Classic Bike Guide

FRANK WESTWORTH

“As I devastated the homeland of several thousand spiders, hauling aside supposedly waterproof covers to expose the rusty ruins beneath, I decided that I would make them all work.”

THIS STRANGE YEAR, WITH ITS ENDLESS uncertainty, will we/won’t we; can we/ can’t we, has challenged even the more optimistic among us to find a bright side to look upon. And I am endlessly, relentlessly optimistic. Mostly. Except where oily-frame BSA/ Triumph 250 singles are concerned. I shall say no more about those at this point.

My own answer to the disastrous

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