Classic Bike Hub UK

It’s a winner! Stuart Bidwell’s Trident collected a pretty prize during the 2004 summer show season. But when he bought it, Stuart thought it was ready to roll… The final production incarnation of Triumph 740cc triple was the T160, built between 1975 and 1976. With its electric start, left-side gearchange, five speed gearbox and sleek…

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So Dave had just taken his first ride on his rebuilt Triumph Tiger… and then he stopped to look at it. Ooops… After riding (on a bubblewrap seat) to the end of the road and back, I decided to let the engine run for a few minutes so that I could get the tickover adjusted…

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The end of the project is in sight, and Dave isn’t going to let little things like the lack of a saddle and dodgy ignition timing stop him. Pass the bubblewrap, and he’s away! Following the success of the inaugural engine start I was keen to get a move on and get my project finished.…

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It’s the Moment Of Truth for Dave’s rebuild project. The Tiger is back in one piece and he’s got to get it going. So. Will it start? So this was it, engine oil in, gearbox oil in, ignore the leaks from the gearbox due to no sealant and fit the petrol tank, fuel tap and…

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After a day’s escapades, Steve The Toaster reckons this is one Triumph which is a classic straight from the crate. Martin Gelder, on the other hand, says it might be big but it’s not clever… A large number of people would have you believe that good things come in small packages. What about chocolates? Ask…

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We’ve followed Dave’s rebuild from the day he brought home a box of bits, as he attempts to fulfil his dream of owning a top-notch Tiger. Next items on the agenda: paint, and brakes… I had reached a point in the restoration when I really needed to think about getting some wheels. I had decided…

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In the first instalment, Dave found and bought his dream bike (or a large box of bits depending on how you look at it). This time: wiring and shocks and going for a bus ride… I spent the couple of days after getting my project bike home going through the bits and pieces, trying to…

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You know how it goes: always wanted a classic bike, never could quite afford one. Dave (aka Molster96) risked domestic distress in order to fulfil his dream… Since my return to motorcycling five and a half years ago, I had been scouring the pages of various classic motorcycle magazines, longing to fulfil my ambition of…

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When the need arises for a modern-but-traditional motorcycle, Mike Powell didn’t quite know which one to choose. So he let his Better Half do all the deciding for him… I was quite happy on the 550/4 Honda, mint it was, almost a classic, dead comfy, electric start, but judged gutless by the local bike experts.…

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1950’s Britain was very different to today. So what was it like to run a classic bike then, a Triumph Thunderbird, when it was brand new? David Gambie remembers… On reading the first issue of the RealClassic magazine, I was particularly taken with the article on the Thunderbird as it brought back many happy memories.…

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