Uncommon as they are today, sidecars are an interesting footnote in motorcycling history…
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Category: Features
Geoff Duke: First global superstar of racing
Geoff Duke was the first global superstar of Grand Prix racing, the first to win three successive world championships and the first to win two in the same year.
Read moreFrom the Archive: Riding Life – Moto Guzzi Museum
For many Moto Guzzi enthusiasts, a pilgrimage to Mandello del Lario fulfils a lifetime ambition. Frank Melling presents a whistlestop tour WORDS BY Frank Melling PHOTOS BY Carol Melling IN AN ATTEMPT to be objective,
Read moreBringing a Honda GL Interstate V-Twin 650 back to its best
This 20,000 mile example needed a mite more than spit ’n’ polish to bring it back to its best.
Read moreProject to turn Moto Guzzi Nuovo Falcone into a custom…
Inside Guzzi’s solid old single there lurked a stylish custom classic, thought owner Tony Adams. So he set about engineering its emancipation…
Read moreFROM THE ARCHIVE: Specially Different
Photos: Simon Everett Not all specials are Tritons, and not all Tritons are special. BSA also built some great, strong frames, and some riders fitted them with Triumph engines. Here’s one now… It’s funny how
Read moreClassic Bike Guide Christmas Gift Guide 2019!
Christmas is just around the corner, leaving only a few days to get all your presents sorted. Luckily, Classic Bike Guide is here to provide you with an exclusive Christmas Gift Guide, filled with fantastic products perfect for classic bikers…
Read moreAlf Hagon: When Rab Cook met Mr Success
He’s not very tall, is quiet spoken, wears spectacles and doesn’t seem to dash around in a panic but my goodness, what Alf Hagon has done in his 30 years!
Read moreJohn Cooper: The rising star
Motorcycle racer John ‘Moon Eyes’ Cooper found fame and success during the golden age of road racing in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Read moreFrom the archive: Ducati Silverstone: Bevel Heaven
Ducati’s first production bevel-drive bike was hot stuff in 1956. And, phew, it’s still a little scorcher… WORDS BY Frank Melling PHOTOS BY Carol Melling AT AGE NINE, I was in love with a Ducati
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