New & Features

Classic motorcycle enthusiasts will be counting down to the annual Stafford show – with something extra-special lined up for this year. The Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, held over the weekend of October 13 and 14, will feature a profusion of crackling two-stroke Grand Prix machinery, topped off for the first time in the…

Continue reading »

Ian Kerr MBE puts on his climbing boots, and goes on a hill climb pilgrimage. In the last few years, the two-day Kop Hill climb run has established itself as a Mecca for those keen on classic cars and bikes. Raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for local charities, the event held each September is…

Continue reading »

There was no shortage of variety at the VMCC’s annual Stanford Hall shindig, this year held in late July, as James Robinson discovered… The Vintage Motor Cycle Club’s Founders’ Day has found a long-standing home at Stanford Hall in Leicestershire, for years the ‘go to’ place for many enthusiasts, particularly those interested in the older…

Continue reading »

While drag racing may be considered to be a forward-looking sport with ever increasing speeds and decreasing elapsed times, the more traditional form of the sport – sprinting – is sometimes unfairly seen as the more sedate option. This is at odds with the fact there are folk who only race in sprints who’re continually…

Continue reading »

Martin Gegg visits a captivating event in the Loire Valley town of Puy Notre-Dame The 22nd Grand Prix Retro Le Puy Notre-Dame, showcasing pre-war vehicles, took place over the weekend of July 21-22, and UK participants included the Brooklands Museum Motorcycle Team, who sponsored the transport of museum motorcycles to the idyllic town of Puy…

Continue reading »

Sometimes pure gold appears on the auction scene Fancy something spectacular in your garage or possibly front room given the condition and desirability of the motorcycles in this collection? If so then you really do need to be along to the Alexandra Palace in London this coming weekend for the Bonhams Auction during the ‘Ally…

Continue reading »

There are some motorcycles that have never been especially easy to kick-start and, while many owners are in the older age bracket, there are also a fair few youngsters coming on to the scene who have never had to use a leg to start a high compression 500cc single before, and just don’t have the…

Continue reading »

One of Lydden Hill’s most historic events will return to the Kent race circuit after a break of nine years over the weekend of October 20-21. The first race for the ‘Lord of Lydden’ Trophy, in 1966, was won by Charlie Sanby on a Manx Norton, and in later years six-times British Superbike champion Shane…

Continue reading »

After tying the knot at Castle Rushen, Castletown, Isle of Man on July 23, Ian Davies and Debbie Roberts spent part of their honeymoon at the Llangollen Motorcycle Festival, LlanBikeFest, at the Royal International Pavilion on August 4-5. The couple, from Penycae, near Wrexham, dashed back to Wales for a party before returning to the…

Continue reading »