Issue Contents:

Classic Cob Out In the Shed
Big Pete ‘Cob’ Smith is a regular figure at swap meets around the country and a bloke with his finger firmly on the pulse of the classic scene.

Buzz Box – Old Bike News

UK Classic Trends – The state of the nation
Nigel Clark is one of the world’s most experienced and knowledgeable motorcycle journalists. From his base in a rather troubled Britain, Nigel has seen it all and shares his insights on what’s hot and what’s not…

Rip Van Winkle awakes
Before Homer Simpson revived interest in the place, Springfield, Massachusetts was the home of one of the truly legendary names in motorcycling – the 1907 Indian.

Get your kicks on the B66 BSA
It has to be shared right here and right now: the B66 is the best motorcycle BSA never made, and if they had produced it, then it would have been the most sought-after model in their whole catalogue. This unique, astonishing machine is an absolute belter in every way, and its story is an inspiration to every bloke (and blokess) in a shed the world over.

Sid Willis – The little master
There’s an old saying. “it’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” It could have been coined to describe Sid Willis.

The greatest motorcycle never to enter production?
In 1971 Led Zepplin released Stairway to Heaven, Don McLean sang American Pie and Rolls Royce went into receivership – just before the Americans were driving around on the moon in their ‘lunar rover’ buggy. It was also the year that Yamaha before design work on one of the best road bikes that never went into production, the Yamaha GL750. Ten years ahead of its time, it may have changed the face of motorcycling.

Warming the Cold War Warrior
Derekl Pickard upgrades his quirky East German MZ ETZ250 to make a reasonable 300, but finds the weird ways of even the last of the Soviet block machines are hard to completely civilise.

Tracks In Time – Flinders Naval Depot, Victoria
As post-war public road closures for racing became more and more difficult, the search was on for suitable stretches of tarmac where motorcycles could be raced in anger. East of Melbourne, the bike brigade found an ally in an unusual area –the navy.

This issue also includes stories on Southward Museum in NZ, Riding the Britten plus our usual columns – Out & About, Suitable Partners, Good Gear Special (Classic Tyres), Eyes Right, oke Bike Marketplace and the Club Directory & What’s on.