Features

German police riders rehearse in the Olympic Stadium, Berlin, in 1958, four up on a single flat-twin, which would appear to be a 600cc R67…

At the risk of offending Velocette purists everywhere, I have to suggest that their revered Hall Green machines handled well in spite of their frames, rather than because of them. And it can be improved upon, as this fine Seeley example demonstrates…

The later pre-unit BSA twins and singles suffer from a spongy and unsatisfactory back brake, mostly down to the cable operation and the company’s policy of using whatever parts came to hand. But they can be improved…

In late 1933 the Val Page-designed 6/1 twin was put through its paces to prove its speed and reliability to the discerning British motorcycling public…

In the history of the British motorcycling movement the name of Alfred Angas Scott stands highest, in the estimation of many impartial observers. The Yorkshire genius, who died on August 11, 1923, was an uncompromising engineer who had strong views on motorcycle design…

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

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…

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?