Classic Bike Guide

Classic Bike Guide is a down to earth, practical - and sometimes irreverent - magazine that gets right to the heart of the classic bike world. With a mixture of features, tests, reviews and event reports it is the title that has become a must for the active rider and restorer. Classic Bike Guide magazine - with the biggest and best readers adverts - FREE! Enjoy the digital edition - and save over 50% on the print susbcription price.

‘A cake mix of riding hell… but I enjoyed it’

■ The grandad of the G/S

Suzuki T125 Stinger • Beware – large amounts of fun incoming

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Ducati 900SS (and friends) • Nestled in the era of when Ducati started to grow into a mainstream manufacturer and in between takeovers, the 900SS, 750SS, 600SS and even 400SS put many onto the Italian make as a great alternative to the Japanese dominance. What are they like to live with?

The Monster that smiled • Ducati created the Monster as a city bike, a bike to personalise with options, and based it on as many off-the-shelf parts as possible to keep the price down. But this budget naked sold so well that the Monster saved Ducati. We have a brief look at what you can do with one…

Old bike mechanics Directory • Your guide to those who are willing to help us

Fancy a day out?

Revisiting history • Schorsch (Georg) Meier won the 1939 Senior TT on a BMW RS255 Kompressor, the first time a non-British rider or manufacturer had won. Last year, another BMW TT stalwart, Helmut Dahne, took the Meier family on a trip to the Manx TT to see where it all happened 86 years ago…

Irving Vincent 1600 Daytona Racer • Building your own engine based around Phil Irving’s legendary V-twin, then making it bigger and taking it across the world to race it in Daytona – and win – is some feat! Alan looks at the story and rides the beast…

Anything to say? • Email || editor@classicbikeguide.com Write to || Classic Bike Guide, PO Box 99, Horncastle, Lincolnshire LN9 6LZ

Honda CB750F2

Kitting out for your British bike • If you are setting up a workshop from scratch or planning on organising an existing space, here are some suggestions about what you might find useful, in no particular order...

Welcome to Classic Bike Guide's British Bike Guide 2025

The winter months... • Winter can be a struggle for us old bikers, but Oli finds solace in finding new riders also waiting for the weather to break

Cerakote – what is it? • This new coating promises to be thin enough to coat a bolt thread, yet manly enough to work on high-temperature exhausts. Can this modern coating help us with our classic bikes?

Simple carburettor rebuild • Cleaning a simple carburettor, checking the components, and rebuilding it.

Frank’s Famous Last Words • What’s next in the post-festive season? Frank has no original ideas…