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About to enter into its sixth running, the Carole Nash Winter Classic event – supported by Classic Bike Guide magazine – has become one of the favourite dates on the show calendar. Stunning bikes, several traders and star racers will all come under one roof on the first full weekend of 2017, with the Carole…

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A BIKE-MAD pair of TV engineering detectives are on the hunt for forgotten and hidden treasures tucked away in the sheds of Britain. Travel Channel presenters Henry Cole and Sam Lovegrove are about to film their next series which sees them rifling through the lock-ups and sheds of the UK. In previous series they’ve unearthed…

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Tony Page reports from the 11th French Triples Rassemblement around Angers, and the extraordinary commitment to the pre-1975 Triumph and BSA triples by organiser Georges Boisniere. Some will immediately recognise the name Georges Boisniere. A Triumph/BSA Triples stalwart from a young impressionable age, he deserves a medal – well, several actually – for as well…

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Steve Cooper traces the evolution of Honda’s 175-200cc twin-cylinder commuter machines that transformed the daily ride-to-work experience at a stroke. If ever a company got 175cc motorcycles right first time, and then every time thereafter, it has to be Honda. The effective pioneer of the modern Japanese motorcycle, the company grasped the concept of small multi-cylinder machines…

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Unable to pass up the opportunity of visiting an old-time motorcycle factory that’s probably the last of its kind in Britain,Tim Britton joins a gathering of Dot enthusiasts and their machines in Manchester. Photos and extra information by David Pool. One good question worth asking at club nights is: “How many old and original British…

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The fifth Classic Motorcycle International Rally for pre-1988 motorcycles organised by Moto Club Indianos in Colombres, Spain, from October 2-9 proved another great success, writes Tony Page. The event offers eight days of riding along the empty and pothole-free roads around the Picos Mountains of northern Spain in the company of over 300 other classic…

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When I had to decide whether to enter this summer’s Banbury Run or head back across the Channel to Luc Sur Mer for the annual weekend bash at less than half the price, I chose the latter, partly because this also meant I’d be on the right side of the Channel to continue down to…

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