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28th March 2018 Sam Hewitt Features

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BSA A7

25th November 2016 Sam Hewitt Features

BSA twins typically come top of the list in the ‘practical classic bikes’ category. They’re solidly reliable, easy to start and maintain and supported by a good range of specialist spares suppliers. If you’re after a pre-unit machine, then the 500cc A7 is the obvious, still affordable option… The A7 was BSA’s big push into parallel twin market, originally scheduled…

Shed Treasure Hunt

25th November 2016 Sam Hewitt Features

A TV team of classic motorcycles enthusiasts are seeking interesting sheds to explore, and old bikes to buy… Cast your mind back a couple of years and you may recall Graham Ham’s mighty ShedQuest during which he travelled the length, breadth and wiggly bits of Britain, seeking out interesting people with fascinating stuff secreted about their sheds. Some of Graham’s…

Royal Enfield Turbo Twin

22nd November 2016 Sam Hewitt Features

Earlier this year, the VMCC raffled a classic British twin-cylinder two-stroke 250, and we featured the machine back in RC143. Eagle-eyed Enfield aficionado Mark Mumford spotted a few deviations from standard spec… The VMCC’s raffle bike, nicely presented though it is, is really an owner’s version of the Turbo Twin rather than a factory example. The TT, with its Villiers…

RC Nov 16 – Issue 151

22nd November 2016 Sam Hewitt Latest Issue

Last month’s magazine was an all-British bike bonanza. The new issue is rather more international, with classic bikes from Italy, Germany and Japan. And a Viking. See exactly what’s inside… AJS SILVER STREAK When Associated Motorcycles wanted to catch the eye of the discerning 1930s customer, they jazzed up their ohv AJS singles with dazzling coats of chrome. Ace Tester…

Classic Mechanics Show

12th October 2016 Sam Hewitt Events

You don’t get to see too much of an event when you’re anchored to a magazine stand all weekend. Even so, we discovered some Significantly Interesting Stuff at Stafford… Mk3 COMMANDOS work really rather well with a pair of 30mm carbs, even though Norton specified (and most owners fit) 32mm Amals. A canny restorer might even claim that the 30mm…