The MGA was always one of the prettiest British sports cars ever made. Now Frontline Cars has given it the performance, handling and refinement its looks always promised….
Triumph’s new Bonneville T40: Half the cylinders, all the style?
Triumph has done something rather clever. It’s taken one of the most famous names in motorcycling, removed a cylinder, reduced the engine to 400cc and created a Bonneville…
A lap of the Isle of Man TT circuit with racing legend John McGuinness
Since his TT debut in 1996, John McGuinness MBE has completed thousands of laps of the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course. He knows every one of the…
Clarkson clears out three Grand Tour cars – including the very last one he drove
There comes a point in every man’s life when he looks into the garage and realises he owns too many cars. Admittedly, most of us reach this conclusion…
I’m Too Old for This. Apparently.
“Well, aren’t you a bit old for this?” “You want insurance to ride a sports motorcycle at what age?” “Surely you’re going to sell the MG because you’re…
Preparing an old MG for the road trip of a lifetime
The plan for 2027 was always to take a month off and drive around Italy. We’ve been many times on city breaks, Bologna being our favourite so far…
Fast 500s with somewhere to put your socks: BSA DBD34 Gold Star and Matchless G80CS
The BSA DBD34 Gold Star and Matchless G80CS earned their reputations through competition. But these two examples show that a high-performance British 500 single could also make a…
New emissions law targets post-2001 motorcycles – older classics escape
Classic motorcycles built before 2001 appear to be outside proposed new emissions rules, but owners of more recent machines could face tougher restrictions on modifications and maintenance. The…
Mike Hailwood’s World Championship Honda: £1 million motorcycle?
This is a very very special motorcycle. This is a 1966 Honda RC173, a 349cc four-cylinder Grand Prix motorcycle built specifically for Mike Hailwood, who then used it…
Bike Of The Week: Virtually Unused 1981 Yamaha XT500
A remarkably preserved 1981 Yamaha XT500, showing a scarcely believable 47 kilometres from new, is on the virtual auction block at Bonhams’ Online Summer Sale until 15 June…
Bike Of The Week: BSA Y13, The V-Twin Birmingham Never Forgot
If you spot a V-twin wearing a BSA badge it’s almost certainly going to be a BSA Y13. Go and have a closer look – it’s a rare…
Ten Great Classic Motorcycles for under £5000
The days of stumbling across a Vincent for the price of a family hatchback are long gone. Prices for the most desirable classics have risen steadily over the…
Allen Millyard’s Maddest Machines Under the Hammer – Including Viper V10
Most of us, when faced with a spare engine and a bit of time, might think about a winter rebuild or perhaps a café racer project. Allen Millyard,…
Banbury Run 2026: Best places to watch
Where can spectators watch this year’s Banbury Run, the premier road riding event run by the UK’s Vintage Motor Cycle Club? Top of the list for many people…
Matchless G80CS: The Desert Sledgehammer
There are motorcycles that impress on paper, and then there are motorcycles that earn their reputation the hard way. Blood, dust, sweat and the sort of mechanical honesty…
Bike Of The Week: 1965 ‘works’ MV Agusta 500 tops Bonhams Stafford auction
If you’re a fan of motorcycling history, it doesn’t get much bigger than this. A 1965 MV Agusta 500cc Grand Prix racing bike – formerly ridden by the…
Bike Of The Week: 1937 BSA Empire Star, a pivotal classic but I missed it!
Kick, kick, kick… no, not a reluctant starter but me for not paying attention to this beautiful 1937 BSA Empire Star which came up for auction during H&H’s…
Over the ton and still going: early Rudge and BSA
There’s something very appealing about motorcycles more than 100 years old. The century or ‘ton’ is a milestone in cricket speed, cricket and probably several other activities but…
Vintage Motor Cycle Club celebrates 80th anniversary in 2026
The Vintage Motor Cycle Club of Great Britain (VMCC) will mark its 80th anniversary in 2026, celebrating eight decades of preserving, riding and understanding historic motorcycles. Founded in…
Entries open for The Banbury Run 2026
The UK Vintage Motor Cycle Club’s premier road event returns to Gaydon Entries are now open for the 76th Banbury Run, which takes place at the British Motor…
World’s biggest classic motorcycles auction: Mecum Las Vegas 2026
The world’s biggest auction of classic motorcycles is the Mecum Annual Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Auction. In 2026, more than 2,000 motorcycle of all types will cross the…
Classic motorcycle racing pioneer Rob Iannucci RIP
Robert ‘Rob’ Iannucci, one of the world’s most passionate and influential men when it came to racing classic motorcycles from the ‘golden age’ of racing – early-1950s to…
Stolen: Rare Riley motorcycle sold as ‘1970s Special’ at auction
One of only two surviving Riley motorcycles dating from 1904 has been stolen from the great-grandson of the man who designed it. The 1904 Riley 3.5 Hp Moto-Bi…
Smoky Treasure: Charlie Sanby’s TT Ducati 750SS
Ducati’s 750SS is already one of the most mythical motorcycles of the 1970s —mgreen-framed, bevel-driven and built in the smallest of numbers. But when one turns up with…
Bike Of The Week: 1975 Ducati 900 Super Sport: Raw and Raucous
Somewhere around the mid-1970s, Ducati fever overtook me and half of the motorcycle world. Paul Smart’s win at the ’72 Imola 200 had lit the fuse, and the…
Iconic Auction shows classic motorcycle prices ‘resetting’
One of the last big auctions of 2025 was the Iconic Auction on 9 November – what did we learn? Iconic boasted it was a success for classic…
Bike Of The Week: Scott Flying Squirrel – Two-Stroke Royalty
In the history of great British motorcycles, the Scott Flying Squirrel sits slightly apart. While other marques of the 1920s boomed, barked and thumped their way along, the…
Honda CB1000F: will the retro Fireblade match original CB900F?
When the Honda CB900F Super Sports first arrived in 1979, it took a little time to realise just how good it was. After all, wasn’t it just another…
1970 Honda CB750: The Original Superbike Heads to Auction
There are few motorcycles that changed the course of motorcycling history quite like the Honda CB750. When it arrived in 1969, it wasn’t just another new model, it…
The Curious Case of the 1970 Indian Velocette Venom 500
In the twilight years of the British motorcycle industry, when storied marques were either folding or floundering, an American entrepreneur named Floyd Clymer attempted to write one last…
1988 Yamaha XT500: Still Crated After All These Years
If you had to pick one motorcycle that set the template for the modern adventure bike, the Yamaha XT500 would be a strong contender. Built from 1975 until…
DVLA updates classic motorcycle registration system
The DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency) has unveiled a major update to some of its vehicle registration policies, making it significantly easier for enthusiasts to register repaired,…
Route 66 at 100: EagleRider’s Once-in-a-Century Ride
Some roads are just tarmac and paint. Others become legends. And then there’s Route 66 — the Mother Road. The highway that stitched America together, carried dustbowl migrants…
Kawasaki GPz900R: Top Gun Legend That Changed Motorcycling
Some motorcycles are remembered for their technical brilliance. Others for their cultural impact. A select few, like Kawasaki’s GPz900R, manage both. It was the bike that rewrote the…
The BSA Bantam 350 flies again
Some names in motorcycling carry more than just letters on a tank. They carry memories. The smell of two‑stroke smoke on a damp morning. The sound of a…
Climbing Legends: 1928 Harley-Davidson FHAD Hillclimber
In the smoky, oil-rich atmosphere of 1920s American racing, the hillclimb was the gladiator arena of the motorcycle world. Stripped of niceties and bred for brute power and…
BMW R 12 S: Boxer with a Dash of Daytona
BMW has a knack for this sort of thing. Reach back into the archives, pull out a design that had us all swooning in the ’70s, and give…
All Routes Italy overtakes Ride 70s tours: 2026 dates
Remember Ride70s, the Italian company running a series of tours of spectacular regions of Italy on classic motorcycles? That business came to a halt last October but has…
Royal Enfield kicks off 2025 ‘JDM’ rides in Northants
The first 2025 Royal Enfield ‘Journey, Destination, Memories’ (JDM) event has been announced, with all riders welcome to join the opening ride at Cooperb Motorcycles in Northants on…
Insider Guide to National Motorcycle Museum Live 2025
If you love bikes, banter and a good rummage through an autojumble, then clear your diary: NMM Live 2025 is rolling into the National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull, on…
Fancy a bit of Hollywood history? Bud Ekins’ Matchless G80S
If ever a motorbike could wear sunglasses and a leather jacket, this would be it. This 1952 Matchless G80S isn’t just a handsome slab of post-war British iron…
Royal Enfield Returns to Wheels & Waves in Biarritz
Royal Enfield is back at Wheels & Waves in Biarritz this 11 to 15 June, bringing with it a new fleet of custom bikes, a racing chopper called…
1928 BSA Sloper: A Jolly Green Giant is calling
There’s a certain quality and star status afforded classic motorcycles with girder forks. Partly it’s because many date from a ‘Golden Age’ of motorcycles when there were dozens…
Purpose Built Moto’s Royal Enfield Bobber
There’s something beautifully irreverent about unbolting a brand-new Royal Enfield straight out of the crate and taking an angle grinder to it. Most builders wait until a bike…
Slice of Americana: 1918 Harley-Davidson Model F
Meet the 1918 Harley-Davidson Model F, a motorcycle that predates television, the BBC, and sliced bread — but still manages to look like it could roar into town…
First Look: BMW R 12 G/S – Retro Spirit, Modern Grit
You don’t get many motorcycles that wear their heritage so proudly and yet feel like they’ve just burst out of the prototype lab. BMW’s new R 12 G/S…
A Proper Motorcycle: The 1937 Vincent-HRD Rapide Series-A
Motorcycles are wonderful things. They allow you to enjoy the open road, go quite fast, and in some cases, terrify yourself. And if there’s one bike that does…
Honda NRX1800 Valkyrie Rune: Aye, the Druids have it
+VIDEO The Honda NRX1800 Valkyrie Rune, or as some people call it, mostly Druids, the Rune, is one of those motorcycles that makes you pause and wonder what…
Six Of The Best: RC30 heads Charterhouse March auction
Here’s another of our Six Of The Best series, this time from the Charterhouse auction taking place at the Haynes Motor Museum on 13 March. Top of our…
1969 Vespa SS90: Speedy Gonzales Of Scooters
Right, let’s talk about something rather special. Not a Ferrari. Not a Spitfire. Not even a particularly well-engineered teapot. No, today, we’re delving into something with two wheels,…
Six Of The Best: Classic Motorcycles at Bonhams’ Spring Stafford Sale 2025
Bonhams has announced an extraordinary lineup for its highly anticipated Spring Stafford Sale, set to take place on 26-27 April 2025, at the Staffordshire County Showground. Coinciding with…
Two-Wheel Time Capsule: Brand New 2005 Honda Fireblade
Let me introduce you to something that’s not just a motorcycle but an engineering masterpiece that could make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on…
UK’s biggest collection of Yamaha racing bikes up for auction
Ah, Yamaha! The mere mention of the name conjures images of thrilling track days, ear-splitting two-stroke exhaust notes, and a history of racing dominance. And now one of…
Classic TT stars at 2025 Manx Grand Prix week
Some say the Manx Grand Prix week is more enjoyable than the regular Isle of Man TT races in June with fewer people and less traffic on the…
Suzuki GSX-R750: brilliant racer on the road (despite the nickname)
Whoever came up with the nickname ‘Gixxer’ for Suzuki’s stunning 1980s GSX-R750 was a moron. Dreadful name, bastardised slang, worthy only of the Daily Star on an off…
Triumph launches 2025 range of Modern Classics
Triumph Motorcycles has announced a new collection of seven Modern Classic Icon Editions for 2025, featuring a Triumph logo dating back to 1907. The new bikes will be…
World record for Olympia Vincent at Bonhams £3.2m autumn auction
A new world record price was set at Bonhams’ Autumn Stafford Sale in October for a very famous motorcycle: the 1936 Olympia Motorcycle Show Vincent-HRD 998cc Series-A Rapide….
Six Of The Best: Bonhams Autumn Stafford sale
Here’s another of my personal Six Of The Best – this time from Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale at the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show on 12-13 October 2024. Top…
Six Of The Best: Charterhouse Auction October 2024
Here’s a new idea (from me): Six of The Best from an upcoming motorcycle auction. This time it’s the Charterhouse Classic & Vintage Motorcycle Auction on 3 October…
First Look: 2025 Triumph Speed Twin 1200 and 1200 RS
Looking for a modern bike with retro looks and plenty of style and performance? Well, at first glance, Triumph has nailed it with the 2025 Speed Twin 1200…
Triumph’s very first ‘unit’ construction twin: the 1957 350cc ‘Twenty-One’
A seismic change in British motorcycle design happened in 1957: the introduction of ‘unit’ construction combining the engine, primary drive and gearbox in one case. The first Triumph…
Shell’s Time Machine: Watch Geoff Duke win the 1954 Dutch TT
+VIDEO Geoff Duke was one of the most successful British motorcycle racers of all time, winning six world championships and six Isle of Man TT races during his…
Barber Vintage Festival beckons US classic motorcycle riders
UPDATED US classic motorcycle enthusiasts are gearing up for one of the events of the year: the Barber Vintage Festival, held over 11-13 October 2024 at Barber Motorsports…
Moto Guzzi Spada Royale: The Luton Job
Back in the 1970s and early 80s, Luton dealer Coburn & Hughes was the UK agent for two Italian manufacturers, Ducati and Moto Guzzi. Two very different styles…
Classics included in BMF’s Manifesto for Motorcycling
It’s general election year so expect plenty of politics, debate and lobbying – and motorcycling is on the agenda too. The British Motorcyclists’ Federation (BMF), in partnership with…
Bonhams Spring Sale touches 95% of lots sold
Bonhams Spring Stafford sale on 20-21 April at the International Classic MotorCycle Show reached a total value of £3m. There were 365 lots of collectors’ motorcycles, memorabilia, spares,…
Grand Prix roadster: street legal 1962 Honda CR93 racer
Take a good look at this Honda coming up for auction with Charterhouse on 6 June. It’s a rare, and I mean very rare, Honda CR93 from 1962….
Govt launches survey on future of classic vehicles
How best to preserve classic vehicles for the future? Where to draw the line between a restoration and a ‘new build’ from parts? How to handle conversions to…
Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride launches ‘Side by Side’ campaign
+VIDEO On Sunday 19 May 2024, The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR) is coming to a city near you. The world’s largest charity event for classic and vintage motorcycle…
Will this 1972 750cc Ducati Imola racer top $1m?
The Big Question in the classic motorcycle auction world right now is: are we about to see a multi-million dollar motorcycle sale? One of only eight 750cc Ducati…
National Motorcycle Museum Auction Hits 90% Sale Rate
Almost 90 percent of the classic motorcycles and scooters offered for sale at H&H Classics’ first motorcycle and scooter auction of 2024 were successfully hammered away on 27…
LiveWire launches all-new S2 Mulholland American cruiser
+VIDEO American style cruisers are typically styled around the petrol tank which on an electric motorcycle, clearly, is unnecessary so in a bold move Livewire has styled its…
Zero completely updates its A1 S model for 2024
+ VIDEO & GALLERY The Model S is the original Zero electric motorcycle, the longest surviving in the Californian manufacturer’s range. And it continues into 2024 but as…
What motorcycle licence do I need – and how do I get it?
The motorcycle licence system in the UK seems fiendishly complicated at first glance. It’s designed to make new and young riders start on less powerful motorbikes with some…
How to get a motorcycle licence: AM Moped
How to get a motorcycle licence : A1 Light Motorcycle —> Read the full article: What motorcycle licence do I need – and how do I…
How to get a motorcycle licence : A1 Light Motorcycle
<— How to get a motorcycle licence: AM Moped How to get a motorcycle licence: A2 Motorcycle —> Read the full article: What motorcycle licence do I need…
How to get a motorcycle licence: A2 (Motorcycle)
<— How to get a motorcycle licence: A1 Light Motorcycle How to get a motorcycle licence: A Motorcycle (when aged 21 to 23) —> Read the full article:…
How to get a motorcycle licence: Category A Motorcycle (when aged 21 to 23)
<— How to get a motorcycle licence: A2 Motorcycle How to get a motorcycle licence: A Motorcycle (when aged 24 or over) —> Read the full article:…
How to get a motorcycle licence: Category A Motorcycle (when aged 24 or over)
<—How to get a motorcycle licence: A Motorcycle (when aged 21 to 23) Read the full article: What motorcycle licence do I need – and how do I…
Royal Enfield ups power and features for 2024 Himalayan 450
Looking for an adventure motorcycle that doesn’t cost the earth to buy, run and insure? One with sensible proportions, power and weight? But one that still delivers on…
Review: Katbo 2-amp battery charger
One of the fun parts about running a motorcycle that’s been restored or rebuilt by someone else is the little things you discover after a few months of…
‘Special’ Brough Superior SS100 sells for £241,500
A very special 1938 Brough Superior SS100 sold for an incredible £241,500 at the Iconic Auction staged at the NEC Classic Motor Show, Birmingham on Sunday, 12 November…
Mixed fortunes at Charterhouse October auction
What to make of the results from the Charterhouse auction of classic & vintage motorcycles on 26 October 2023? There were some good prices made, a number of…
Bike Of The Week: Triumph TR5, The original ‘Trophy’
Over the years, Triumph has bandied around the name ‘Trophy’ willy-nilly. Sometimes it’s attached to a trail bike but more often to a tourer – as recently as…
Rare Mondials to appear at world’s biggest motorcycle auction
FB Mondial is one of those motorcycle manufacturers bathed in myth and legend, dominating grand prix racing during the early and mid 1950s. Created by a band of…
Triumph Scrambler 1200: modern day TR5 (sort of)
In case you haven’t noticed, Triumph is really going for it at the moment. Not only are brand new road models coming out – including this latest Triumph…
Brough Superior SS100 Pendine replica sells for $220,000
Top of the top ten results at the Mecum John Parham auction earlier this month was a 1927 Brough Superior SS100 Pendine Replica, said to be one of…
The Vincent story: Speed Is Expensive DVD released
Speed Is Expensive – yup, we know that and there’s a movie to confirm it. It’s the story of the rise and fall of Vincent motorcycles and the…
Ride70s opens bookings for 2024 Italy classic motorcycle tours
Where do you want to ride in Italy and on what classic motorcycle? That’s all you have to answer when booking with Ride70s which offers tours of different…
BSA Bantam GPO: the Little Red Rooster
Mess with institutions at your peril and few have been messed around more than the UK Post Office. Established by King Charles II in 1660, the Royal Mail…
Nearly new JMC Norvin classic motorcycle up for auction
A new Norvin… is that even possible? A new Vincent 1,000cc vee-twin engine in a Norton Featherbed frame with modern cycle parts? Yes, and one is coming up…
Fifty? No, just one shade of grey for Venhill cables
Specialist cable maker Venhill has added a new grey colour option to its motorcycle speedo and tacho cable range. The Surrey company says it’s a discreet alternative to…
UK’s National Motorcycle Museum acquires surviving BSA Vetter triple
The sole surviving roadworthy BSA Vetter Rocket 3 – prototype of the Craig Vetter designed triple that became the Triumph X-75 Hurricane – will join the collection of…
Entries open for next year’s Moto Giro d’Italia
Entries for the 2024 Moto Giro d’Italia are now open and anyone thinking of taking part is urged to register as soon as possible. For the 2023 event,…
Watch a rusty old Jawa come back to life
US YouTube channel Rescue Story is restoring a 1960s Jawa motorcycle found in a dilapidated state. View the whole series here.
Tony East’s Isle of Man classic motorcycle collection for sale
Lifelong motorcycle enthusiast Tony East amassed a world class collection of classic motorcycles over the years which became a Collection open to the public at Kirk Michael on…
R90S: the superbike that changed BMW motorcycles for ever
Up until the early 1970s, BMW motorcycles were known for their high quality of manufacture and finish… and also for being a tad dull. Yes, you could ride…
Rare John Player Special Norton Commando in online auction
Live in-person sales aren’t the only way to bid at auctions. Car & Classic is a sales website mainly aimed at classic cars but it also has a…
Pioneer Run for pre-1915 motorcycles set for October
It’s astonishing to think that the youngest motorcycle taking part in this year’s Pioneer Run will be at least 107 years old – there may even be one…
Nine classic motorcycles at fair prices in Penzance auction
Where can you find a bargain these days? Specifically, where are the classic motorcycles being sold at fair, not inflated prices? The answer, it appears, is an auction…