Classic Bike Guide - October 2015
008 BEEZUMPH!
It’s described as a rally, but it’s
a whole lot more than that
012 SUBS PAGE
Take time to subscribe. Everyone’s
a winner, or so they say
014 SOME NEWS
Great new riding gear (the irony),
shiny new lights, tricky fuel stuff
and even more. Remarkable.
022 KAWASAKI Z900
To be more exact, as we try to be,
we should call this a KZ900, which is
accurate but pointlessly so. Maybe
028 VELOCETTE VENOM
Loved by many, feared by more, this
is a remarkable relic of days gone by
034 NORTON COMMANDO
A café chameleon if there ever was
040 BSA M20
This bike won the war. How?
We’re entirely unsure
046 HONDA DESERT SLED
Take a fairly lumpen twin and
transform it into something special
050 LETTERS
More please; we’ll make even
more space next month. We
tried this time but…
054 GEORGE COHEN
A remarkable encounter with the
Hose Doctor saves the day…
056 PAUL D’ORLÉANS
The dread ‘D’ word, and a
different view of life
058 MARK WILLIAMS
“Travel broadens the mind, even a mind
addled by an aulde byke addiction…”
060 TRIUMPH SPEED TWIN
Mostly a Speed Twin. Certainly
a Triumph, also a triumph
068 DUCATI DARMAH
Handsome, blue, very Italian.
Posed with a jet fighter (true)
076 OVER TRITON
Possibly some kind of ultimate
trad Brit special. ‘Over’ has
a different meaning here
087 CLASSIC BIKE GUIDE
An unreliable glimpse into the
British motorcycle marketplace
102 MODEL STUDY
Suzuki’s fabled GT750. The
radical kettle unveiled, unmasked,
something like that
112 READER ADS
Lots. Lots. Lots
128 INFORMATION
SUPERHIGHWAY
All knowledge is here. Or
some of it. Possibly
130 CLUBBING
A long list of old bike clubs,
and a focus on the mighty
MZ riders’ club. Not owners,
riders. There is a difference
137 LOUISE LIMB
Painting up a storm with a
quotation from Rita
138 FRANK WESTWORTH
At the back of the class, as usual