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THE BANBURY RUN: An historic vintage ride in the country • Just what is the Banbury run? Alan Cathcart borrows an eligible machine and takes to the Cotswold hills to find out for us…
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We've been to Shelsley Walsh Bike Bonanza • What beats a bracing walk up the gorgeous Worcestershire countryside? Watching bikes do the same!
We’ve been to Beezumph!! • The TR3OC (Triumph and Rocket 3 Owners’ Club) is a big club for big bikes which likes to do things well. Cadwell was the venue for its annual get-together this year
Robert Lusk: An obituary • We look back at the life of one of classic racing’s characters…
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Fancy a day out? • It’s September, which means we have the fag-end of the nation’s bike nights to attend, but much more importantly, it means it’s autojumble season. Time to empty your shed of all the things you think don’t need any more and sell them – only to discover two weeks later that they are essential. Or scour the tables for a flange pin and find a mate with a van who will transport that decaying incomplete wreck to your workshop so you can return it to its former glory during the short days and long nights of winter. We’ll see you at several!
Old bike mechanics Directory • Your guide to those who are willing to help us!
Cruising the coast on a Commando • Andrew Robertson has been looking forward to this ride for some time, and found it better than he imagined
Suzuki GT250 X7 • The journey to 100mph and the hearts of the young
Frank Westworth looks back at: Bridgestone 350 GTO – Twostrokes good? • Never one for two-strokes, Frank Westworth admits to owning (more than) one, and to sampling something very different…
BSA Bantam 350 • Cheap, cheerful, well-made, and may just be the most important bike for motorcycling since the – Bantam…
BMW R 12 G/S • BMW goes off-roading with its retro air-cooled R 12 G/S
Too many projects… • Matt does a bit on the CBR, a bit on the BMW, some bits on the ES2, and even the Commando…
Oli’s Triumph finally insists on some attention • A splutter and loss of speed leads to Oli donning his detective cap. And getting his wallet out…
Sort your badges – emblem replacement • Steve decides to rehome his TS400 side panel badges…
Frank’s Famous Last Words • Electric motorcycles, anyone?