Editor's Intro
18 May 2011
Into the sunset...
This issue of Used Bike Guide is quite a special one; firstly you’ll notice that it comes with a free copy of our great sister title Motor Cycle Monthly. If you’ve never picked it up at a local bike night or shop then you’ve been missing a treat... a free one at that!
Hopefully you’ll enjoy it because sadly this will be the last ever issue of Used Bike Guide. But don’t despair because MCM will be carrying a regular monthly section aimed at the used bike market, so be sure to pick up your free copy every month. UBG subscribers will be contacted shortly, so don’t panic if you’ve got a current subscription.
Personally, I’d like to thank all of our regular contributors for their help since I’ve been at the helm and our readers for their continued support.
Anyway, enough of the sadness and on with this issue. As we’re heading towards summer we thought it was the perfect time to check out a few cruisers, so we’ve got plenty of heavy metal for you to read about... and it’s a fitting way for us to head off into the sunset...
Ian ‘Iggy’ Grainger
Editor
News
The Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic Show
5 January 2012
A CLASSIC BIKE SHOW KNOCK-OUT AT NEWARK!
The winter blues were well and truly kicked into touch at the first major event of the classic bike show season. Launched for the very first time and held at Newark Showground over the weekend of January 7-8 – The Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Show proved an enormous success.
Warm Welcome Assured at New Winter Classic
1 December 2011
IT may be the depths of winter, but a little bit of warmth never goes amiss - or as guest of honour at the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic, Alan Carter, might say, 'light in the darkness'.
Get ready for a feast of motorcycling with 'Ago'
1 December 2011
Treat someone to a unique Christmas present they'll never forget - How often do you get the chance to sit down and have dinner with a legend, a true great, a hero? Well that's what you could be doing in just a few short months, as the countdown continues to the 32nd Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show.
Other News
- Tony Carter Interviews Wayne Rainey
- WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Has Honda reinvented a legend?
- The 18th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show - Show Reports
- An invitation from your racing hero…
- Become a Spada test rider
- GP stars at Thundersprint
- Have a brew with Guy Martin
- Triumph sloped LEJOG run
- Mike Hailwood run fatality
Feature Articles
Road Test: Triumph over adversity - The Thruxton
18 May 2011
If there’s one machine likely to stir emotion and evoke memories from the golden era of motorcycling it’s the Triumph Thruxton. The model epitomised the thrills, speed and danger associated with our chosen mode of transport.
Globe Busting... Canada
18 May 2011
The words ‘motorcycle adventure’ mean different things to different people; a weekend UK tour perhaps, maybe a week in Europe, possibly even somewhere a little more exotic and further away, like Morocco. But for those ready to experience a full blown trans-continental overland adventure which stops short of the ‘extreme riding’ style demanded by some motorcycle tour companies, there is another alternative.
Road Test: Moto Guzzi V7 Classic
16 March 2011
Retro is the new classic, modern bikes with a little bit of extra character are perfect for those riders who want the style of an old name from the past but without getting mucky hands.
Current Issue: Jun/Jul 2011
BIKES
• Harley Sportster
• Suzuki Intruder
• Triumph Thruxton
TECH
• On the bench: Head bearings
• Virago exhaust replacement
INSIDE
• Choosing a cruiser
• Road tests
• Kit and advice
• Owners’ stories
• Travel Canada
• DIY bike cleaning
Plus loads more in your jam-packed UBG!
PLUS:
• Next issue on sale: Visit Motorcycle Monthly, the new home of UBG!
