Reviews

When you’re trying to rebuild something which is a little different to the norm, finding exactly the right part can stop you dead in your tracks. As Phillip Rashleigh has discovered… So I’d got myself a project bike and had sourced most of the off-road items needed to make a B31 into a scrambles special.…

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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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Anarchy rides an old Enfield fitted with a diesel engine and, true to form, makes the most of this opportunity to reflect on a few political truths. This, he suggests, might be our future when the oil runs out… Steve Drewett, lead singer of the Newtown Neurotics, a post punk new wave band once sang:…

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Johnny Brittain won more than 50 trials competitions between 1948 and 1965. In this new DVD he tells his own story. Anarchy (partial to a spot of Enfields off-road riding himself) reviews the film… Johnny Brittain had a long-standing association with Royal Enfield in the 1950s. He competed in the ISDT for 15 consecutive years…

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Steve Hodgson fitted his Falcone with electric starting a while ago. All went well until the MoT moment when the electric leg struck back, and the Guzzi single went into perpetual motion!… October is the time that my Moto Guzzi Nuovo Falcone is due for its MoT so off we went down to the local…

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When we tested a 350 Guzzi against a 350 Triumph in the magazine, there wasn’t quite space for all the photos and a bit of extra info. So this is what you were missing… V35 Timeline First launched 1977 with the V50 350cc suited Italy’s new licensing and tax category Unusually, not built at Mandello,…

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Part of the pleasure in going to a classic bike event is getting your machine ready to ride. Always up for a challenge, Humbernut doubled his trouble and opted to get two vintage motorcycles ready for Founder’s Day… It was my intention to have both Humbers available for the 2005 VMCC Founder’s Day so that…

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Who can catch a Kawasaki? Message board regular Kevin sets the bait for a Z900 but reels in a pristine KZ650B2… I always loved the look of the Kawasaki Z900 from the day I saw an old friend turn up at the local pub on his new one, in fact that was part of the…

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It’s not the most fashionable of British twins, but the 600cc Matchless has a lot going for it, says Neil Thomas of Classic Bike Provence… Christmas came early last year for the folks at Classic Bike Provence, and Santa delivered a rather fine 600cc parallel twin in the shape of a Matchless G11. Sarah and…

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With Beezumph looming, Martin Gelder tackled his to-do list. Forks, brakes, chains, sprockets, gaskets and cam belts all needed attention. The front end, the back end, and the bitter end? Episode “cinque” saw me out riding my bike rather than getting down to some last minute revision, and making lists of things to do rather…

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