Features

Most people would find the 1978 XLCH1000 too raw, too stubborn and too demanding. Dave Barringer agrees, but he has owned one from new and it’s still his favourite Hog…

The old adage of what looks right is right applies here. Despite this Ariel Huntmaster being the end of the line for Selly Oak, its handsome lines are complemented by an attractive third wheel. Even a reluctant sidecarist is bowled over by this Birmingham-London plot…

The Battle of Assen took place during the 1998 World Superbike season and was pivotal for two reasons…

As we followed Derek Mann’s neat Beesa B40 down a twisting Yorkshire lane, my wife summed him up: “You can tell he’s spent most of his life on two wheels, he looks part of the bike.” No flash, just smooth progress. A proper motorcyclist…

The south-west and other parts of the UK have been battered by the recent weather but we can confirm this weekend’s 34th Carole Nash Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show at Shepton Mallet will take place and steps have been taken to make it as enjoyable and weatherproof as possible…

To be born with a heart condition which doctors predicted would be terminal at 30 could floor lesser men than Nev Mason. Shrugging off such doomsayers Nev, still active at 70, has packed more into his life than seems possible for such a short time…

At last! John Nutting’s top 10 motorcycles of the Seventies, whittled down from over 200 road tests. Do you agree with his findings? Post your comments in the discussion forums…

It is not uncommon for motorcycle enthusiasts to take their machines to warmer, southern climes when they are stricken with wanderlust, but Kevin Gover and his companion – whose name is never mentioned – resolved to point their 197cc James sidecar outfit in the opposite direction…

There’s much can be said about Yorkshire folk, but one thing in their favour is their thrift. So it was with Phelon & Moore, motorcycle manufacturers of Cleckheaton. Why make a new engine when the old one is perfectly adequate? Phil Mather finds a Panther Model 100 which proves the point…

The Bradbury 3½hp single was unusual for having its engine case integral within its frame, an arrangement that offered several advantages…