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  • The Classic MotorCycle

    Sticking with classics

    Oct 30, 2019 3 minutes
    We could (and can) make significant changes to our classics, usually without greatly degrading their performance, legality or appearance.

    While loitering in my local dealership, ogling modern bikes I had no intention of buying, I noticed a lad buying some decals (that’s stick-on badges to you and me) for his plastic rocket.

    Initially I suspected he was restoring his bike, or perhaps repairing it after an accident; except that eavesdropping on the conversation between him and the counter-hand revealed he just wanted

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