Sam Hewitt

While entries for this year’s Banbury Run will undoubtedly have reached the 500 entry level by now, the event is still very much open and welcoming to all the folk who aren’t riding a machine in the run itself. After all, aside from the spectacle of 500 veteran and vintage motorcycles taking to the highways…

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As a quick reminder, this year’s Stafford Show will see the draw of the National Motorcycle Museum’s raffle for a Norton Commando and a work bench, so you still have just about time to ensure that you have the tickets to be in with a chance. Remember this is a 1977 Norton Commando Interstate 850cc,…

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For many, the litre capacity vee twins produced in Stevenage under the Vincent banner are right at the top of the classic British motorcycling ladder. Being originally marketed as ‘the world’s fastest motorcycle’ certainly doesn’t do the reputation of Rapides any harm, nor does the fact that they have an ability to better 120mph and…

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Reviewed by Julie Diplock Don’t be misled by the title, there’s just tons of interest for the veteran motorcycle enthusiast in this tome. Where records have survived, it covers every single (ie one letter, one digit) UK registration from A1 – Y1 and all of the English and Welsh double-letter numbers issued as at January…

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Is your shed filled with automotive memorabilia? If it is, then it could be featured in a new television series, due to be filmed later this year. Motorbike-mad TV presenter Henry Cole and his trusty helper Sam Lovegrove, best known for their appearances on The Motorbike Show and Shed & Buried, are searching for unique…

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Make sure that you’re up and about bright and early on March 24, as that is the day of the Sunbeam MCC Epsom to Brighton Pioneer Run. This year, it’ll run over a new route to keep things safer for the entrants. Entries are, of course, closed now, not that that’s any reason for us…

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