Features

Benelli’s 650 twin was a radical take on the British parallel twin design. But the Italian BSA beater arrived as the British industry went into decline, and it soon began to look dated against Japanese exotica. Rod Gibson tells the story…

When Kawasaki launched the GPz900R 25 years ago it turned the world of motorcycling on its head, shook it up and spun it around so many times that when everything settled back down the scene was almost unrecognisable…

Continuing our buying guides on turbos – here’s something completely different… a turbocharged V-twin!

This sprinter was built by three engineering apprentices in the early 1960s – and it’s continued to impress with its rapid pace in the decades since…

One of the oldest and most elite regiments in the Italian Royal Army is the fabled Bersaglieri…

Fifty years ago this month, there was a lot of pressure on British teams as they prepared for the 1964 ISDT, the biggest off-road event of the year…

In 1953, a Featherbed-framed Norton Dominator would have been an unusual sight on the UK roads, being hampered by a very high price tag. But that aside, the early Norton Dominator gives off an unmistakeable aura of competence and quality…

During the vintage days of motorcycling, designers endeavoured to make the rider’s role easier, with slick control design and cleaner handlebar. Recent generations of motorcycle design boffins have more than re-cluttered the handlebars with switchgear. Now that is progress…

Can anything be done to repair leaking, pitted or bent forks? And is it likely to be an expensive fix? Yes and not normally. Tim Britton examines the operation of a company in Bedfordshire…

In typical Ardennes weather two-time world champion Barry Sheene splashes around La Source hairpin in a vain pursuit of Kenny Roberts and rain master Wil Hartog…