June 2006

6 STREET CRED
A bike designed to flick around the scrambles tracks of the world makes a nimble, if uncompromising roadster. Biffa gets nimble on a Metisse.

14 further down the road
In part two of his two-part foray into the world of Villiers engines Steven Myatt delves a little deeper into what makes the familiar two- strokes buzz today.

22 WE WERE THERE
Roll up, roll up it?s the greatest show on earth, yes, it?s the International Classic MotorCycle Show at Stafford County Showground. Biffa and Uncle Jim were there, were you?

28 RESPONSE
Gladdens the heart does this page, means that at least someone is reading the stuff we put in the mag. Sometimes you see, tucked away here, we wonder if anyone does read it, when we get letters it means that you?re out there.

33 kelly?s eye
Pete reflects over the last three years of Kelly?s Eye.

35 MOVING SWIFTLY ON
Remember the California Kid? The hotrod car film with Martin Sheen? Well, this is our version, it?s not about hotrod cars, it?s not by a famous Hollywood star, come to think of it he?s not a kid either but he is in California for a month or two.

37 biffa?s basement
More tales of the trials and tribulations of owning and regularly using an old Brit in the modern world... no, not Biffa but Biffa?s bikes.

38 FLASHING PAST
You?d think that all old bikes have been restored by now wouldn?t you? But they still turn up occasionally, as Keith Fryer finds out.

48 THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS
Using old motorcycles happens all over the world and it?s as well to remember that. On his circuitous route to the US west coast Andrew Wilson checks out the Australian scene.

54 YOUR CLASSIC
Restored a bike? Fancy earning a quid or two? Then write in and tell us about it. This lad did and we?ll be sending him some bike-part coupons for his trouble.

58 FAMILY WAY
Passing on an interest in motorcycles to the next generation is a common theme in the two-wheel world. Jim Reynolds meets up with a ?youngster? who got his dad?s Rudge.

68 LEADER OF THE PACK
There?s not a manufacturer in the world that hasn?t attempted to provide what research perceives the market to need. Ariel felt that the two-stroke twin with a pressed steel frame was the way forward, the Gorgeous Biker Chick has a ride on one.

76 PLUGS AND LEADS
Toothless old men, voices honed on Brown Ale and Woodbines, used to yell ?chronnicull? on rainswept streets of Newcastle as they sold copies of the local newspaper. We don?t shout ?chronnicull? but this is where we put our news... readallaboutit!

84 WE WERE THERE-TWO
Bob Clarke captures a glimpse of colourful exotica on his annual visit to Daytona Beach in Florida.

86 WE WERE THERE-three
Yes, it's Easter Monday, Biffa heads to Worcestershire with the CBG Triumph and goes hill climbing.

90 FREE ADS
Yep, they?re all here, the best free ads in the world, forget the rest CBG?s are the best. Your next bike is here, all you have to do is buy it, then tell us about it.

116 SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE
This is where you go to make sure that your copy of CBG leaves Horncastle by the fastest possible pigeon and heads to your house.

118 LOOKING FOR ADVENTURE
Here it is, your first stop on the way to having a ride out. So, go on, go somewhere, if it?s good tell us about it and maybe we?ll go there, too.

120 CLASSIC CLUB GUIDE
Still rapidly growing as more and more clubs recognise the benefits of being listed in the top classic mag in the world.

130 CLASSIC BUYING GUIDE
Once again, Nick Ward?s alternative eye casts a glance at the adverts in CBG and sees what the statements with adverts suggest to him. The result is truly awesome.