Features

The early 80s was a hot-bed of motorcycle development where two-strokes took on four. Suzuki built both. The GSX-R750 and RG500 were about as hot as it got. 25 years on CMM stages a re-match…

In early spring of 1955, Motor Cycling pulled off something of a coup; in the magazine’s own words: “Exclusively Penned for this Journal by the Brightest Star in the Motor Cycling Firmament… here is the Champion’s Own Story of Experiences Down Under”

The restoration nears completion. In this part Richard completes the engine strip, reassembles and finishes and refits the body parts

In a projectile measuring 17ft from nose to tail you would imagine there would be plenty of room for the rider. But that’s not so with Joe Dudek’s red and white Triumph-powered streamliner. Vic Willoughby explains…

Anyone who knows a little about Japanese motorcycling history will be aware that when Ernst Degner defected to the west in 1961 he brought to Suzuki the hard won knowledge of MZ’s competition department…

Velocette’s strangely futuristic glass-fibre clad Vogue was never the great success its makers hoped for and, in truth, it never stood a chance…

By 1933 The Motor Cycle reckoned small capacity two-wheelers were coming into their own…

Old Bike Mart reader Ron Pratt fondly remembered a Velocette MAC he owned and it prompted him to get another, albeit a slightly older one…

A luxury lightweight normally relies on an established brand name to trade on a reputation for quality, but Ambassador was confident from the very beginning of its ability to attract connoisseurs as its customers. Mike Lewis explains…

In the February 14, 1963, issue of Motor Cycle the editorial team must have been gazing at a typically grey British winter’s day, contemplating sunny touring holidays. Well, they were probably looking to devise an advertising story in the depths of winter…