In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Classic Bike (UK)

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• MAGAZINE NEEDS YOU…
  Have you just bought a new project? Or have you finished a project, taken part in an event or just been for a ride? Do you have pictures of you or your friends from your biking past? Or can you identify the riders or a face in the crowd from the Startline image on page four? Please write and tell us
• Very fast when parked
  Named to celebrate victory at a municipal area of relaxation that doubled as a notorious Barcelona street circuit, this 1980 Laverda Montjuic looks just as temptingly thrilling
• ‘If I had £10,000…’
  Former GP and WSB racer turned TV commentator James Whitham shows what a canny classic bike fan he is, as he burns through an imaginary £10k gift
• 12 bikes you can buy
  Gez Kane is always on the lookout for the tastiest bikes on sale. Here’s what he’s spotted for sale this month - there must be something to tempt you…
• Kawasaki Z1
  Kawasaki’s Z1 and its derivatives changed the face of motorcycling in the early ’70s. Jerry Humpage of the Z1 Owners Club explains its lasting appeal
• 12 bikes that sold
  Auction prices, live and online, provide a genuine guide to values. Gez Kane selects the most desirable and revealing bikes that were sold over the last last month
• Post-war British heavyweight singles
  The traditional thumper is a great, affordable means of entry into the world of British bikes. We’ve been monitoring recent prices to see just how affordable…
• ROAD RACING RETURNS!
  After two years with no racing between the hedges in the Republic of Ireland due to insurance issues, at least four meetings will be going ahead in 2025
• Rescued, revived & ridden
  The classic bikes that you have found, restored or just taken for a ride
• April
  Races, places & events for this summer
• Against the grains
  Taking on the dunes in April’s arduous Sandraiders Morocco is a serious business. Harry Metcalfe’s £1600 Yamaha TT600 is fit for the purpose – after a lot of prep work
• May
  Races, places & events for this summer
• Bolognese source
  What better way to celebrate the 50th birthday of your GT750 than to ride it back to the factory that built it? Will Suttie describes how he and brother Jim took their bevel and belt-driven Ducatis down to Bologna on the trip of a lifetime
• June
  Races, places & events for this summer
• Summertime at the seaside
  Scarborough’s Oliver’s Mount circuit is one of the most spectacular and historic in the UK. Former Scarborough race winner Peter Boast takes us on a tour, as we look forward to the Cock o’ The North race meeting in June
• July
  Races, places & events for this summer
• Not your typical VINCENT
  Visit the Vincent Owners Club day at Crich Tramway Museum in July and you may spot this mythical creature – Glyn Johnson’s unique melding of Egli-Vincent frame and expertly modified Comet propulsion. We met the man to find out how he created the extraordinary Griffin and take it for a ride
• August
  Races, places & events for this summer
• Britsteel Triumph Thunderbird
  Rick takes a spin on a special built with an eye on competition that manages to blend beauty with purpose – and it’s a bike you can see for yourself at this year’s Heritage Sprint
• September
  Races, places & events for this summer
• Russell Benney
  One of Britain’s most successful endurance race team managers, Russell Benney is also the brains behind Britain’s version of the Moto Giro – the Three Moors Run
• Enjoy every mile
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• Seeing the light
  Suzuki’s innovative GSX-R750F was a revelation – the ‘Slabbie’ made previous sports bikes look slobby and set the template for the future
• ‘I grew up in a bike shop. It’s all I know’
  Gerard ‘Ged’ Shorten owns GCS Motorcycle Services in Wimborne, Dorset and specialises in Italian and American bikes. That might seem like a curious combo, but Ged has his reasons…
• What my bikes taught me
  Ged Shortens’ two-wheeled teachers
• Useful things
  Just some of the essential items in Ged’s workshop
• Fixing fuel tank leaks
  Our BSA Bantam project bike has a leaky fuel tank. So what’s the best way to fix it?
• Vintage tyre quandary
  In Rick’s busy workshop, he often finds himself hopping from one project to another. This time around, two jobs overlapped and both ended up getting done at once… after a whole lot of head-scratching
• Jumping back in time
  Rupert has become a glutton for punishment. Having spent ages and much cash restoring a BSA 650, as recorded in these pages, he’s bought a £1500 Moto Morini…
• Amal MkI Concentric
  The Amal Concentric was a much more modern – but equally more complicated - instrument than its forbears. Here’s how to make sense of it
• Making brake hoses
  With the means of propulsion sorted and bodywork ready for paint, it’s time to address deceleration actuation. A Venhill hose kit makes DIY braided brake lines an easier task
• Trident day trip
  Memories of a Triumph Trident, great rides and old girfriends, stirred up by reading CB