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Follow award-winning filmmaker Peter Starr around the world on two wheels in Motorcycle Traveler

Following a cancer diagnosis in 2004, Peter Starr was determined to live a purposeful life and see the world by motorcycle, exploring 12 new places across the globe.

December 23, 2022

Celebrate 120 years of Triumph Motorcycles with new collection

Hundreds of photographs spanning British motorcycle manufacturer Triumph’s incredible history are featured in a new collection specially selected by James Robinson, editor of The Classic MotorCycle magazine.

December 23, 2022

Classy Café Racing

The Rickman brothers’ Metisse motorcycles found success on both dirt and road racing stages, while their sporty road offering was a splendid piece of kit too.

Features - Alex Bestwick

December 22, 2022

The LE might have been for humdrum duties, but it came from the maker of one of the finest racing machines ever – the long-lived Velocette KTT

December 21, 2022

Custom Cream! Yamaha XS650SE takes the biscuit

Scoop reckons the Yamaha XS650SE Custom takes the biscuit as the most cost-effective way of buying one of these big twins: yummy!

December 16, 2022

Mike Hailwood's Grand Prix crash x-ray is up for auction

A genuine x-ray from Mike Hailwood's Grand Prix crash, alongside a copy of the new book Mike Hailwood in 100 Objects, is currently accepting bids on eBay.

October 19, 2022

Norton unveils new generation Commando 961 SP and CR

Norton Motorcycles has unveiled its new generation Commando 961 SP and CR - the best Commando ever produced.

October 13, 2022

The Autumn Stafford Sale At The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, Staffordshire County Showground 15 & 16 October 2022

LANDMARK DUCATI 750SS AND GOLD STAR WINNING GRINDLAY-PEERLESS LEAD TOP-LEVEL SPORTSBIKES, RACERS AND CLASSICS IN OCTOBER AUCTION

October 10, 2022

Phil Read MBE 1939-2022

Phil Read MBE, 'The Prince of Speed', died on Thursday morning.

News - Alex Bestwick

October 7, 2022

Bond bike raises £138k for a Shropshire hospice

The motorbike ridden by Daniel Craig in the latest James Bond film has been auctioned for £138,600 in support of Severn Hospice

September 29, 2022

Feature Articles

Lightweight and agile, Honda’s CB250RS conflicted with its own Superdream for sales and was never as popular. Now, they can be a great back-lane bike with big H reliability.

December 14, 2022

Your guide to... Matchless G11 & AJS Model 30

AMC twins may be oft overlooked but are another wonderful way into British twin ownership

Features - Alex Bestwick

December 14, 2022

The remarkable Olga Kevelos

One of this country’s most noted female trials and enduro riders, Olga Kevelos was, to put it mildly, quite a lady, as John Milton relates.

December 7, 2022

Noisy Neighbours

Members of The Motor Cycle’s editorial team take to the residential streets, for a noise testing experiment.

Features - Arianne Davey

November 29, 2022

Lightweight Performer - BSA Archive

If the aim is to produce a light comp bike it makes sense to start with a bike already light... doesn’t it?

Features - Alex Bestwick

November 25, 2022

Which Japanese classic motorcycles are the most easy to live with?

In our quest to uncover practical classics that are easy to live with, we turn to Japanese machines.

Phil O’Hara wanted to make his learner-legal Yamaha stroker go faster. He also wanted to stop it oinking like a

Road Tests - RowenaH

Royal Enfield Clipper: Worker’s playtime

NOT ALL MOTORCYCLES are glamorous.

December 20, 2021

ROAD TEST: Sunbeam S8: The practical one

This handsome Sunbeam S8 was a pleasure to look at and to ride – and when it broke down on test, the owner could fix it at the roadside. That’s practical.

November 29, 2021

Beautiful 650cc Triumph Bonneville does not disappoint

This beautiful 650cc Bonneville from what was arguably the pre-unit T120’s top year, does not disappoint.