Features
-
Team player
Posted
by
Though Jeff Smith was BSA’s superstar at GP level the factory’s support reached all levels of MX. How did they do it? With old team bikes, CDB checks one out.
-
Champ’s bike
Posted
by
Hakan Andersson (above), gave Yamaha their first MX title back in 1973. He is surely remembered as a 250 rider but back in the early 1970s he also used a 360 version of Yamaha’s factory 250cc bike. This is the story of Hakan’s former Yamaha YZ360 from 1972.
-
It’s the right break for 147
Posted
by
After a disastrous end to the 2014 ‘Scottish’ for James Noble it all went well for the lad in 2015. CDB asked if we could have a wobble on his bike.
-
All this and a barbie too – a great weekend with the Culm Vale club
Posted
by
En route to Devon during their marathon sidecar tour to help and publicise the work of The Alzheimer’s Society, Mike Payne and Kate call in at the friendly and relaxed Culm Vale Sidecar Club Rally.
-
Middleweights make so much sense
Posted
by
While large-capacity Japanese classics remain breathtaking to ride, many older enthusiasts are returning to the all-round virtues of the 500cc middleweight. Steve Cooper sets the theme for his next few articles.
-
Dance of the Dragonfly
Posted
by
Douglas’s fame was built upon its legendary fore-and-aft flat twins and its huge contribution to the 1914-18 war effort. The marque reached the height of its achievement in the 1920s and early 30s.
-
More or less
Posted
by
There’s nothing inherently wrong with BMW airheads: there’s just too much of a good thing. 2WheelsMiklos take an R80 back to basics
-
Italian quandary
Posted
by
Classic or retro? Retro style with modern performance? New wine in an old bottle? Moto Guzzi offers a choice
-
A FLYING SQUIRREL
Posted
by
Alfred Angas Scott was a genius. Besides inventing the first motorcycle with a twin cylinder two-stroke engine, he also came up with telescopic forks and even the kick-starter. We test a 1929 Flying Squirrel TT Replica, one of the best of his vintage fliers…
-
A perfect storm
Posted
by
Did Benelli successfully blend a trad Brit twin and Italian engineering excellence?
Enjoy more classic motorcycle reading, Click here to subscribe to one of our leading magazines.