is a down to earth, practical - and sometimes irreverent - magazine that gets right to the heart of the classic bike world. With a mixture of features, tests, reviews and event reports it is the title that has become a must for the active rider and restorer. Classic Bike Guide magazine - with the biggest and best readers adverts - FREE! Enjoy the digital edition - and save over 50% on the print susbcription price.

Them nights are drawing in, but we’re getting through ‘The List’

1936 International Six Days Trial

BSA Firebird Scrambler • Is a bright yellow hue a warning that a bike is a bit of a brute? Frank Westworth chills out with a fancy Firebird…

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Praga ZS 800 • Exquisite remake of a 1920s classic – or pointless 80-grand plaything? Not to be seen at a local bike meet near you…

New Triumph Speed Twin RS and upgraded Speed Twin

Revisiting the BSA Gold Star 650 • The BSA 650 Gold Star has been out for nearly two years now. How has the big single faired?

Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show – Stafford 2024 • The CBG gang went along to the show that celebrates the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, as well as the British golden era of the 1950s and 1960s

The Trip Out • Euston Park, Norfolk, September 6-8, 2024

Honda GL1000 Gold Wing K0 • Gold rush! The Gold Wing may have morphed into something different over the last 50 years, but an original shows that the basics were still amazing without all the add-ons

Anything to say? • Email || editor@classicbikeguide.com Write to || Classic Bike Guide, PO Box 99, Horncastle, Lincolnshire LN9 6LZ

Kawasaki GPz750 • It’s such a good bike, some don’t class it as a classic. The GPz750 offers classic bike charm with reliable, modern manners for a very reasonable price

Classic ‘peds • STANDFIRST: They bring back happy memories of youth, rarely does their speed get you into trouble, and you never see an enthusiast riding one without a smile. They don’t even take up much space. What’s not to love about classic mopeds?

Fancy a day out? • Okay, so it’s slippery out, and you’ll probably be happy with a kettle on the woodburner and some spanners to twiddle. If you are still allowed woodburners where you are… Yet there’s still the odd Sunday run out, indoor jumbles, the Ace Café’s extensive calendar and shows big and small, all tailor-made to give inspiration and the bits you need. Don’t forget to support the traders, the very lifeblood of our passion, whether they are selling petrol tap corks, woolly jumpers or artisan hooch – all of which are usually welcome presents to stash for Christmas. Don’t forget a few carrier bags and do let us know about your own upcoming events for the rest of this year and beyond.

Give and take – a tale of two jumbles. • It was early September…

Waking a Bullet from its slumber • This Royal Enfield Bullet from 2002 has been unused for nearly 10 years, so we give it an overdue birthday and some presents…

Oli’s odd jobs • Oli starts his list of little ‘must-do this winter’ tasks

Old bike mechanics directory • Your guide to those who are willing to help us!

Frank’s Famous Last Words • Two words to send otherwise sensible folk completely off the rails. Frank Westworth claims to be a future classic…