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Gilera Nuovo Saturno 350, Part 2

25th November 2021 RowenaH Features, Reviews, Workshop

Stu Thomson is refurbishing an unusual single-cylinder Italian sportbike. Last time he sorted out the frame and swinging arm. This time he dives into the engine room… The engine / gearbox is described as a water-cooled, short-stroke, 4-valve, 5-speed, dohc unit with belt drive to the cams, with spring tensioning. The back side of the belt also drives the water…

2022 Classic Calendars

19th November 2021 RowenaH Features, News

Tis the season to be jolly – jolly quick about grabbing an appropriate diary for next year so you can organise your riding life. Fortunately, there’s a range of old bike-oriented almanacs available, so you can choose a year-planner to suit your specific tastes in classic clunkers… Every year, proceeds from Andy Tiernan’s classic calendar go to the East Anglian…

TT legend Phillip McCallen to kickstart 2022 Classic Bike Show season

17th November 2021 Sam Hewitt News

TT legend Phillip McCallen will be guest of honour at the Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic Show in a new year treat for motorcycle fans. The popular Irishman will be joining the crowds at Newark Showground on January 8-9 and be interviewed over the weekend by Lincolnshire racing star-turned-presenter and fellow TT winner, Steve Plater. There’s even a chance to meet him! Phillip McCallen is synonymous with Honda,…

PREVIEW: November issue of RealClassic magazine

10th November 2021 Shannon Butcher Latest Issue

The brand new November edition of RealClassic magazine is packed full of classic machines, tales from the shed, in-depth interviews and striking photography. Here’s what’s coming up in the November issue: Royal Enfield Continental GT Royal Enfield styled several of their 250 sports singles to resemble the fashionable Latin lightweights of the time. Dave Barkshire discovers that a 1965 GT embodies…

Gilera Nuovo Saturno 350, Part 1

30th October 2021 RowenaH Features, Reviews, Workshop

Stu Thomson has a knack for finding unusual Italian lightweights, and this time he’s secured a dohc water-cooled single-cylinder sportbike. It’s one of the supermono café racers which were so popular back in the late 1980s / early 1990s. While a few 500s were imported into the UK, the smaller 350s were shipped straight to Japan, and now they’re reaching…

WINNERS! WINNERS!

28th October 2021 RowenaH Features, News, Reviews

Back in the distant days of summer, we ran an exclusive, subscriber-only competition to win three copies of Frank Melling’s recent publication, Scrambling For Enthusiastic Beginners: How I Survived The 1960s With A Smile. Mr Melling’s early motorcycling life… This 224-page softback is a personal memoir from Frank’s early days when he first took to two wheels and found his…