From The Archive

Innovative motorcycle manufacturer Ariel was arguably ahead of its time when it produced the pressed steel frame for the Leader and Arrow. It didn’t catch on at the time, sadly…

Never a major manufacturer in the way of Triumph or BSA, Velocette nevertheless produced some iconic motorcycles generally based around a single-cylinder four-stroke engine…

There’s a mountain of difference between pioneering a cine camera and manufacturing the world’s most powerful engines, but that’s just what John Prestwich did and successfully too…

‘Thor’ is an appropriate name for this thundering V-twin. This historic JAP-powered V-twin sprinter was rescued before it was dismantled for its engine. James Robinson takes up the story…

To many, the BSA Bantam is familiar and often overlooked – though it still makes an excellent, enjoyable, value for money classic, as explained…

It’s fifty-five years since the first practical Wankel rotary engine was built by NSU in Germany. John Nutting was one of the first journalists to ride a rotary-engined motorcycle when Norton-Villiers-Triumph revealed its ultra-smooth prototype in the 70s…

British Bike enthusiasts were willing Lord Hesketh to fulfil his dream of building a competitive all-British superbike, but it was not to be. The bikes were badly received and suffered from noisy transmissions and production faults, forcing the company into receivership during the summer of 1982…

Four phase check for economy and performance on Amal’s popular Monobloc motorcycle carburettor by Don Bridgewood…

Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide

Encyclopaedia of Classic Motorcycles: the definitive classic motorcycle guide