Motorcycle Classics — September-October 2017

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NICK CEDAR

ON THE

WEB!

Vintage MotoFest

and Rockerbox 2017

Motorcycle Classics headed

up the judging for the 2017

Rockerbox Motorcycle Show

at Road America in Elkhart

Lake, Wisconsin, June 10.

Russ Larabee (below) took

home top honors in two

categories — Best Café and

People’s Choice — for his

1978 Honda CB750 café

crafted by Godffrey’s Garage.

Read more about the event

at MotorcycleClassics.com/

Rockerbox-

12 CLASSIC SCENE: QUAIL 2017

Celebrating 50 years of Norton Commandos.

14 1955 MV AGUSTA 300B BICILINDRICA

A fascinating prototype that never made it into

production, the MV Agusta 300B seemed set to

unlock the future.

20 PERFECTION: 1970 HONDA CB

An early die-cast CB750 Four restored by owner

Don Stockett of Vintage Motorcycle Rescue.

26 READING STANDARD

Some antique motorcycles do much better in

current conditions that they did when they were

built. One of these is the Reading Standard.

32 NORTON COMMANDO HI-RIDER

We take a look at a very original 1974 Norton

Hi-rider, one of the most unloved of all the

Commando variations.

42 MOTORCYCLE THERAPY

Author John L. Stein spends $50 on a Yamaha

and a dream that won’t quit.

50 SOPHISTICATED: ARIEL ARROW 250

Arrow owner Joe Li wanted a 2-stroke, but he

didn’t want something Japanese. Enter the Arrow.

58 MOTODOFFO COLLECTION

Father and son Marcelo and Damian Doffo have a

passion for wine and vintage Italian motorcycles.

64 ROYAL ENFIELD RAJAH

Australian Royal Enfield dealer Mid Life Cycles

builds a lovely bobtail special using a Classic 350

as its starting point.

ROAD

MAP

2 MOTORCYCLE CLASSICS September/October 2017

4 BLACK SIDE DOWN

The editor speaks.

6 READERS AND RIDERS

Remembering Old Blue,

reviving old BMWs, and

discussing upside-down front

forks.

8 UNDER THE RADAR

Tomorrow’s Classics:

1964-1969 Honda S90.

10 SIDECAR

Barber Vintage Festival

update and the Evel Knievel

museum in Topeka, Kansas,

opens.

74 MC HOW-TO

Replacing Honda CB

swingarm bushings.

78 KEITH’S GARAGE

Keith’s fixes will keep your

vintage bike up and running.

82 DESTINATIONS

The Iron Horse Social Club &

Museum in Savanna, Illinois.

84 CALENDAR

Where to go and what to do.

86 COOL FINDS

New stuff for old bikes.

96 PARTING SHOTS

Remembering Pops

Yoshimura.