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Classic Bike Magazine nr. 414 van juli 2014

CONTENTS

04 THE BIG PICTURE

Georg Meier and his BMW on their way to TT victory in the Senior, echoed by Michael Dunlop in 2014

06 CLASSIC WORLD

Very expensive bikes in bits dominate Bonhams' Banbury auction, and the Bike Shed cafe racer show goes mainstream

16 NEW v OLD: ENFIELD CONTINENTAL GT

What would suit you best: the modern-day Continental GT or the original 250cc version?

22 EVENT REPORT:

The All British rally in Victoria, Australia – it does exactly what it says on the tinnie

24 DIARY

Summer’s here and the events list is hotting up

26 OUR CLASSICS

Rick puts the first of his five 1920s BSAs on the road, Charlie Williams campaigns a Works Racing Manx at Oulton, Bob revives his Laverda JSDT project and Mark’s Bonnie hits the highway once more

37 LETTERS

How can a Honda XR650 be comparable to a BSA Gold Star? Plus a lovely 400 Four and a photographer run over by a rampant Suzuki RGS00

41 MIKE NICKS

Nicksy’s dealings with hippie road tester and barefoot Velo kickstarter Royce Creasey

43 JOHN NAISH

Bike bodges, and the amazing tricks some sellers have pulled to lash up a bike for sale

45 MARK GARDINER

On Gary Davis, the Evel Knievel stand-in who developed a dangerous career of his own

48 TIMELESS TRIUMPH MASTERPIECES

Highlights from a 300-bike Triumph collection that’s probably the biggest and best of its kind in the world

58 THUNDERBIRD vs THE CAPITAL CITY

The Thunderbird has the reputation of being the best of all Triumph’s 650 twins. But can it cope with modern London?

66 SUBSCRIPTIONS

Get five issues of your favourite classic bike magazine for just a fiver with this special offer

68 THE YEAR SURTEES BECAME A GP STAR

How John Surtees blazed a trail of race wins in the 1955 season

74 KAWASAKI H2 RESTO ON A BUDGET

Rich man’s toy? Not if you build one for £6000 like Paul Wingert did. Here’s how...

82 HENRY BODY

The wildly successful win-it-or-bin-it racer, innovative engineer and specials builder at 79

90 RICK’S FIXES

More wisdom and tips from the master of shed-centric fettling

92 PROJECT HONDA 400 FOUR

Part three of our restoration: we take a shopping trip to David Silver’s parts emporium

99 ON THE BENCH

Rick sorts an Ariel VH’s battery-charging problem

102 SCREWDRIVERS

Which of these humble-but-essential tools do you need?

104 SPECIALIST: Kawasaki Z1

Dave Marsden reveals the best way to fettle early Zeds

116 BIKES FOR SALE

Buy a beauty or sell for free

130 THE WAY WE WERE

Your photographic memories

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