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Suzuki GSX-R restoration, Morini 3½ review, seventies superstar, Ducati 900SS ridden, plus projects on Kawasaki ZRX1100, Yamaha RD350LC, Honda VFR400 and more. On sale now!

Less than two weeks to go for the TT Riders Association fundraising event in Louth, Lincs, organised by the TT RA in association with Classic Racer magazine…

Salon Privé 2014 will be showcasing some of the best motorbikes, across two classes, for the fourth year in succession at Syon Park this September 3, 2014…

Accommodation is often a problem in the Isle of Man during TT time. The Metzeler village offers a solution to some; it’s camping, but without having to put up tents, as they’re assembled prior to ‘camper’s’ arrival…

The NSA (Southern Section) was blessed with better weather for the second of its two day meetings at the Somerset venue. As ever, a fascinating variety of machinery made its way up the quarter-mile course…

Two time TT Race winner Cameron Donald will make his return to the Mountain Course in August for the Isle of Man Classic TT Races with the Australian ace contesting both the Bennetts 500cc Classic TT and Okells 350cc Classic TT Races for Ripley Land Racing…

For the first time in 45 years, Leighton Hall, near Carnforth, Lancs will be hosting a Bike Sprint on Sunday, September 28, when the grounds will be open from 9.30am until 4pm…

The Classic MotorCycle gets a new full time staffer in the shape of 21-year-old Michael Barraclough, the Cottons owners club is holding a centenary rally next month and reporting from the recently held Les Newman Run…

Based at an ideal sports club venue at Hingham, Norfolk, and organised by the NOC’s Norfolk branch, the Norton Owners’ Club’s National Rally from June 20-22 enjoyed warm, sunny weather all weekend and attracted well over 120 members and their machines…

If you fancy a good day out this month, why not head towards Ipswich and find your way to Great Blakenham village hall (IP6 0NJ) on July 20 between 10am and 3pm?

COYS is to put over 90 motorcycles under the hammer at Blenheim Palace on Friday July 11. Included in the auction is an extremely rare 1974 Ducati 750 and a Harley-Davidson XR750, described as one of the most famous racing bikes in American motorcycle history…

Giacomo Agostini heads the list of sporting icons lined up to take part in this weekend’s Bike Bonanza at Mallory Park. The multi-times World Champion and Isle of Man TT hero will take to the Leicestershire circuit aboard an MV Agusta…

Big twins abound in the July issue of RealClassic; beefy classic bikes built in Britain, Italy and even America. Plus a couple of lightweights for fans of smaller motorcycles. Here’s how to read all about them…

No sooner do we mention buying tuppenny cornets from a Dot motorcycle ice cream trike (Stafford Show report, last issue) than Sammy Miller sends us a photo of one that he has just restored to perfection…

Riding pillion blindfold may sound like a crazy thing to do, but for Chris Bostock it had a very serious message…

Royal Enfield Constellation, extraordinary low-miles Norton Navigator, Panthers to suit all pockets, the Banbury Run, Reynolds runabout, plus all the usual archive features and columnists. On sale now…

Motorsport Legend John Surtees OBE, has presented a £75,000 cheque to charity Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance, on behalf of the Henry Surtees Foundation…

The UK Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club carried off a coup by running 20 machines from the 1988-96 WSB era around the Donington Park circuit on May 24-25…

For Alan Abrahams, motorcycling was a constant source of entertainment, whether during the time he spent in the workshop or better still, out on the road…

The Mallory Bike Bonanza over the weekend of July 11-13 will host something of everything for the biking community, young and old, participating or just soaking up the array of machines and personalities…

Attention will shortly focus on the IoM Classic TT, which sees riders and machines tackle the Mountain Course again, and the curtain raising 500cc Classic TT Race is set to start the Islands race festival with a bang…

BSA and Triumph twins stripped down for action, Untitled T3 Guzzi, British 250 singles, Yamaha YR350, Paton S1 test, plus all the regular archive stories and columnists. On sale now!

Former Suzuki rider, Didier de Radiguès, will ride a Lucky Strike Suzuki at this year’s Bikers’ Classics at Spa Francorchamps over the weekend of July 4-6. The 56-year-old Belgian was a member of the team in 1991…

A festival celebrating all things motorcycle takes place in Bexhill-on-Sea on July 27. Bexhill MotoFest takes place over the whole day at the East Sussex town, which arguably is the birthplace of motorcycle racing, as from 1902 until 1924 the Bexhill Sprint was held there…

After doubts about whether the Speed Trials could continue, we’re pleased to hear that the 2014 event is now open for entries. Taking place this year on September 6, the Brighton Speed Trials have been taking place along Madeira Drive since 1905…

Isle of Man TT hero and TV star Guy Martin never does things by halves – and his latest goal is to set a new motorcycle record at his first attempt on America’s Mountain in the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado on Sunday, June 29…

Dale Singleton – Daytona 200 winner, TT racer and GP rider and AMA champ, plus Barry Symmons profile, Jack Findlay’s Yamaha TZ750 tested, plus all the usual columns and archive material. On sale now!

This weekends’ Barry Sheene Festival at Oliver’s Mount Scarborough has attracted another first. Barry’s son Freddie will now ride an RG500 in the parade and the BBC are filming for a documentary about Barry’s career…

Yamaha RD400 review – super seventies stroker! Plus Kawasaki Z650 and Yamaha TZR250 V-twin reviews and all the usual regulars and workshop features. On sale now!

Excitement is building for the second year of the Classic TT Races presented by Bennetts with just under 60 days to go until the start of qualifying on Saturday August 16…

Graham Lampkin has completed his off-road (mostly) charity run to Lerwick and back. He took the off road routes for most of the journey, with the aim of raising funds for cancer research…

With more than 1500 bikes, trikes and scooters crammed into every corner of the Lincolnshire market town on Tuesday, May 20, Spilsby Bike Night proved another outstanding success…

Seventeen wins and 61 podiums from 276 World Superbike starts, five wins and 11 podiums from 102 Grand Prix starts and a total of 33 fastest laps throughout a career that stretched across two decades…

This December the National Motorcycle Museum is pulling out all the stops with Winter Wonderland themed parties, taking place every Friday and Saturday in the run up to Christmas…

With a little over five weeks to go, the Apico Putoline British Trial GP at Nord-Vue, Penrith is gearing up for the biggest weekend of the trials calendar on Saturday July 19-20…

Swiss sidecar legend Rolf Biland will ride at one of Europe’s biggest classic race events, held July 4-5 at Spa-Francorchamps circuit, Belgium, the track where he celebrated so many great triumphs…

Tinker’s Park, at Hadlow Down in the heart of the Susex countryside, has hosted steam rallies for nearly 50 years. While the steam powered traction engines and road rollers are the stars of the show, the supporting cast is for all types of historic vehicles, including motorcycles…

Although last year more than 60 Velocette riders entered the Peak Tour and enjoyed a great day out amid the stunning scenery of the Peak District, this time the organising East Midlands branch of the Velocette Owners’ Club is aiming for the three-figure mark when the event takes place on June 18…

In 1914 the maker of the Wooler horizontal single cylinder two-stroke motorcycle (pic) informed the press it was about to move into new premises at Old Oak Common Lane, Willesden, North London…

The Cotton Owners’ and Enthusiasts’ Club is organising a special gathering at Brooklands on Sunday, July 20 to celebrate 100 years since Frank Willoughby Cotton patented the famous triangle frame, and hopes to attract more than 100 Cottons to the event…

Frances Thorp, the Honorary Secretary of the TT Riders Association for the past eleven years, has been awarded this year’s PokerStars Spirit of the TT Award. The position is unpaid and subject to an election every year…

The Mallory Bike Bonanza on July 11-13 gives riders the chance to take to the track during the parade laps on road and race machines…

Conditions were less than ideal with early rain at EGP Enterprises’ Southern Classic Show, although most of the exhibitors remained dry in the show area, comfortably accomodated on the ground floor of the huge grandstand at the Surrey race course…

Win a Vincent for just £2! Amazing Moto Major, Norton Jubilee profile, Italian motocross museum visit, stars of Stafford, plus all the usual archive stories and your favourite columnists. At a bookstall near you now!

There are ambitious developments afoot at Classic Bike Shows and there’s no better example than the Carole Nash Great Scottish Bike Show. With a move to a new venue confirmed and star names such as Giacomo Agostini set to attend, the event is expected to make its mark in a big way this summer…

Forthcoming race events at the Welsh circuit are on Sunday July 6 and Sunday August 24. For the July event expect special guest appearances in the parade from John McGuinness Nick Jefferies, Stan Woods and Tommy Robb. A day not to be missed!

More than 40 British bikes, including a Dunstall Norton Commando, a Triumph-engined flat-tracker and a fire-damaged BSA Rocket 3, recently arrived in the UK having being sourced from the east coast of the USA by Phil Humphrey and Alan Millar of Totnes Classic Motorcycles…

This year’s run on May 11 started wet, cold and windy, but soon after the riders departed on the Cavalcade the rain stopped. Once into the country lanes, participants were protected by the foliage and could happily concentrate on the potholes…

John McGuinness won his 21st TT race on this morning when he took the SES TT Zero race in record-breaking style. Riding the Mugen Shinden, McGuinness was always in the lead and with a stunning new lap record of 117.366mph, he came home 23.3s clear of team-mate Bruce Anstey…

Yetserday John McGuinness responded to Bruce Anstey’s fastest electric bike lap ever, clocked last Sunday, in stunning fashion with a new fastest lap of his own…

An eclectic collection of classic motorcycles awaits your reading pleasure in this month’s RealClassic magazine, including an Ariel Square, two-strokes from Greeves, Suzuki and Kawasaki, Enfield’s Meteor Minor, a much-modded Vincent Comet and heaps more. Here’s how to buy a copy

This event was the first of this season’s NSA Southern Section’s visits to the venue, near Bridgwater, Somerset. The first day of competition was short-lived…

TT fans will get the chance to meet a true race legend this Sunday, as motorcycle superstar John McGuinness takes part in a signing session at the WHSmith store in the Isle of Man capital, Douglas…

Cassington Bike Night is taking place on the usual last Monday of June, with thousands of bikers expected to arrive to be part of the annual event…

To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the National Motorcycle Museum is holding a series of celebrations including a photography competition, from August 1 until the anniversary year culminates with the ‘free’ open day, on Saturday November 1 2014…

A selection of rare vintage 1950s motorcycles are entered for BCA Peterborough’s next Motorbike Auction on Friday May 30 alongside a further 150 bikes from a variety of fleet, finance and dealer sellers…