December 2007

7 BIFFA?S BASEMENT
As a momentous occasion surrounds CBG Biffa takes time to reflect on motorcycling gone by and ponder the future for bikes old and new.

8 TOTALLY COVERED
Issue one of CBG elbowed it?s way to the front of the newsagents shelves with a bright yellow Norvil on the cover, Issue 200 appears to have one too.

16 WE WERE THERE - ROCKERS REUNION
Biffa slings a shilling in the jukebox at the Mecca of all things ?Rocker? while Keith Fryer takes care of the seaside end.

23 HOW TO...
...edit a successful club magazine. Yes, 17 years ago we looked at how to run a successful club, this time the focus is on the club magazine, in 17 years time it will be...aha, wait and see.

28 RESPONSE
The healthy correspondence between writer and reader is the life blood of any magazine, this is where we put it when it comes in.

33 BY INVITATION ONLY...
...FrankWestworth - a name not unknown to the classic world, he was in issue one as well... has anyone noticed a theme going on here?

35 MOVING SWIFTLY ON
AndrewWilson?s take on all things classic stems from his love of Beezers, oh, and wanting to know how things work.

38 ART, FOR ART?S SAKE
Drawing on his skills with paint and brushes Nick Ward gives the living room a couple of coats... Oops, no, it?s a number plate he?s doing this month and a cute little Bown too.

48 MY FIRST TIME...
...was what we asked a whole load of people involved in CBG back then and right now. This is what they said.

54 GRAND PRIZE DRAW
Yes, CBG has scoured the land, called in favours, promised the earth and managed to get a fabulous bunch of prizes to give away and all you have to do is answer a question - yes, yes and send the answer in.

58 DESERT STORM
In the all important USA market British motorcycles had to contend with a different thought process. Instead of the blast to the caf? it was racing in the desert that was important. Tim Britton tries an ex-pat that came home.

68 JIM?S CLASSIC CHOICE
Does anyone remember the classic choices Uncle Jim made in the early days of CBG? Yes? No?Well, he?s revisited a few of them here in issue 200 - he?ll do some more in issue 400.

76 PLUGS AND LEADS
This is the place where we put all the news and leads and plugs and things that?s going on in the classic world. Though it helps a great deal when you tell us what they are.

82 PRODUCTS AND GOODIES
Yes, there are a lot of things out there of interest to the classic enthusiast and this couple of pages is where we show you a few of them.

84 WE WERE THERE - IT?S SHOWTIME!
Yes it is, first of all we?re celebrating the Classic Mechanics show at Stafford then it?s off to the CBG sponsored Borders Show in Shropshire.

108 SUBSCRIBE! SUBSCRIBE!
Subscribe here, sign up and get a free CBG Tshirt, yes really.What have you to do?Well, it?s all here, the ?what?, the ?how? and the ?wherefore?.

110 LOOKING FOR ADVENTURE
You?d think that possibly this time of year there wasn?t a lot going on but you?d be wrong... have a look and see.

112 CLASSIC CLUB GUIDE
The number of clubs associated with classic motorcycles and their use has grown enormously in the 17 years CBG has been around. It?s too big to go in all at once, so we split it. The full list is on our web page

122 CLASSIC BUYING GUIDE
Now then, this month we?ve a little difference on this spot - it?s still a Nick Ward drawing - but for our 200th issue he?s sent in the original and one of you can win it.