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
• A sweet sight to behold
  We accept that the 1975 Kawasaki KT250 may not be the greatest trials tool ever built. But when a motorcycle is as pretty as this, it’s easy to overlook such trivial shortcomings
• ‘If I had £10,000…’
  Jack Burnicle, photographer, long-time TV commentator, is now a sprightly 78. The Merseyside dweller has no doubts the imaginary loot would all be spent…
• 12 bikes you can buy
  Taking part in this year’s events is the perfect justification to treat yourself to a new bike. Gez Kane scours the market for some inspiration
• RD250/350LC
  Nick Coker is the membership secretary of The LC Club. He bought his first Yamaha LC back in 1981 and has owned his 1980 RD250LC for 22 years
• 12 bikes that sold
  With the market livening up as we ride into the spring sunshine, Gez Kane casts his eye over a dozen standout bikes that have sold recently – and their sale prices
• Laverda 750S
  The last models from the famous brand, twin-cylinder 750s are a heady mix of character, performance and style. Now’s the time to pop a fit 750 in your garage
• Buy Hailwood’s MV (or maybe Ago’s)
  It’s definitely a 1965 factory MV 500 race bike for sale, but the main rider is less certain
• George Barber passes
  Founder of the world’s biggest motorcycle museum dies
• FIM Racing Museum
  The FIM’s glitzy new museum in Switzerland celebrates the riders, bikes and technology that have made racing so great for so long. Alan Cathcart has had a look around
• Rescued, revived & ridden
  The classic bikes that you have found, restored or just taken for a ride
• Summer EVENTS Special
  Every date and all the essential information for this year’s greatest festivals, races, shows, autojumbles, gatherings, ride-outs and more…
• Run to the hills
  Firing your machine up a ridiculous slope is as old as biking itself – and there’ll be plenty of inclined action in Worcestershire this April
• April
  Races, places & events for this summer
• Racing on a knife edge
  Angel Nieto mastered Bultaco’s terrifying TSS GP tiddler 50 years ago – and you can see similar bikes racing in the UK in May
• May
  Races, places & events for this summer
• Centenary celebrations
  This year’s International Six Days Enduro – originally known as the International Six Days Trail – will be the 100th running of the historic event. We’ve dug these ISDT pictures from across the eras out of the archives – and you can retrace the 1926 event with the VMCC this June
• June
  Races, places & events for this summer
• Summer at the park
  There were no points at stake, but 1981’s Race of the Year was hotly contested by big-name riders
• July
  Races, places & events for this summer
• ‘On the stop everywhere’
  August’s Classic TT will see the return of an Ultra Lightweight race to the Isle of Man. We celebrate the heyday of the 125 strokers
• August
  Races, places & events for this summer
• Summer fun for two
  In the 1980s, sidecar chassis stars Wasp made their own engine – and you can see similar in action this September
• September
  Races, places & events for this summer
• Sands of time
  Turning 60 is an event. So is riding a 38-year-old Suzuki single to the Sahara. Simon Castle combines both into a birthday bonanza
• Subtlety not included
  The Yamaha V-Max is big, brawny and in your face. Here’s how to buy a lusty example of the original power cruiser
• Brian Slark
  How did a working class London lad become mates with Bud Ekins and Steve McQueen, help start motocross in the USA and restore hundreds of bikes for the Barber Museum? Time for a lunch…
• 1959 BSA A10 Super Rocket
  Our resident Brit bike expert is a Triumph man, but surely a BSA 650 can’t be that different… can it?
• ‘We’re doing what we love – and that’s a gift’
  For nearly 30 years, Andrew Burke (inset) has been recommissioning, modifying and building motorcycles. Based in East Sussex, his Gasoline Ally Speedshop has become the go-to place for race replicas, flat trackers and café racers using their bespoke frames
• What my bikes taught me
  Andrew Burke picks his top rides
• Useful things
  Just some of the frequently-used items in the Gasoline Ally workshop
• Pads and shoes What you need to know
  Grabbing the brakes asks a lot of the pads biting your discs and the shoes pressing inside your drums. Let’s delve into the what, why and how of the friction game
• Moment of truth
  After five years’ work on and off, Rick has finally finished the London Motorcycle Museum’s 1914 Bradbury project. It went like a dream – it fired up first kick and he rode off into the sunset. Then he woke up…
• How to fit a new loom
  Every pattern wiring loom installation is different – but adhering to a set of four principles will ensure you get yours fitted properly. Here’s the lowdown…
• Typical things to sort
  Fun you may encounter when fitting a pattern loom
• How to repair your wires…
  If the loom is toast, so are the bits it plugs into. Here are the fixing techniques that you need
• Caliper conundrum
  Attention turns to the brakes on our glorious Dunstall Honda CB750. And with umpteen years of corrosion and neglect to tackle, they really do need some attention
• Switchgear
  British bikes have much simpler switchgear than most Japanese classics, but there’s still more to it than you might think. Here’s a guide to what you’ll find on your handlebars
• Well balanced BMW
  John Sewell’s 30,000 miles on his R90S included this ‘Yeah, it’ll be fine…’ moment