Retro & Classic Bike Enthusiast is a collector’s magazine for true enthusiasts from motorcycle restorers and retro bike owners to businesses that service the industry. This technical guide focuses purely on retro and classic motorcycling content but more importantly the bikes themselves not just the lifestyle. Every issue is packed full of content keeping readers up to date with Club listings, new products and retro bike industry news, as well as showing off its favourite workshops in the My Shop feature, tips on restoration and engine building, staff bike rebuilds and tyre size and buyer’s guides. Perfect for any truly passionate and enthusiastic retro bike fanatics.
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FLYING BRICK • Meet ‘Twisted 94’, a tough-as-nails debut custom built in a suburban Melbourne garage
FLAT FOURS
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Fluid DRIVE • Art and craftsmanship in equal measure inspire an award-winning custom
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Don't look twice • Can’t afford a classic Honda RC30? No problem for Jim Mott, he built his own
THE REAL THING
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URBAN WARRIOR • Depression-era hill climb racers inspired this elegant street-savvy custom
HERE ARE SOME WE PREPARED EARLIER
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WORKS OF ART • Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art gets its motor running
MOTOLEGGERA • Small and light wins the fight
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TRACK MASTER • Styled for the dirt but built for the road, this magnificent Norton is ready for anything
TRACKER STYLE
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TOP TEN • Honda’s own quirky take on the CB900 – the US-styled shaft-driven 10-speed Custom model – is transformed into one of Europe’s most distinctive café racers
10-SPEED WONDER
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JURASSIC PERKS • A prehistoric OHV single breathes Manx-like performance into a fine-handling retro roadster
SUPER BULLET
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BOY RACER • Phil Rowe reimagines his youth with this hand-built mix-and-match special
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EVOLUTION • Modern performance and classic style create the ultimate Ducati Super Sport
A NEW DAWN
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THE GREEN HORNET • Small-bore sting and classic café style hits the spot
FOUR BY 400
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MAKE MINE A MAICO • Best known for their tough off-roaders, Maico also built some sweet and stylish roadsters
THE GERMANS ARE COMING
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THE WORLD IN PICTURES
Retro STYLE
JOBS FOR THE BOYS
PLAYING TWO-UP