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General Discussion => Royal Enfield News => Topic started by: Bilgemaster on September 15, 2018, 02:43:19 am

Title: Bonus Royal Enfield Mag with "Classic Bike", June 2018 Issue
Post by: Bilgemaster on September 15, 2018, 02:43:19 am

I was surprised to find no mention of this in the Forum Archives, but the June 2016 special "Summer of 1976" issue of the British magazine Classic Bike  came with a very nice separate 55 page magazine just about Royal Enfields containing the following articles:

• INSIDE ENFIELD CENTRAL
  Spares are not an issue with Enfields, and here's why: Hitchcocks Motorcycles
• CONTINENTAL GT MEETS ITS MATCH
  We love the Continental GT but there is a machine that's even more characterful...
• BULLET ENGINE STRIPDOWN
  How similar is the modern Enfield single to the 1955 version? We take them apart to find out
• EASY SPEED
  Like the original motor, the new one is a doddle to tune. These are the parts you need
• 2016 BULLET VS 1961 'BIG HEAD'
  They're separated by 55 years, but the feel is remarkably similar. Which would you choose?
• PLANET ENFIELD
  Wherever you go, you're never far from a loon doing something extraordinary with an Enfield
• ENFIELD'S GLOBAL MASTER PLAN
  If you thought Enfield were a quirky little company think again. They dwarf Triumph
• CONCEPT STORE NUMBER THREE
  Haywards in Cambridge are about to create Britain's largest Enfield store
• FROM HIPSTERS TO PENSIONERS
  Enfield's London concept store is proof of just how varied the bikes' appeal is
• EXTEND YOUR ENFIELD ADDICTION
  From wallets to adventure jackets, there's a vast amount of Enfield kit to choose from

Both magazines were highly enjoyable reads. I got my brand new copies of the pair off eBay, still in their original plastic wrap for just under $10 quickly delivered to the USA from an English jobber of overstock and back issue magazines located in Church Lawton near Stoke-On-Trent in Staffordshire called The Magazine Man, who uses the eBay handle "ashlymags". It currently looks like he may still have more of them (https://www.ebay.com/itm/CLASSIC-BIKE-June-2016-NEW-Post-Included-To-UK-Europe-USA-Canada/311619633356) for others who might want to grab their copies too, while they still can. I suspect that if you tried to run them down later, you may have a hard time of it...or you'll just find used copies of the main Classic Bike  June 2016 special "Summer of 1976" issue without the smaller bonus Royal Enfield Mag.

Title: Re: Bonus Royal Enfield Mag with "Classic Bike", June 2018 Issue
Post by: Narada on September 15, 2018, 04:18:22 pm

Thanks Bilgemaster! I just ordered me one. :)