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  • Chalfont Hill Climb

    Chalfont Hill Climb

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    Conditions were dire for the VMCC Chalfont Autumn Hill Climb but riders battled through to achieve some exceptional results…

  • Tributes paid to veteran motorcycling journalist John

    Tributes paid to veteran motorcycling journalist John

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    Friends and colleagues have paid tribute to John Brown, one of the UK’s leading motorcycle journalists who has died at the age of 77. In a 60 year career he reported for many of the UK’s leading publications including Motorcycle News and Motorcycle Racing Magazine…

  • CBG editor wanted

    CBG editor wanted

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    We are looking for an experienced journalist with an encyclopaedic knowledge of classic motorcycles, an enthusiasm for taking them to bits and the organisational skills of a military planner to keep Classic Bike Guide as the best old bike magazine on the planet…

  • Revitalise worn out plastics

    Revitalise worn out plastics

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    When you want that brand new NOS plastic look, but don’t want to pay brand new NOS prices, why not save the original plastics that are already on your MX, Enduro or Trials bikes?

  • Hesketh day out

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    Nostalgia was the order of the day in Towcester Market Square on Saturday, September 7, as locals witnessed a scene that brought a lot of memories flooding back…

  • Sports Motorcycles are back

    Sports Motorcycles are back

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    Let’s play word association. Sports Motorcycles… Ducati. Correct! Even after all this time and despite owner Steve Wynne retiring to New Zealand the link will always be there…

  • Return of the stroker

    Return of the stroker

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    The world’s last performance two-stroke is made in England! More proof of the strength of the classic market comes with a newly built, Yamaha OW16 replica from Peregrine Engineering…

  • The way we were: November 1937

    The way we were: November 1937

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    German Ernst Henne (500cc supercharged BMW) set a new motorcycle world speed record of 173.57mph along the Frankfurt Autobahn on November 28, 1937…

  • VMCC’s Founders Day

    VMCC’s Founders Day

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    The VMCC’s Founders Day is one of the highlights of the calendar for many vintage and classic enthusiasts, so it was a great shame when summer rain forced its July cancellation. But the organising Taverner’s section weren’t to be easily beaten – and the rescheduled September 2 date seemed a natural fit…

  • CBL image galleries

    CBL image galleries

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    Our favourite images from the recently released Classic British Legends bookazine have just gone live online, and they include rare images of Barry Sheene, Geoff Duke and others…

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