Classic Bike Guide

Modern life is rubbish

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MY BSA A65 needs new rings. And pistons. Chris at CDS Motorcycles is a nice man, I trust him to do a great job for me. But, can I also trust the spare parts? Go onto any internet forum and there will be endless posts bewailing the death of the British motorcycle industry, before going on to complain about the terrible quality of replacement parts (usually available off the shelf, but that’s what we expect in this digital age) required to keep our half-century old clunkers on the road.

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