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  • RA Douglas set for Harrogate

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    Bonhams’ Harrogate sale, on November 13, has an interesting cache of machines, with one of the star lots the Douglas pictured in the accompanying photograph…

  • Rocking in to Brighton

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    As usual, the Ace Cafe’s Rockers Reunion attracted thousands to Madeira Drive, Brighton. While the main run, the ‘Brighton Burn-Up’, starts from the north London cafe, riders made their way to the city seafront from all directions…

  • RealClassic 115 out now!

    RealClassic 115 out now!

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    Britbikes abound in the new issue of RealClassic with tales of Triumph twins and the final incarnation of the Cub; Matchless big singles, a vintage JAP and the new Enfield café racer. Plus two very different types of Moto Guzzi and an unusual reaction to the Honda VFR. On sale here…

  • Doing the dirty!

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    If you like getting down and dirty then there’s only one place to be – the International Dirt Bike Show. Held from this Thursday, October 31 to Sunday, November 3 at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire, it promises to deliver all that’s best in the world of off-road…

  • Classic Camera: BMWs on parade, August, 1958

    Classic Camera: BMWs on parade, August, 1958

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    German police riders rehearse in the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, in 1958, four up on a single flat-twin, which would appear to be a 600cc R67…

  • TriBSA profile

    TriBSA profile

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    BSA and Triumph were the undisputed leaders in the 50s motorcycle market, though some individuals decided to take parts from each manufacturer to fabricate their own ideal machine…

  • The Classic MotorCycle on sale – December 2013

    The Classic MotorCycle on sale – December 2013

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    Vincent Black Shadow review, a look at Francis-Barnett’s simple-but-effective stroker, 100 years of Velocette, 1965 ISDT, Ariels from £1k to £12k, Kop Hill Climb and all the usual regulars and archive strories. On sale now.

  • Road Test: Seeley-Velocette Thruxton

    Road Test: Seeley-Velocette Thruxton

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    At the risk of offending Velocette purists everywhere, I have to suggest that their revered Hall Green machines handled well in spite of their frames, rather than because of them. And it can be improved upon, as this fine Seeley example demonstrates…

  • Road Test: Seeley-Velocette Thruxton

    Road Test: Seeley-Velocette Thruxton

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    At the risk of offending Velocette purists everywhere, I have to suggest that their revered Hall Green machines handled well in spite of their frames, rather than because of them. And it can be improved upon, as this fine Seeley example demonstrates…

  • Archive: Triumph’s Brooklands Speed Trials reported

    Archive: Triumph’s Brooklands Speed Trials reported

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    In late 1933 the Val Page-designed 6/1 twin was put through its paces to prove its speed and reliability to the discerning British motorcycling public…


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