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 now reinvented…
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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 service was…
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.
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 miles and…
Wow! The Norton Commando is back
Blimey, is it really 50 years since I joined Motor Cycle News as a hugely enthusiastic but very inexperienced journalist? Yep, and my first week at the newspaper, then based…
Three Nortons from ‘Norton George’ collection up for sale
Norton George… what a great name! Evocative and intriguing at the same time. And it rang a distant bell, though I’m still not sure from where. Probably my mate Miles…
Kent man reunited with stolen Ariel after 27 years
A vintage motorcycle enthusiast has thanked Kent Police and others for reuniting him with his stolen motorcycle after 27 years. West Malling farmer Stephen Betts reported the theft of his 1949 Ariel Red…
Let the good times roll with Italy’s classic motorcycle tours
How does the idea of riding a 1970s classic motorcycle through the sunny, warm backroads of Italy’s most scenic countryside sound? Terrific! Sign me up straightaway! Ride 70s Experience offers…