May 2013

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Classic Bike Guide

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

LIVE2RIDE

•  United Stare Art
Conrad Leach’s American exhibition

• Choppahead Triumph
US chopper shop builds cafe racer

​• CRD BMW R100
Spanish-built boxer-twin tourer

• Lanark show preview
The Simpsons are coming

​• Wayne Gardner's return
​See the Aussie at Dijon and Mallory

•  Books
The secrets of barn finds

• Subscribe and save

•  Viewpoint
Reaction and opinion from you

OPINION
• Paul D'Orleans
• Gary Inman
• Sarah Bradley
• George Cohen
• Frank Westworth

FEATURES
• Ace Cafe 1200CR street racer
Riding Krazy Horse’s new cafe racer

•   Classic character
A day with Eric Patterson

•  Ducati twins
Made in Italy’s double dose of exotica

•  Norton Big Four
The longevity of a side valve slogger

• Supercharged DKW
Archie Brown’s 1930 DJ Run ‘winner’

•   Commando cafe
A stateside-built Norton called Ed

RIDE2LIVE

• Buyer's guide
Suzuki GT550 two-stroke triple

• BSA Rear brake mod
Converting an A65 cable operated brake

•  Products
Norman Hyde’s Bonnie floating discs

•  Readers' rides
CB200 Honda cafe and Commando

•  Dealer special
Suzuki GT350 twin

•  Project XS650
Spirit of the 70s engine rebuild

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