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  • Italian smoothie – MV Agusta

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    What would you sooner have in your shed, a Vincent Black Shadow or an MV Agusta? For some that would be a difficult question, but not for Mick Gowan, he knows exactly which he prefers. Video from Classic Bike Guide last November and the voice belongs to CBG editor Nigel Clark…

  • The Classic Motorcycle’s on sale now!

    The Classic Motorcycle’s on sale now!

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    The August issue of The Classic Motorcycle goes on sale today. Packed with the usual mix of archive material, workshop repairs, technical advice, tests, interviews and classifieds, it’s not to be missed. Look out for the stunning Triumph Speed Twin on the cover…

  • The way we were: August 1962

    The way we were: August 1962

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    Weather forecasters promised warm sunny weather for the Bank Holiday Monday meeting at Oulton Park. On the day it was both warm and wet (no surprises there then…), resulting in a steaming track…

  • Watsonian-JAP

    Watsonian-JAP

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    Bob Currie explains the background to the one-and-only 998cc Watsonian-JAP, now added to the National Motorcycle Museum collection. But Watsonian made sidecars, didn’t they?

  • Road Test: Harley-Davidson SS350

    Road Test: Harley-Davidson SS350

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    We all know Harley-Davidsons, right? Made in Milwaukee, thundering great V-twin engines, pistons the size of dustbins, low-revving, weigh about the same as a Cadillac? Not necessarily…

  • Honda CB400F

    Honda CB400F

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    Honda’s CB400F four of 1978 was a ground-breaking machine, a little bike with a big heart that took to the race track with glee…

  • Road Test: Harley-Davidson SS350

    Road Test: Harley-Davidson SS350

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    We all know Harley-Davidsons, right? Made in Milwaukee, thundering great V-twin engines, pistons the size of dustbins, low-revving, weigh about the same as a Cadillac? Not necessarily…

  • Essex Bikefest

    Essex Bikefest

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    The 10th annual Bikefest at North Weald airfield, near Harlow, Essex, brought to you by Maitland Racing, kick-starts into action on Sunday, July 15, 2012 and promises to be another cracker…

  • Highland Classic Two Day Trial at Alvie Estate

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    The picturesque Alvie Estate, near Aviemore in the highlands of Scotland, played host to the Highland Classic Two Day Trial in early June. Organised by the Inverness MCC, ‘The Alvie’ is fast becoming a ‘must do’ event in the trials calendar and one that is much to the taste of traditional trials competitors…

  • Hesketh celebration

    Hesketh celebration

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    Owners of Hesketh motorcycles have two anniversaries to celebrate this year since both the bike and the owners’ club have turned 30…


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