Features

For many years, Pip Harris remained at the forefront of sidecar racing. Here, in part one of a two-parter, we chart the early years…

In 1967, a largely unknown small town daredevil named Evel Knievel had a dream to jump the Grand Canyon on a motorcycle. Unsurprisingly, the Arizona authorities turned him down…

With sunshine bathing the Brecknockshire mountains, spectators perched on those slopes were treated to a day of racing which, said Motor Cycling, ‘…could hardly have been bettered’

50,000 spectators at Oulton Park, on 2 April 1956, were treated to a masterly display by Scotsman Bob McIntyre, who, on Joe Potts prepared 250, 350 and 500cc Nortons, claimed victory in each of those capacity classes

Four times George Brough experimented with a four cylinder engine layout and four times he was thwarted

In Issue 21 we were invited along to a secret test location in Derbyshire to see half a dozen air-cooled monoshock trials bikes put through their paces by Mick Andrews and Nigel Birkett. This issue we’re going to have a closer look at Danny Littlehales’ Fantic 245…

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…

Henderson’s four-cylinder marvel was unparalleled for its era and history records that the ‘Rolls-Royce of Motorcycling’ epithet would attach itself to a rival English firm. Yet, it was a Henderson ‘four’ that first circled the globe during 1913… Mike Lewis explains

The Japanese are experts at miniaturisation. Suzuki’s TC90J is a perfect example of the oriental art of small but perfectly formed. CMM takes a spin on the diminutive TC90J, owned by Chris Brealey…

Road racer Tommy Robb hitches a lift on the back of a Triumph Tiger 100A ridden by scrambler Billy Hutton, after he was forced out of the 1964 125cc Ulster GP. Following a crash at the 2012 Mallory Park Festival of 1000 Bikes, Tommy has now decided to hang up his helmet and leathers and…