Features

Bob Currie looks at the most immaculate BSA B31 in Warwickshire. The restorer’s aim was to turn out a showroom example rather than an exhibition example, and he’s clearly achieved his goal…

Suzuki’s GT185 two-stroke twin typified Japanese lightweights of the early 70s: conventionally styled but with generous and sporty detailing. But, as John Nutting recalls from when he tested it in 1973, the glitter concealed some peculiarities

Welcome to the biggest show in the classic calendar. You’ll find everything from death-defying stunts to the very best motorcycle restorations in the land and the largest Japanese auto-jumble. This weekend’s CMM Stafford show has it all…

Any marriage of ‘the world’s fastest standard motorcycle engine’ to ‘the world’s best roadholder’ should be a contract made in heaven. And in this particular case, it is. Mike Lewis tells the story of an immaculate Vincent-engined special…

Clearly the new Yamaha TD1B looked an attractive proposition to these five young would-be racers when it appeared at the Earls Court Show in 1966. But how many of them would ever be able to afford the sleek two-stroke twin?

Track legend Christian Sarron has always been seen as something of an enigma over this side of the Channel…

Mike Lewis offers a selective model history of the famous American motorcycle marque, Harley-Davidson. In this first instalment, we focus on the company’s classic Pre-War models…

The seven finest classic motorcycles have been chosen – each a winner in its own right from bike shows up and down the UK – and now it’s up to you to decide on the overall champion. YOU MUST be logged in before you cast your online vote…

The motorcycle world was changing fast in 1965, BSA was fully embracing modernity, the Goldie had gone, scrambles successes were coming thanks to the unit single engine and the company felt it was time to launch the new version to the world…

In a feature entitled ‘Nine months with a chain-drive Triumph’ The Motor Cycle detailed how “…since the end of May 1920 we have had a 4hp all-chain Triumph in constant daily use, and, since our mileage on this machine now amounts to over 8000 it is possible to give a sound estimate of its qualities…