Classic Bike Hub UK

Kel Boyce paid £40 for his non-running Continental back in 1979 and, bearing in mind how much work it needed ,that might have been over the top… The first step was to remove the wheels. The hubs and drums seemed OK but the rims and spokes were almost devoid of plating. I set about dismantling…

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Which bike lived in your teenage dreams when you first started riding? Kel Boyce aspired to Enfield’s sporting 250, and he didn’t manage to grow out of it… The Continental GT. What can I say? The dream bike of every learner rider of the mid-1960s. Seen as the saviour of an ailing Royal Enfield company…

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Classic Motorcycle Book News and Reviews We have new books about old bikes and old books about old bikes coming out of our ears. Oh, and the chance to grab a signed copy of the original Daisy’s Diaries… Due to public demand (it’s not often you can say that with a straight face, but in…

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After running-in this traditional-but-modern motorcycle, Fiery Fred finds that his 750 boxer twin behaves almost exactly like a proper classic bike. The ‘Beemer with beansprouts’ has needed some fettling… I bought the CJ new (see previous episodes) and we are now run-in (done in, in my case) and about to ring her neck, as it…

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Fiery Fred bought a new old-style bike in the shape of a Chang Jiang 750. The first thing it did was to break down. Could he solve the problem? The next new day arrived and although I was disappointed not to have succeeded in my epic journey I was determined to get to the bottom…

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Fiery Fred bought a modern classic – a brand new Chang Jiang 750 built into a 1950’s frame. And behold! On its maiden journey it behaved almost exactly as a 50 year old bike would… After reading the article on this site some time back, concerning the eccentricities of the Chang Jiang 750 sidevalve, I…

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BikerBabe has spent quite a while getting her Bultaco trailbike fettled and ready for some winter mud-plugging. So, naturally, it refused to play fair at the first sight of snow… I guess it’s that time of year again. Time for BB to get the Bulto out, make some muddy tracks all over the place, and…

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After taking a test ride on a new Bullet Andy C just had to own one. So did the reality live up to the dream? I really wanted a 5-speed electric start Clubmans but, as I said in the previous episode, no such animal exists (at least not directly from Watsonian). I was offered such…

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Andy C wanted a traditional British single, and found himself leaning towards Enfield’s Clubman GT. Or did he really want a Sixty-5? I have reached an age where I no longer have the urge to travel at high speed all the time, and really do enjoy cruising at much more sedate speeds than I did…

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Do you know the difference between a B31, a B32 and a B33? With the aid of this book, you could become a BSA boffin… The cover blurb suggests that this book concen-trates on the top-notch Beezer singles, the high performance Gold Stars and Catalina special editions, but in fact much of it is given…

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