Features

“What goes in to making a winner?” is the eternal question of all competition riders. Closely followed by “would we win on it?” CDB tries to find the answers

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and for this ‘beholder’ the classic red and chrome tanked Husqvarnas are beautiful, CDB goes enduro

Almost any picture of a scramble in the 50s will show the majority of the entry mounted on Gold Stars. Vic Allan has a look at how this domination came about

Honda seem to have two ways of doing things – create an ‘everyman’ machine or an out and out world beater. CDB tries an example of the latter

The Norton Jubilee was launched in 1958, Norton’s Diamond Jubilee year, and though it perhaps wasn’t universally loved, it still has its devotees to this day

The thumping sound at the 1978 Cologne Motorcycle Show came from visitors as their collective jaws hit the floor. Kawasaki chose the occasion to launch its mighty six-cylinder Z1300. We explain how it was conceived…

The method used to open a Vincent’s valves is quite unusual. The valve stem is made with two guide location diameters and the cylinder head holds the lower guide whilst the upper one fits into a machined location and is held in place. We explain…

Imagine finding a rare TT-pattern motorcycle in a shed and in a dreadful state. Imagine a difficult and painstaking rebuild over eight years. Imagine a result so perfect that, first time out, your Sunbeam wins the trophy of trophies…