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  • Northern Brit Bike Series 2014

    Northern Brit Bike Series 2014

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    Action from the Classic Dirtbike/Rock Oil-backed Northern Brit Bike Series 2014. Great weather and highly competitive!

  • Classic archive: Long standing trick rider, 1952

    Classic archive: Long standing trick rider, 1952

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    Accompanying a picture in The Motor Cycle in March, 1952, was the explanation: “Forty years ago tomorrow, in the issue of The Motor Cycle dated March 21, 1912, there appeared an illustrated account of a trick riding performance by a slim young man by the name of Albert Milner. Now the slim young man is…

  • Classic Motorcycle Mechanics on sale – August 2014

    Classic Motorcycle Mechanics on sale – August 2014

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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!

  • Project Can-Am Strip down and rebuild Part 1

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    Classic Dirtbike editor Tim Britton begins the stripdown before the prettying-up begins of the Project Can-Am…

  • Sounds like a good idea

    Sounds like a good idea

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    Using sound waves to clean tricky bits of a motorcycle is a non-invasive way of true cleanliness, Classic Dirtbike editor Tim Britton listens to an expert…

  • Apico celebration

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    Apico – the biggest off-road parts distributor in the UK – turned 30 this year and celebrated with cake and a change of ownership

  • The TT comes to the Wheatsheaf, Louth!

    The TT comes to the Wheatsheaf, Louth!

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    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…

  • The Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance 2014

    The Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance 2014

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    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…

  • Metzeler village at TT 2014

    Metzeler village at TT 2014

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    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…

  • Gasket teach in

    Gasket teach in

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    Engines, gearboxes, carburettors and some electrical components are assembled with a mass of joints, which need sealing to prevent oil and fuel loss, or the ingress of water. Despite advances in technology, gaskets remain the favourite joint sealer…


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