Features

Snow and ice are often the bane of competitive winter motorcycling events. But in February 1932, it wasn’t enough!

As Ken Bills bump-started his 490cc ohc Norton for the 1938 Senior Manx Grand Prix, few would have imagined that he would be the last MGP winner for eight years.

A restyled Brit with an American accent, a long way from home in Stevenage, in terms of looks and in actuality.

After Freddie Spencer won his first 500cc title in 1983 at 21, making him the youngest person to do so, Honda created the radical NSR500 V4 for the following year.

Take one OSSA, add a dash of works rider, some Spanish enthusiasm and see the result… Words and pics: Tim Britton Mick Andrews’ record with OSSA motorcycles is an excellent one and as well as

The Classic MotorCycle magazine offers a lavishly illustrated celebration of legendary machines, riders and races, and news, reviews and rare period images from the golden age of motorcycling.

Pete Kelly rifles through Mortons’ Archives and turns up the following road test reports, from 1958 and 1960 respectively, which show how the motorcycle press of the day rated Royal Enfield’s 496cc Meteor Minor de

When Honda debuted the 1981 CR250 they launched many firsts – liquid cooling, Pro-Link suspension – but it was the last to have the Elsinore designation. Words: Tim Britton Pics: Gary Chapman Cast your mind

Here at Old Bike Mart we are getting all geared up for Christmas, looking at products you can buy for a loved one or as a treat for yourself. Check out our exclusive Christmas Gift

Classic Dirt Bike editor Tim Britton, aged 59 ½, who’s been mostly good this year (he knows Santa checks and categorises into ‘naughty’ and ‘nice’ and the lists are viewed twice) shares his 2019 Christmas wish list.