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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