Sam Hewitt

  • Honda CB650

    Honda CB650

    by

    Words by Oli – Photography by Gary (prettyboy) Chapman THE HONDA CB650 FOUR of 1978 was the last of an illustrious line, a swansong model with a new engine and frame, but partly thrown together using left over bits from older models. Launched in 1971, Honda’s CB500 Four and the later CB550 had been big…

    Continue reading »

  • Velocette LE

    Velocette LE

    by

    From high-end singles and TT victories to a bike for the masses following the war – the Velocette LE would be all things to all men and women Producing A MASS-MARKET motorcycle for the Everyman has been the dream of many a manufacturer. Velocette’s best-selling motorcycle, which wildly outsold their high-quality postwar singles, was just…

    Continue reading »

  • Living with a Trophy

    Living with a Trophy

    by

    What is one of these halo bikes really like to live with? Matt steals one to find out Words by Matt Photography by Chippy Wood and Matt If you don’t like people, don’t buy an old Triumph. Park up, pull in for petrol; even stop at traffic lights and you’ll be recalled stories of how…

    Continue reading »

  • Buying Guide: Triumph TR6 Trophy

    Buying Guide: Triumph TR6 Trophy

    by

    This single carb version of Triumph’s 650cc twin could be a better bike than the mighty Bonneville WHAT IS THE best Triumph twin? Well, it’s the 1968 unit-construction T120 Bonneville 650, isn’t it? Everybody knows that. That’s the Triumph that gets restored to within an inch of its life, wins all the prizes at shows…

    Continue reading »

  • Founders’ Day

    Founders’ Day

    by

    Is this the best classic bike meet no one’s heard of? Words by Matt photography by Matt and Charlie Hull If you don’t belong to The Vintage Motor Cycle Club (VMCC), or are new to old bikes, then Founders’ Day may just have passed you by. But more than 4000 came to this year’s one-day…

    Continue reading »

  • Malle Mile 2019

    Malle Mile 2019

    by

    Gather 500 bikes and riders of all different types and ages and let them all rip around a stately home’s garden. Am I in heaven? WORDS BY Matt PHOTOGRAPHY BY MARIA KNIGHTS I can honestly say I haven’t enjoyed, laughed at, and smiled at a motorcycle event as much for years. The Malle Mile reminds…

    Continue reading »

  • Copdock ready to welcome all

    Copdock ready to welcome all

    by

    THOUSANDS OF BIKERS are expected to gather at Trinity Park, Ipswich on Sunday, October 6, for the 28th Copdock Motorcycle Show – the event now regarded by many as the largest one-day motorcycle show of its kind in the UK. Each year the organisers try to improve on the previous year’s show and with top…

    Continue reading »

  • Eight times world champ totake star role at Stafford

    Eight times world champ totake star role at Stafford

    by

    THE BIGGEST CLASSIC motorcycle show in the world will welcome the most successful sidecar racer of all time, Steve Webster, as guest of honour this autumn. Steve always attracted a large audience during his racing days, and now fans have the chance to meet the former world champion at the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics…

    Continue reading »

  • Shed and Buried goes live for national motorcycle museum open day

    Shed and Buried goes live for national motorcycle museum open day

    by

    THE NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE Museum hosts the sixth annual ‘Live’ open day on October 26,when the museum throws open its doors to all, free of charge, for the special event. There will be a host of free attractions including, new for 2019, Henry Cole’s Shed and Buried Live, presented in association with TV channel Quest, the…

    Continue reading »

  • Sheene meet seesthe return of racing at Oliver’s Mount

    Sheene meet seesthe return of racing at Oliver’s Mount

    by

    AFTER ALMOST TWO years of waiting, action returned to Oliver’s Mount, Scarborough, in July, for the last remaining road race in England. The Barry Sheene Memorial Classic witnessed a historic moment as the famous track came alive to the sound of racing. A record crowd of 15,000 eager spectators flooded in, backing the new club…

    Continue reading »