Legends of Montlhéry at the Café Racer Festival: Part 1
The annual Cafe Racer Festival at Monthlery is that track's only all-motorcycle event, and this year featured a…
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…
The Current: Jambon-Beurre – Avec L’amour Des Français
For maximum fun, an 100hp electric flat-tracker is hard to beat! Jambon-Buerre wants to build them in series.
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…
Motosacoche and the Brothers Dufaux
The Dufaux brothers were pioneers of aviation, and founded a very successful motorcycle company, Motosacoche.
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,…
1935 – The Greatest TT?
Some consider the 1935 Isle of Man Senior TT the greatest of them all, with only 4 seconds separating the winner from…
Selling Speed: What’s in a Name?
Manufacturers use evocative names to sell motorcycles - the oldest game in the book.
The Ride: Speedway Superstar
Ehinger Kraftrad’s remarkable ‘Speedster’; history through a hi-tech lens.
Lena the Killer
Why were a group of Australians riding a British motorcycle in Austria? To steal the World Speed Record back from…
Cliff ‘Soney’ Vaughs and ‘Easy Rider’
Cliff Vaughs designed the most famous motorcycles in the world. Why is he still unknown?
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…
Road Test: 2010 Falcon Kestrel
Ian Barry's Falcon Kestrel is a contemporary masterpiece of custom motorcycle design, and we Road Tested this beauty in…
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…
Japanese Motorcycles: the Early Days
The first motorcycle arrived in Japan in 1896; they built their own from 1908.