October 2009

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Classic Bike Guide

Your guide to buying, running and owning a classic bike. Broad minded with a practical twist.

Features

18 BEAMIN?BRIGHT
They?re Sunbeams Jimbut not as we know them

26 CHAIR IN THE COMMUNITY
Hours of endless fun on Ural?s Dalesman combo

36 ARCHIVE SCRAPBOOK
More monochrome gems from the vaults

44 DESMODOES IT RIGHT
A V-twin like mamma used to make

52 IN YOUR SHED
Your pride and joys on show

64 AN ODD COUPLE
Cat makes its home in a Featherbed

72 MYATT?S LIFESTYLE
Helen Shapiro, little girl, big voice

80 BEEZER REBORN
?Furbishment part two.

Regulars

07 CLARKY'S CORNER (EDITORIAL)
The truth is out there

08 CBG LATEST NEWS
What's going on in the classic world

14 LETTERS
You?re chance to speak out

16 PRODUCTS
What?s new on the market

32 WE WERE THERE
Festival of 1000 Bikes

40 BLUE MOVER
More progress

54 WE WERE THERE
Uttoxeter Show

56 WE WERE THERE
Aintree Sprint

62 AMERICAN IDLE

76 WE WERE THERE
Banbury Run

87 TRADING POST
All the bargains

114 TRADE BRIEF
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