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Cars were undoubtedly the stars of the show at the London to Brighton Veteran run on November 3, 2019, but this truly classic event, which began in 1927, inevitably attracts numerous spectators on bikes of

SIDECAR MANUFACTURER WATSONIAN have launched new sidecars for modern classics from Triumph and Royal Enfield. A Prescott sidecar has been created for use with the 1200cc Triumph Bobber Black. The combo featured the popular Prescott

Despite the best the weather could throw at it, making parking a nightmare for the organisers, The Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics show was pronounced a success by visitors and traders alike. The Classic Racer

Words and pics: Tim Britton Have you ever moved house or workshop? I bet you have and it’s always an uncertain time – you know the move is going to be better, you wouldn’t have

Motorcycle sport lost a true legend when Percy Tait passed away on November 17, aged 90. Percy will be best remembered for the part he played in the success of Triumph in racing and also

London’s largest motorcycling event, the Carole Nash MCN London Motorcycle Show, roars back into the capital February 14-16 to celebrate all things two wheeled.

Café Racer Kits have announced details of their latest bike conversion kit.

Sidecar racing passenger Pete Rutterford lost his battle against cancer on November 24, 2019.

Three genuine icons of Italian motorcycle racing comprise the latest release of new titles in the catalogue of The Motorcycle Files, the range of e-books written by Classic Racer’s Alan Cathcart. They are the legendary

Motorcycle racing and manufacturing legend Colin Seeley has died at the age of 84. It is understood he had been unwell for some time.

Getting a handle on things AJS Motorcycles – Stormer specialists – have reintroduced their ‘SPEEDLINE’ branded classic scrambles handlebar. These are ‘bars which follow the classic shape used by scramblers in the classic period. Hand-made

Former scrambling star Vic Eastwood has died, aged 78. A member of BSA’s works motocross team, he was fourth in the 1965 500cc world championship, while he also won the 1968 British Motocross GP, riding

The books in the Lean, mean and lime green series are without doubt the most complete story ever told of racing with Kawasaki in the USA and the long-awaited Volume Two covers the important years

The trials world has been mourning Rob Edwards, who died in October. The smiling Teesider is forever associated with Montesa but rode for AJS and Cotton too. There is to be a tribute to Rob,

The immortal Ogri was the proto-rocker that a certain kind of Seventies and Eighties rider wished they were.

This February issue of RealClassic is packed full of classic machines, tales from the shed, in-depth interviews and striking photography.

The 2020 Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show celebrates the 40th birthday of the event. To mark the milestone, organisers are turning back the clock and throwing a 1970s/80s-themed birthday bash and, of course, everyone

No, not a comment on the Brexit chaos dominating the UK at the moment but a reference to the ECMO classic MX series held in various European countries. Chris Lewis, of Elsinore 74, called up

Over the weekend of October 19-20, the Stafford County Showground welcomed classic enthusiasts of, predominantly, 1970s and 1980s classics. Words: James Robinson Photographs: Gary Chapman Innovative engineer Allen Millyard first came to prominence with his

The entry form for the 2020 Pre’65 Scottish Trial is now available to download from www.pre65scottish.com … and this time anyone in the world can enter! Organisers ask that potential entrants please read the guidelines

The CRMC invited the founder members of the club to celebrate its 40th meeting at Snetterton, the venue for the first CRMC meeting and also the 2019 season finale. Among those attending were co-founder Dick

While there may be no mention of motorcycles in any account of the Battle of Hastings, in recent years there has been a classic motorcycle show aspart of Hastings Week, afestival where the town marks

The world has gone tubeless, which can be a hassle for older rims… or maybe not… Words and Pics: Tim Britton When talk turns to tyres the discussion can often get heated – what one

Over 26 years after his career ending accident, grand prix legend Wayne has been back riding a motorcycle for the first time. The three-time world champion got his first emotional return at a local Californian

We’ve teamed up with our friends at Weise to offer you the chance to win a Weise Vision rain suit worth £89.98.

A 1929 James V twin dirt track bike, one of only 12 built and most likely the only survivor, made £37,000 at a sale of the collection of the late Noel Clark conducted on August

As revealed in issue 52, there are two fabulous guests from the world of off-road motorcycling at the Hagon-backed CDB Show 2020. From the feet-up world there is 1979 world trials champion Bernie Schreiber. The

To get the most out of the bigger bikes, you need long straights. Without those at a circuit, it all comes down to who can muscle machines the best. View more images in the November/December

Remember the Elsinore GP featured in the classic movie On Any Sunday? Lots of dirt bikes racing through the town, to the delight of the population, before heading out into the hills. Some racers took

The CRMC’s Snetterton meeting saw the final rounds of the club and ACU championships, the traditional season-ending races of the year and also celebrated the club’s 40th anniversary and first ever meeting that took place

We think there might be a better British twin than the five-time Bike of the Year winner Norton Commando. Find out which one in our December issue of RealClassic magazine!

At Classic Magazines we’ve made your Christmas shopping simple and straightforward, with plenty of ideas for family and friends in our festive gift guide.

We are excited to share our 12 Days of Christmas Facebook competition!

He’s not very tall, is quiet spoken, wears spectacles and doesn’t seem to dash around in a panic but my goodness, what Alf Hagon has done in his 30 years!

Bag a Black Friday bargain and get six issues of Classic Dirt Bike magazine for only £15! That’s a MASSIVE 32% saving!

Bag a Black Friday bargain and get six issues of the RealClassic magazine for only £14! That’s a MASSIVE saving of 37%!

Bob Weaver, of Grand Island, New York, is offering more than 70 motorcycles from his varied collection, including many low or zero-mile original Japanese, Italian and British motorcycles, at the 2020 Mecum Las Vegas annual

Dougie Mercer’s Toughsheet Building Supplies is continuing as headline sponsor of the 2020 National Twinshock MX Championships. The series will consist of seven rounds, and registration is now open, with all the forms needed on

It’s the turn of rare bikes, a bustling autojumble and a very special guest at the London Classic Bike Show in Kempton on December 7.

As well as running a superb series of trials for classic, twinshock and aircooled monos, the Kia organisers have been raising money for the Teenage Cancer Trust in memory of Dominic Feaks who sadly lost

Incredibly as this is written there are only 12 short weeks to go until the 2020 Classic Dirt Bike Show. Okay so there’s a thing called Christmas in the way, but for us in the

The Isle of Man Government’s Department of Enterprise has signed an agreement with Charterhouse Auctioneers in Dorset to be an official partner of the Classic TT Races presented by Bennetts. The partnership includes Charterhouse running

We’ve teamed up with our friends at Weise to offer you the chance to win a pair of Weise Montana 120 gloves worth £79.99.

A glorious 1940 Crocker Big Tank V-Twin, formerly owned by Crocker employee Elmo Looper, is the star lot at the Bonhams Las Vegas sale on January 23, 2020 at Caesar’s Entertainment Studios. The Crocker comes

In Wal Handley’s heyday, as far as the Press and public were concerned, he was the greatest motorcycle racer of all time.

For the 2019 Goodwood Revival in September, the 14 Isle of Man TT race winners on the grid (with a total of 84 victories between them) were joined by another three-time world champion from Spain

August 31 / September 1 Getting Serious The CRMC was at Mallory Park for its penultimate 2019 meeting and with club and ACU championships coming to the boil the competition was intense, as reported by