Road Test: 1936 Brough Superior SS80
Is the Brough Superior sidevalve still superior? Our road test explores the pleasures of Broughing It.
Indians for the European Grand Prix
Indian developed special racers based on the European model to bolster their sales abroad.
2018 Concorso Eleganza Villa d’Este
The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este is the most spectacular concours in the world, held on the grounds of an…
Stolen Glory: Zenith, OEC, and the 1930 World Speed Record
In 1930, the motorcycle World Speed Record was a close contest between BMW, Zenith, and OEC, and the final speed run at…
Death, Taxes, and Old Bike Fever
As collectors age, it's all too easy for unscrupulous 'friends' with Old BIke Fever to take advantage of their illness,…
Selling Speed: What’s in a Name?
Manufacturers use evocative names to sell motorcycles - the oldest game in the book.
The Age of Monsters
In the early 1900s, racing rules allowed the development of ultra-lightweight 'monsters' with engine capacities of 3-…
Kop Hill – the Perfume of Authenticity
The Kop Hill Climb is one of the oldest motorsports events in the UK, and has been revived in recent years with a…
From Glorious to Notorious; the Fay Taylour Story
Fay Taylour is the most successful female motorsports competitor in history, making her name and her living from racing…
The Tiger of Picardy
Triumph were allowed to build their twin-cylinder line even after WW2 began, and one ended up in Amiens, France - the…
Goodwood Revival
The world's largest retro-motorsport event in the world, Goodwood Revival, has an incredible mix of classic cars,…
The Golden Age of Superchargers
For a brief period in the 1920s and '30s, anyone wanting a speed record or a race win added a supercharger, and the…
The Japanese Harley-Davidsons
Harley-Davidsons made in Japan? It's a fascinating story! Tens of thousands of H-D clones were built in Japan from…
Road Test: 1929 Ascot-Pullin
Cyril Pullin was a genius designer, way ahead of his time, and built his dream machine - the Ascot-Pullin - just in…
‘The Pleasures of Life’
Boris Anrep laid the floor mosaics in the National Portrait Gallery in London in the late 1920s, and included a bit of…
The World’s Most Expensive Motorcycles
What are the most expensive motorcycles ever sold? Check out our list!