Classic Bike Guide

PAUL MILES

“For me, life is too short to waste two years on a rusty relic, I’d rather be out there riding them”

plans to ‘restore’ a bike to perfect running condition yet ensure it wears all of its 60-odd years as faithfully as possible, warts an’ all. At the time I questioned whether I could ever own such a machine as, after all, I’m a self-confessed fan of shiny and have always refused to accept motorcycle patina as anything other than the assemblage of rusty and dented metal that it really

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