October 2014 - Issue 282

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Classic Bike Guide

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

#282
OCTOBER 2014

LIVE2RIDE

008 DONINGTON CLASSIC
Kevin Schwantz stars on GP500 Suzuki

014 BRACKLEY FESTIVAL
MotoGP bikes invade Northants town centre

018 SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

020 SCOTTISH SHOW
New show site given thumbs up

022 PACIFIC HONDA CX500
A Kiwi take on a scrambler-style Honda

028 WHAT’S ON GUIDE
All that’s good with bikes this September

032 LETTERS
Your views and opinions

034 NEWS
Mortons buy Telford Off-Road Show

OPINION

036 PAUL D’ORLEANS
038 SARAH BRADLEY
040 GEORGE COHEN
130 FRANK WESTWORTH

RIDE2LIVE

100 BOLT MOTORCYCLES
New-style bike shop launches in Hackney

106 MARQUE HISTORY
Suzuki’s 500cc two-stroke twins

112 WORKSHOP
Hydraulic workbench

116 CLUB GUIDE
Jawa CZ Owners Club

120 BUYERS’ GUIDE
The venerable BSA Bantam

F E A T U R E S

042 ARIEL COLLECTOR
An Italian called Ariel loves Brit bikes

052 SPARKS MOTORCYCLES
Bonnie cafe racers from Brussels

058 EMU BSA
A British-inspired V-twin Superbike

068 CHOPPAHEAD TRIUMPH
Custom shop does restoration with style

074 DRAG RACING
Classic straight-line action

082 DRAG RACING HISTORY
Looking back to the 1964 British Festival
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