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Given a handful of more powerful, more modern models in the garage with more street cred, a 1960 BSA A10 Golden Flash wouldn’t instantly spring to mind as the bike of choice for a certain young man and his girlfriend when planning this year’s trip to the Isle of Man for the Manx GP…

The 900s were the class of the 1990s but the Suzuki RF900R was in a class of one: rapid, radical looks and ridiculously cheap…

There are occasions when common sense and practicality out-trump kudos and macho posturing. There are also times when you need a no nonsense, no frills machine that’ll do the job with the minimum of fuss and effort and at low cost…

In the seventies the Japanese motorcycle industry was beginning to dominate the bike market, with its high tech performance designs. The Italian response was typically heart- rather than head-led. John Nutting picks 10 of his seventies Italian favourites…

Les Smith prepares to tackle the Sani Pass, a bridle track between Basutoland and Natal in South Africa on his 350cc Velocette MAC, “…a machine of uncertain vintage” as described in The Motor Cycle…

Reproduced in full from the original article in the May 1983 edition of The Classic MotorCycle, this is the tale of a remarkable engineer and his twin-engined Norton…

We continue our second instalment of the top 20 Japanese two strokes….

Factory race bikes that fall into private hands are a rare enough thing. Finding out you may just own one by chance is even more so. But that is exactly what happened to Tony Salt when he bought a RG500 to parade. Malc Wheeler gets the lowdown…

Fancy yourself as a bit of photographer? Well, we’re giving you the chance to showcase your favourite snaps with the 2014 Mortons Archive photo competition! Top prize is a custom made motorcycle helmet from specialist supplier Davida!

From early sporting leanings in the roaring 20s, Norton’s immortal 490cc pushrod engine developed into a delightful lusty slogger, fondly remembered by many. The ‘Easy’ 2 was a mainstay of the Norton range for over three decades, and it’s not difficult to see why it had such a devoted following…