In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Classic Bike (UK)

• Startline
  July 1974, Finnish 350cc GP, Imatra
• Letters
  Classic Bike, Media House, Peterborough Business Park, Lynch Wood, Peterborough, Cambs, PE2 6EA
• Special in every sense
  Chirpy, pretty and rare, yet also wondrously straightforward to ride and maintain, this 1972 Benelli 250 Sport Special looks to us like just the ticket for a golden autumn
• ‘If I had £10,000…’
  Kawasaki’s European PR Manager Martin Lambert owns two 250 S2s, a 750 H2A and a 500 H1B. Here’s what else he’d buy with a theoretical £10k…
• 12 bikes you can buy
  From the exotic to the prosaic, there’s all manner of classic metal on the market. Gez Kane picks out some of this month’s highlights for those on the hunt…
• Hesketh V1000
  David Sharp is the Hesketh Owners Club’s PR man. He’s passionate about Lord Hesketh’s vision of a thoroughly modern British V-twin motorcycle
• 12 bikes that sold
  Gerard Kane guides you through the highlight machines from this month’s sales – top bikes still get big money, but the tempting prices show it remains a buyer’s market
• Hinckley Triumphs
  The early models from John Bloor’s Hinckley factory put the Triumph name firmly back into the spotlight. And there are some glorious buys to be had
• Harrison stars on 1967 CR450
  TT winner enters to ride historic factory racer at the Goodwood Revival
• MX star sells collection
  Factory motocrosser Dave Curtis offloads 45 scramblers
• Joey Dunlop Exhibition
  This year’s Classic TT featured a special exhibition marking 25 years since we lost TT legend Joey Dunlop. CB popped along to the celebration of his life and astounding career
• Rescued, revived & ridden
  The classic bikes that you have found, restored or just taken for a ride
• THE VERY BEST OF BRITISH
  Norvins are special – but this one more than most. So how did Gerry Fry transplant a Vincent V-twin into a Commando? And why?
• The World’s Greatest Race Paddock
  The Classic TT is the finest mass thrashing of old race bikes anywhere in the world. Inclement weather may have limited the race action this year, but the event’s famously eclectic paddock showcased a weird and wonderful array of fast old bikes for visitors to feast their eyes – and ears – upon. There’s no other paddock quite like it. We went along to pick out our highlights
• Seeing the light
  Honda’s modest CB, CL and SL350 lightweight twins are sprightly, great fun and increasing popular. It’s time to buy…
• The Slater Brothers
  It’s exactly 50 years since the first Laverda Jota went on sale. We take lunch with its creators Roger and Richard Slater to find out how
• 1980 Yamaha RD350LC
  The ‘hooligan’ twin was such a hit that demand outstripped supply. Can the legendary two-stroke sway our Brit bike fanatic?
• Sand blasting
  The Weston-super-Mare beach race is one of the hardest events on the British calendar, with 800 starters battling the wild course set against a seaside resort backdrop. Ahead of this year’s event in October, we’ve been digging in our archive
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• ‘When I started, Ducatis were for rock stars’
  Times have changed for ace Ducati mechanic and restorer Ray Petty. He shows us round his London workshop, full of Italian goodness from all eras
• Fuel injection What you need to know
  It’s been fitted on production bikes for 45 years, so there’s every chance you’ll find injection on a modern classic. And there’s nothing to be afraid of
• So, can this be saved?
  These are the many parts of a Triumph TR6C engine that’s been tuned and blown-up countless times over the last half century. All Rick needs to do is see if its troubles can be put behind it…
• Beer is the answer
  Having bought his Yamaha RD200DX because of its tasty exhausts, Alex found that the two-stroke’s fuelling is miles out. But he’s come up with a canny solution…
• Girder forks
  Girder forks separate pre-war bikes from post-war. They may be fairly primitive, but they were effective. Here’s how to get the best from them
• All set for John O’Groats
  Back in the ’70s, a trio of teenagers could ride their bikes the length of mainland Britain for charity without anyone batting an eyelid. How times have changed…