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Mixed bag of bikes offered A 1968 Greeves Wessex 250 scrambler project (estimate: £1200-£1500) is ideal for getting off road and enjoying classic trials. Needing some work to make it competitive once again it offers a great way into classic motorcycle sport. Also offering old-school British oomph is a barn-find 1957 BSA Golden Flash (offered…

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Does anyone recognise where this is? Only clue we have is a photographer in Guildford took it He said: “I know nothing about it at all so it would be good if your readers can throw some light on it as it looks interesting and indicates a long lost period of history. “I personally would…

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It’s that time again… The survey covers a lot of areas and should take you around 15 minutes to complete, but if you can assist by finding the time to fill it in, we will enter you into a FREE PRIZE DRAW where there are seven great cash prizes up for grabs! If you've never…

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The nine-time TT winner will contest the Bennetts 500cc Classic TT in a three-man team that will also include classic racing legend Bill Swallow and John Leigh Pemberton. The trio will be riding 500cc Manx Nortons for Works Racing Motorcycles, owned and run by Patrick Walker and Miles Robinson. Both are lifelong Manx Norton enthusiasts…

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This is fast becoming a must-do fixture on the classic scene with teams travelling from all over Europe to attend. It's two days of orienteering on dirt bikes over literally hundreds of miles of staggering Pyrenees trails. You can expect to cover up to 200 miles a day and two, three and four rider teams…

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Spares galore! Watsonian was the UK importer for new Royal Enfield motorcycles from 1999 until earlier in 2013, when MotoGB took over the reins. During this period Watsonian sold a lot of Royal Enfields, both factory original and its own customised versions, such as the Woodsman and Clubman. Watsonian still sells Royal Enfield motorcycles, both…

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Author Mick Duckworth and the man behind the project Norman Hyde (a veteran of the department) addressed the audience, which included Doug’s son Brendan, ex-Triumph men including John Walford, Bob Trigg and David Green, as well as racers Paul Smart, Percy Tait, John Cooper and Tony Jefferies, among many others. Commented Mick: “I’ve known Norman…

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It is hard to imagine what it was like when he was travelling around Europe in a mate’s Commer van, the two of them sleeping in the back between the bikes, the tools and the riding gear. It’s not the lifestyle you associate with a top ranking motocross rider and his mechanic, but that’s how…

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