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Sammy Miller chose John Tinkler’s 1958 125cc Ducati works racer, with original finish and shapely alloy fairing to remind visitors of the Italian company’s small bike origins. If the contest had been about noise this would have been the runaway winner, the little twin-cam killing conversation each time it stuttered into life. Ex-British speedway champion…

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New CBS app for ipad and iphone Easy to download (did we mention that it’s free?), the app gives the latest news on all Mortons’ shows, plus videos and photos from the show as it happens. The app also has weather reports (so it’s useful every day of the year) and live gps directions to…

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Tyres for classics It’s easy to overlook tyres when completing a restoration or reviving an old bike. We spend hundreds (or thousands…) on the engine and chassis, but then fit whatever happens to be convenient when it comes to the rubber. Yet that contact patch between tyre and tarmac is key to a safe and…

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February’s Classic Bike Guide on sale now • Hello Acting Ed's intro • Norton 650SS In the Sixties, the 650 was king. Norton’s SS was among the very best. Phillip Tooth shares the reasons • Letters Tell us more of what you think, of bikes, life and everything! • Moving Swiftly Along Andrew Wilson shares…

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1959 Velocette Venom The first roadtest reported that it matched “scintillating open-road performance with unobtrusive city behaviour… combining a super-sports performance, docility, exhaust and mechanical quietness and ease of control”. And this particularly delicious 1959 Venom could be yours – for a quid! It’s the top prize in the VMCC’s summer raffle. Tickets are available…

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John McGuinness will be there The ‘Morecombe Missile’ John McGuiness is the Show’s star guest. 19 times a TT winner, McGuinness isn’t just hot stuff on the tarmac. He regularly rides on the dirt to keep fit in the winter and is keen to look around the off-road side of the Show. On the sidecar…

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Classic Bike Guide on sale • Intro Acting Ed's intro • Triumph Speedmaster The most popular of the current Triumph twins is the Touring Speedmaster. Norman Hyde has developed the original a little further; Alan Cathcart rode the result; the Hyde Speedmaster TC • Letters Tell us more of what you think… of bikes, life…

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Ramshox offer rebuildable dampers Enter Ramshox – who as Realm Engineering has over 35 years of experience in the sports automotive industry, and which proved the perfect springboard to develop motorcycle suspension. Ramshox started offering bike suspension components four years ago, and rapidly established itself as a class-leader in its sector using aircraft-spec alloy bodies,…

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Lever sleeves improve winter comfort and control No fun. So much no fun that some riders have been known to tape-up the levers on winter hacks, using gaffer tape for extra grip and some insulation. There is a much more effective, quick and cheap solution, however; lever sleeves… which are available from Wemoto. The sleeves…

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Cuttting through insurance red tape RH Classic Insurance has decided to snip through the red tape and now offers comprehensive agreed value insurance on pre-1991 cherished motorcycles with a value of up to £3000 without requesting a club or independent valuation. For classics worth £3000 to £50,000 RH just needs you to fill out a…

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