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Moto Guzzi has announced a new V7 range of motorcycles, with the Stone and Special getting big updates for 2021.

Ace Cafe London has announced a list of proposed bike meets for 2021.

We’ve teamed up with our friends at Weise to offer you the chance to win an Outlaw Jacket worth £149.99.

FOWLERS TRIUMPH OF Bristol has scooped the Public Choice Award in this year’s Bonneville Build-Off Challenge with their striking entry, the VE Day Commemorative Bike, as featured in last month’s Classic Bike Guide. Thousands of

Due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions not allowing the annual Museum LIVE event to take place, the National Motorcycle Museum’s summer raffle to win a brand new/old stock 1977 Triumph Bonneville T140J Silver Jubilee motorcycle raffle

It’s sincerely hoped that the Stafford Classic MotorCycle show will be able to run at its traditional April date in 2021, with preliminary planning well underway. The 2020 event was going to be ‘40s themed’,

Over recent weeks we’ve been made aware some of our North American readers have not been receiving subscription copies of their magazines for a number of months through Motorsport publications.

Two Italian beauties are heading for Bonhams’ Winter Auction at Bicester on December 11 and 12. For the serious road rider and classic Italian fan there’s a 1981 Laverda Jarama 981cc triple in fine original

One of the top AMA flat-tracker racers of the 1950s, Everett Brashear died October 29, in Los Angeles, California. He was 93. Between 1952 and 1960, Brashear won 15 AMA flat-track nationals and dozens of

AS BIG CLASSIC motorcycling events continue to vanish from the calendar, some major autojumbles have still been still operating. Elk Promotions welcomed buyers and sellers at their venues in Kent and Sussex, with the most

The Scorton Giant Auto and Bike Jumble event in North Yorkshire has reopened and will go ahead on December 19.

Sammy Miller has added another trophy to his collection, this time for his successes with the Museum Trust. He was shortlisted in two separate categories in the 2020 Historic Motoring Awards: personal achievement and museum/collection

The Bonhams Winter Sale has been deferred by one week due to the current situation regarding the pandemic, and will now take place on Friday, December 11, and Saturday, December 12. It will be staged

The National Motorcycle Museum application for a Heritage Lottery Fund grant – which was established by Government to “provide funding support to organisations across the heritage ecosystem that were financially sustainable before Covid-19” – has

Classic Bike Guide contributor, Caylee Hankins, tragically lost her fight with cancer on October 31, 2020. There wasn’t much this talented young lady couldn’t do; I met her racing dirt track on a Harley-Davidson in

Regular readers of the magazine will be familiar with the (mis)adventures of Nick Adams as he explores the byways and

We have got all the motorcycling stocking fillers you could ever wish for this festive season.

IF YOU ARE planning on importing a classic motorcycle from Europe, it might be worth getting your wallet out now, as you may have less than a month to do it without incurring extra costs.

Cumbria Twinshock has had to move its traditional date for the King of the Castle back a week to July 10/11 due to a wedding in the village. Entries for this will hopefully be available

Just writing to say I enjoyed the article in the November issue of The Classic Motorcycle, regarding the Lakeland Motor Museum. My father, Peter Gasson, was a fan of AJW motorcycles and at one time

Hope this may be of interest – I was long ago given this old trophy, it belonged to an aunt in Manchester. The chap who was presented with it received it in 1913; he was

I thought this might be of interest to you following the picture last month on the front of OBM. It was taken some years ago at a Moto Guzzi event in Mandello. I don’t know

With regard to a letter from Chris Hawkings of Bath in OBM Readers Letters, July 2020. I am responding to the request for any pictures of Jack Plowright Motorcycles. This advertisement (pictured left) was featured

One of India’s top businessmen has reiterated plans to bring back iconic British motorcycle brand BSA.

The Isle of Man Government has confirmed that the next TT will take place from Saturday 28 May to Saturday 11 June in 2022.

Mortons Books’ biggest sale of the year has arrived! You can get a HUGE 30% OFF ALL BOOKS from Black Friday through to 11:59pm on Cyber Monday PLUS you can get FREE UK delivery.

Black Friday is here and we’ve been busy driving down the prices on some of our favourite products for a limited time only. Treat a loved one, treat a friend or to hell with it, treat yourself!

While the world of ultra-expensive cars costing more than the gross domestic product of a small nation is well out of the remit of the average OBM reader, it does seem that the high class

While we’re all aware of the numerous shows, runs, autojumbles and club meets that have been cancelled over the last six months or so, there actually have been a few events that have taken place.

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The Mortons Media events team look forward to welcoming you to the show in 2021.

It’s not every day that a bike comes up for sale that has been restored by an internationally-known museum, nor one that has a large amount of provenance, and stories that surround its past. Yet

Generally speaking, and in a ‘normal’ world, this part of the news pages would be full of juicy bits and pieces about the Hagon Shocks-supported Classic Dirt Bike Show at Telford. In this space would

The UK’s biggest and best classic off road show is getting a new date for one year only, as the scene aims to fight back against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The time is ripe to treat yourself to some new workshop equipment, or to persuade your family that they’d make excellent Christmas presents! Handily, the Sealey winter promotion catalogue is now out, with the 64

Whilst The National Motorcycle Museum is closed to visitors during the COVID-19 pandemic, the online retail shop is still operating as normal.

With events we would have featured having been cancelled or postponed in 2020, here’s a glance at what has been, and a reminder of what will be in 2021. Words and pics Tim Britton Media

Modern motorcycle clothing has made riding a bike through the depths of winter – or even the cooler days of autumn and spring – far more comfortable than it ever used to be. And, with

More than 50 British motorcycles – and motorcycle-related cars –from the National Motorcycle Museum will be offered by Bonhams Motorcycle Department at the Winter Saleon the weekend of December 5/6 at Bicester Heritage. The sale

During lockdown, Sammy Miller MBE undertook the restoration of his first competition bike, the New Imperial that he started competing on aged just 17 – the first bike that he owned being a Francis-Barnett. While

Every year, Andy Tiernan (www.andybuysbikes.com) produces a superb charity calendar, with images (including this Rocket III) by artist Mike Harbar, with all proceeds going to East Anglian Air Ambulance. Last year over £2000 was raised.Visit

The dramatic evolution of scooters from identical commuter vehicles to gloriously individual mobile works of art is explored and explained in a new fully illustrated book by Scootering magazine writer, Stuart Owen. The Evolution of

The only show this year? We weren’t sure, so we popped along. Words and photography by Matt The Salon PrivÉ is a car concours event primarily, however, with the worldwide issues, shows have been cancelled

Having had a truly successful Summer Sale at the Bicester heritage site, with a record-breaking auction of no less than £3.6 million and a hugely impressive 95% sale rate, Bonhams returns to the venue for

THE ANDY TIERNAN Classics Charity Motorcycle Calendar for 2021 is now on sale. Artist Mike Harbar has once again been at his easel, providing six pieces of artwork for the calendar. The pictures include a

Five fabulous vintage Sunbeams are among the consignments for Spicers Auctioneers’ sale on November 7. Visit www.spicersauctioneers.com/ or call 01377 593593 for details. Read more News and Features at www.classicmotorcyle.co.uk and in the December 2020

Yoxall-based Chris Saltinstall was delighted to win the CRMC’s 1300 Superbike Championship on his 1064 Moto Guzzi Le Mans. Recapping on his year he said: “I would like to thank the CRMC for putting so

The National Motorcycle Museum has announced that their application for an urgent grant through the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage has failed.

AN APPEAL HAS been launched to help Falklands veteran Simon Weston CBErealise a lifetime’s ambition to ride a motorcycle. Known for his charity work and his recovery from severe burn injuries during the Falklands War,

This is the place where we publicise your products, so if you’ve something to make a MXer go faster, a trials rider keep their feet up or an enduroista stay on time, let us know

Whilst much has been written about the café racer scene, both historically and otherwise, the trend for retro styling and bike shed builds continues to this day.

Youngster William Grant, pictured with dad Mick, took his first win with the CRMC at the recent Darley meeting. The 17-year-old followed up a couple of 3rd places with a masterclass in the rain in

The Dan Kneen Charitable Fund has handed over two sizeable cheques to organisations closely associated with motorsport. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on fund-raising globally, and the Isle of Man is no

‘Normous Newark Autojumble are delighted to announce that on 25th October the event will be once again returning

After a shortened classic racing season, Richard Molnar decided to take his Molnar Manx to NG’s Cadwell Park meeting and entered the Open 500 race, just to get some track time. The Open 500 attracts

WITH ACCESS TO motorcycle events and ride-ins restricted, Sammy Miller invited riders of Japanese bikes to join him at his Motorcycle Museum on Sunday, August 30 for a ride-in. Thanks to good weather the museum

There are many great books about classic motorcycling which are packed with fascinating technical information and critical dates in a bike’s production life, yet the author of Classic Superbikes says it isn’t one of them!

Not that he needs any kind of envoy or high-ranking diplomat to proclaim his deeds, but Sammy Millar has got himself an Ambassador! Of course, it isn’t any kind of diplomatic assignment, but a 1953

Buoyed by the success of the CRMC’s Cadwell Park and Darley Moor meetings, everything was set for a brilliant weekend of racing at the Pembrey circuit in South Wales, over the weekend of September 26/27

We are very disappointed that we are unable to run, but we hope you will all appreciate that the safety and well-being of our visitors, exhibitors, partners, contractors and staff has to be our number one priority.

There’s still time to buy tickets for a chance to win a brand-new/old stock Triumph T140J Silver Jubilee Bonneville 750cc motorcycle in the National Motorcycle Museum’s summer raffle draw. Museum director James Hewing explained: “We

THE END OF the line for Royal Enfield’s 500cc unit construction engine is approaching, and the company is marking this with a special limited-edition run of 1,000 Classic ‘Tribute Black’ motorcycles to be released into

Due to the worsening situation and rising infection rate of Covid-19, Mortons Media Group has reluctantly taken the decision to cancel the Carole Nash Winter Classic show, planned for 09 – 10 January at Newark showground.

The ‘Normous Newark Autojumble will go ahead as planned on October 25 thanks to support from local councils.

As you saw last month, while the National Motorcycle Museum, just outside Birmingham, is still closed to visitors, it’s raising much-needed funds through yet another of its wonderful raffles. As per usual, somehow the wonderful

WHETHER YOU CALL them ‘retros’, ‘modern classics’ or ‘naked’ bikes, one area in which riders have not been best served is the provision of decent on-bike luggage. Craven have plugged this hole with the launch

While the title suggests that the subject revolves around recent times, Mat Oxley’s book is focused on the challenges facing speed freaks and petrolheads around a century ago (and earlier), with the very first record-breakers

New from Craven Equipment are these rather handsome Meteor panniers. A super-stylish hard pannier, they’re designed for ‘modern classics’ with kicked up silencers and feature such things as cut outs for indicators. They’ve been designed

Our autumn edition Small Ad Showcase features half a dozen different types of classic bikes – all of them up

Yes, it’s the time of year when we get to look at the things that tell us the time of the year… calendars! And that means that the Andy Tiernan Classics motorcycle calendar is here

MCIA has launched a fantastic campaign – #UnlockYourFreedom – to urge the public to take advantage of all the benefits of riding on two wheels, including the ability to commute in isolation.

There are many great books about classic motorcycling which are packed with fascinating technical information and critical dates in a bike’s production life. Classic Superbikes, by Frank Melling, isn’t one of them. This book is

MASH IS BACK, AGAIN MASH OWNERS WHO were left without a spares or bike supplier when Three Cross Motorcycles went into administration will be pleased to hear that a new importer is to start looking

Manxman Dennis Christian passed away on Saturday, August 15, 2020. He finished second in the 1953 Junior Manx GP, and fourth in 1954’s Senior, both on Manx Nortons, moving to the TT in 1956 and

Although some folk say that it’s not possible, nor feasible – or even practical – to cover large mileages on a classic, vintage or veteran motorcycle, there are others who know that this is not

THE TRIUMPH FACTORY Visitor Experience Exhibit, Shop and Café at Hinckley in Leicestershire will be re-opening on Saturday, October 10. To provide a safe environment for those making the trip, visits to the Triumph Factory

Good news for fans of Meriden and Hinckley machines, as the Triumph Factory Visitor Experience Exhibit, shop and café will be reopening on Saturday, October 10. The factory experience is far more than just the company’s

VISIT: www.staffordclassicbikeshows.com/October THE CAROLE NASH 27th Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, one of the best bike shows in the world, is going ahead… but with a twist. Visitors will be welcomed to the show on October

This beautiful quintet of Marston Sunbeams has been consigned to Spicers’ sale on November 7, 2020. The oily-rag fab five are made up of a 1926 Model 4, 1927 Model 6/9, 1927 Model 9/90, 1928

Competition closes 13.11.20. There are no cash alternatives available. The winner will be the first name drawn at random.

Mortons Media Group believes this is the most responsible course of action to take.

Sadly, even though much of the motorcycle industry is starting to get back to something that could be called ‘normal’, there are still issues emanating from the Covid pandemic that are resulting in cancellations and

Japanese automotive manufacturer Mazda celebrates its centenary this year, and has released details of its early vehicle manufacturing – a 250cc two-stroke motorcycle. The company was initially a cork maker, named Toyo Cork Kogyo, but

Classic motorcycle racing made a most welcome return at Cadwell Park, when the CRMC held the first meeting since lockdown began. Classic Racer was there, along with a few discerning and socially distanced spectators… Words:

As Ian Kerr points out, anybody familiar with old motorcycles will know the name Juris Ramba, a resident of Latvia, and the self-styled ‘Baltic Pioneer’. Over the years, in difficult political conditions, he has rescued

Carburettor maker Burlen has increased staff numbers at its Salisbury headquarters to manufacture Amal, SU and Zenith carburettors to meet increased global demand from trade and public alike since lockdown restrictions eased. Several furloughed staff

The Normous Newark Autojumble will be going ahead as planned this Sunday, September 20 at Newark Showground.

With motorcycle manufacturers beginning to take more and more influence from the past within their ranges, it seems only natural that the aftermarket supply industry follows suit. Designed especially for the ‘new classics’ that are

The National Motorcycle Museum is giving motorcycle enthusiasts the chance to win a brand new/old stock Triumph T140J Silver Jubilee Bonneville in the musuem’s summer raffle.

Motorcycle Live has announced that its 2020 show in November is being moved online.

To celebrate over a decade since Royal Enfield rolled their first 500cc unit construction engine off the production line in Chennai, India, a limited-edition run of 1000 Classic ‘Tribute Black’ motorcycles are to be released

Martin Squires has released some screen printed t-shirts to coincide with this month’s Henry Fournier’s ‘Infernal Machines’ article (see page 80). The pictured machine is a converted De Dion Bouton motor tricycle that was ‘quite

The Kempton Autojumble, due to be held this Saturday, September 12, has unfortunately had to be cancelled due to circumstances outside of our control.

While the modification of classic motorcycles is something of a contentious issue, with some folk being acceptive of any kind of customisation and others thinking of it as a sin akin to putting milk in

There’s three stunning classics to be won in The National Motorcycle Museum’s latest raffle. The museum receives no external funding so relies on visitors to the museum, but mainly on support from its conference business