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A marque as legendary as Brough Superior has plenty of mystique about it anyway but even so, certain models attract even more of an aura about them. And they’re always interesting when they come up for auction.

Among the unexpected at the London Show, which opened in late November, was a twin cylinder 486cc two-stroke Scott with a Laird-Menteyene machine gun fitted to its handlebars. Show visitors apart, the first many knew of the project was the publication of the accompanying John Bryan cartoon in the December 3, 1912, issue of Motor…

Wolverhampton-based AJS enjoyed substantial sales success during 1912, so much so that competition activity was slashed, though AJS capitalised on the reflected glory of privateer success, detailing the achievements of AJS riders…

Hollywood star Keanu Reeves has gone into collaboration with a renowned custom bike builder to form the Arch Motorcycle Company…

Paul Goff has a battery charger specifically designed to suit the smaller batteries fitted to motorcycles. Useful because car chargers can cause damage through overcharging…

Hear the musical sound of Phil Read’s Championship winning 500cc MV Agusta, as screamed to 8000rpm in the Classic Racer GP paddock from the recent Stafford bike Show, held over the weekend of October 20-21 at the County Showground…

Popular British Superbike ace Chris Walker is to be guest of honour at the season opening Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic…

A new first-aid device which could help save bikers’ lives is now available free in the north west of England…

It is with sadness we learned of Ken Heanes’ death recently. Ken passed away peacefully at his home near Fleet in Hampshire after a period of illness earlier on in the year…

If there’s one thing even better than rows and rows of bikes to look at, it’s the same bikes being ridden properly by some true classic biking legends…

Europe’s leading supplier of motorcycle paint to the aftersales market has launched a new, updated internet site/shop…

One of the top classic car events on the calendar, Salon Prive, held in the green of Syon Park, London, has embraced historic motorcycles and this year boasted a stunning and eclectic mix of two-wheelers

Scooters and classic 50cc road racers rubbed shoulders at the last VMCC sprint event of the year at Eelmoor Military Training Circuit, near Aldershot. The event, using the circuit’s 220 yard straight section, was on September 30…

Among riders dumped from their works teams at the end of the season were British runner Rob McElnea and American star Randy Mamola (pic)…

For 3/6d (less than 20p) motorcyclists could do worse than visit the Earls Court Motorcycle and Cycle Show…

Universal two stroke trials silencers, Norton tuning parts and Triumph Tiger Cub stainless steel hardware to make maintenance easier and an inspirational book, Touching the World…

An exciting late addition has been made to the Bonhams auction at Stafford on October 21 in the shape of ‘Black Bess’ – the SS80 Brough Superior formerly the property of VMCC founder Titch Allen…

Members of a classic motorcycle club have stripped down to their boots and been photographed posing with their machines to raise money for charity…

A team of four amputee soldiers has completed a six day, 640 mile charity ride on the National Motorcycle Museum’s 1937 BSA G14 fitted with a Swallow Sports sidecar…

A huge selection of classic motorcycles will go under the hammer in Cambridge later this month. Among the lots being sold by Cheffins Auctioneers on October 20 are a rare 1969 Norton Mercury, a 1965 Royal Enfield Continental GT and 1952 Royal Enfield Bullet trials machine…

Conditions were dire for the VMCC Chalfont Autumn Hill Climb but riders battled through to achieve some exceptional results…

When you want that brand new NOS plastic look, but don’t want to pay brand new NOS prices, why not save the original plastics that are already on your MX, Enduro or Trials bikes?

We are looking for an experienced journalist with an encyclopaedic knowledge of classic motorcycles, an enthusiasm for taking them to bits and the organisational skills of a military planner to keep Classic Bike Guide as the best old bike magazine on the planet…

Friends and colleagues have paid tribute to John Brown, one of the UK’s leading motorcycle journalists who has died at the age of 77. In a 60 year career he reported for many of the UK’s leading publications including Motorcycle News and Motorcycle Racing Magazine…

Let’s play word association. Sports Motorcycles… Ducati. Correct! Even after all this time and despite owner Steve Wynne retiring to New Zealand the link will always be there…

The world’s last performance two-stroke is made in England! More proof of the strength of the classic market comes with a newly built, Yamaha OW16 replica from Peregrine Engineering…

German Ernst Henne (500cc supercharged BMW) set a new motorcycle world speed record of 173.57mph along the Frankfurt Autobahn on November 28, 1937…

The VMCC’s Founders Day is one of the highlights of the calendar for many vintage and classic enthusiasts, so it was a great shame when summer rain forced its July cancellation. But the organising Taverner’s section weren’t to be easily beaten – and the rescheduled September 2 date seemed a natural fit…

Almost 100 riders on a selection of twinshock and Evo enduro bikes gathered for the third annual Vinduro Hot Trod. The event, a vintage enduro for machines more than 25 years old, took place at Chatton in Northumberland on September 22-23…

Jeff Elliot is selling his Yamaha TZ750 flat track replica. The bike, featured in Classic Bike Guide and our sister title Classic Motorcycle Mechanics (July 2010 if you want a back issue) has a TZ750 engine in a homebuilt chassis…

Our favourite images from the recently released Classic British Legends bookazine have just gone live online, and they include rare images of Barry Sheene, Geoff Duke and others…

Hundreds of classic motorbikes and cars, including some from the collection of racing legend John Surtees, helped pull the crowds to Burpham Motor Racing Club’s third Classic Car and Motorbike Show…

From 10 feet away it looks like a Norton RC588. Good enough to fool some knowledgeable Norton experts. And then you notice the slightly-too-long exhaust pipe, Kayaba upside-down forks and six-piston brake calipers off a Yamaha YZF750…

Old Empire Motorcycles is a custom shop unlike any other. For one thing, the bloke behind it is about half the age of your typical grizzly old bike builder. But Alec Sharp, aged just 24 years old, knows what it takes to build a truly special bike. And he’s got a simple, but clever business…

Owners of Honda CB750s and VFR750s will soon have a chance to bid on what may be the ideal number plate for their machine…

A fascinating collection of Italian classics has gone on sale at North Leicester Motorcycles. The bikes, which belonged to an ageing Italian aristocrat were offered to NLM owner Stuart Mayhew earlier this year and include some weird, wonderful and very exotic machinery…

The world moves quickly and Classic Bike Guide has moved with it. Those of you with an ipad can now enjoy CBG as an app (ask your grandkids – they’ll know)…

Pocket rocket 125s, Stan Stephens reveals tuning secrets, Yamaha YZF750 rotary Norton replica, buying Honda’s CB500 twin, Yamaha XT500, Suzuki GT550 and Triumph Speed Twin. This month’s issue supplied with FREE cover-mounted reprint of Motor Cycle Weekly…

Suzuki has launched a clothing line in honour of the legendary and sadly missed Barry Sheene, with 10% of every sale going to the Clic Sargent foundation, which was Barry’s chosen charity…

The personal 1922 racing SS80 bike of Brough’s founder, George Brough, is to be auctioned off at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford on October 23, and is expected to fetch £250,000-£270,000

Thick autumn fog nearly prevented the BMCRC running its Open Championship Meeting on Saturday, October 12, but by midday the Brooklands track was bathed in sunshine as the first event of the day, the One Hour Cyclecar race started. J T Wood (1068cc GWK) led from start to finish…

Classic motorcycles from across Britain will be crated up and shipped down under for three days of racing

An essential guide to the very best of British motorcycling has been launched by the team behind The Classic MotorCycle magazine…

Triumph Motorcycles has announced festival favourites Reef as the second headline act for this year’s three-day Triumph Live event, alongside celebrated Brit rockers The Kaiser Chiefs…

Londoner Harold Daniell (in picture) enjoyed a bumper day’s racing at BMCRC’s meeting at Brooklands on the Campbell Circuit. In the Junior race, run concurrently with the Lightweight event, Daniell (348cc Norton) led from start to finish. Jock West (New Imperial) took lightweight honours…

Owners of well-fettled classic motorcycles are being invited to sign up for the Exeter Long Distance Reliability Trials…

When you’ve got a spare quarter of an hour, have a look at It’s Better in the Wind – it’s a short film of a group of young American riders who head out for a few days…

British motorcyclists haven’t a clue when it comes to the rules and regulations which govern riding in Europe, according to a new survey…

Barbour clothing has joined forces with Watsonian Squire and Royal Enfield, to produce a one-off sidecar outfit to celebrate Watsonian’s centenary year…

Double world 500cc champion Barry Sheene (37) announced he was to emigrate to Australia seeking a warmer, drier climate to help him live with his racing injuries…

Handing over ceremony for new TT Riders Association president will be Wednesday 28 November, not November 21 as mentioned in Classic Racer magazine

The Italian AutoMoto Club will take its annual autumn meeting to another harbour side location this year – the fascinating (and free!) M Shed museum on Princes Wharf, Bristol. Date for your diary is September 30…

Touring the autumn European motorcycle shows, pressmen discovered one of the stars of the German event at Frankfurt was a 50cc Goricke…

Two months after announcing plans to drop the MoT test for pre-1960 vehicles comes word of a new super-test for everything else, and it has far-reaching consequences on older bikes…

Proposals for a four-day festival of motorcycling nostalgia at next year’s Manx Grand Prix Festival have been revealed by the Isle of Man Government…