Classic Bike Guide - April 2018
006 FROM THE ARCHIVE
Damn bikers, always larking around…
011 NORVIN NIRVANA
A classic concoction started by
Surtees, perfected for today. Sublime.
018 SUBSCRIBE!
Save more than 20% off the
cover price and have it delivered
to your door – lovely
022 NEWS
What’s been going on in our world
026 WHAT’S ON
Where shall we go this weekend?
030 STEVE COOPER
All Steve wants to do is play
with bikes – even if some of
the bolts aren’t original
032 PAUL MILES
Paul gets all flustered over
internet misconceptions
034 PAUL D’ORLÉANS
Our man Stateside finds himself
in China and it’s gone electric
036 BUYING GUIDE – BMW R65
Baby Beemer gives you more
bike for your buck
042 PROJECT R65
A main dealer gives customers
carte blanche with an
R65 project bike
046 BUYING GUIDE – YAMAHA
AIR-COOLED RD350
From innocent beginnings rose
a giant-killing two-stroke
056 BUYING GUIDE – TRIUMPH
T140 BONNEVILLE
We find the 750 Triumph that
makes a great all-rounder
065 SOLD! BUYING AND SELLING
AT AUCTION
We bring you all the inside
information on how to get
a bargain at auction
072 FROM THE ARCHIVE
A lovely look into the amateur
Manx GP from the past
074 MOTO GUZZI V50
Beauty really does come in small
packages with the small-block ‘Guzzi
082 YAMAHA TRAIL BIKES
Thanks to the USA, Yamaha
discovered how to make
superb do-it-all off-roaders
088 TWINSHOCK TRAIL RIDING IN SPAIN
We find out about a trail riding
navigational rally in the Pyrenees
with travelling eccentric maths
teacher, Austin Vince
092 LETTERS
Some Amal advice, BMW desert
bashing and a Viennese XBR500
094 PRODUCTS
What we’ve been using and
whether it’s any good
100 RESTORATION – JAMES CADET
Small bikes make a great resto,
as this James demonstrates
106 IN THE WORKSHOP – HOW
TO ZINC PLATE
Want to keep your original fastenings
but they look rubbish? We show you
how to bring them back to as new
114 IN THE WORKSHOP – HOW
TO ASSESS AN ENGINE
So you’ve stripped bare your
engine – now what? We look at
how to assess for a rebuild
120 READER ADS
Don’t fight the simple fact you can
never have too many bikes…
138 FRANK WESTWORTH
Frank tries to bite his tongue as
a friend’s restoration stalls.