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Ever been given something you just can’t get rid of? If we’re talking about a pottery pig or another set of wind-chimes then that’s something of a tricky situation. But as there’s no such thing as ‘too many motorcycles’ then being given a C15 is hardly a trauma, now is it?

Owners of old British bikes are not biased about their machines. Most certainly not. They know all about the bikes’ good points — but no one is ever particularly shy about coming forwards with the bad news, too. It just happens that in the case of Ted Richardson’s 1969 Starfire there is very little bad…

They used to say that the ultimate cure for a B25 was a quick trip to a canal — how cruel! Arthur Langman proved them wrong. He bought his 1971 B25SS from a breaker, after it had been retrieved from such a waterway — and dried out, of course. Well, mostly…

Just about every classic bike fan knows a little about the Brough Superior SS100. But what of its forerunner, the SS80? Dave Minton introduces us to George Brough’s stylish sidevalve V-twin…

There wasn’t meant to be a part two, but there’s a new problem for Bros-Rider’s diminutive Honda Vee-twin. Or Vee-single, it seems…

Part one of a modern classic tale from Bros-Rider. He starts with a confession and ends with burnt fingers. When will he, will he be famous?..

After enjoying a hall of classic scooters at the Newark Show, Roy Workman discovers more information on the subject of British-built scooters…

Granville Bradshaw started his career in 1910 designing aircraft, and by 1955 he’d dreamed up the Omega engine with its innovative rotary layout. In between, he tried his hand at oil-cooling…

There are over 50 vintage motorcycle marques detailed in this book, and the book itself was very nearly lost too…

If you ever wanted to know who won an ISDT Gold Medal on a clutchless Tiger Cub, or what Steve McQueen’s toughest two-wheeled challenge was, then this is the book for you…