Classic Bike Guide

LEADING European oil and lubricant specialist Motul is to be the official partner of the 2016 International Dirt Bike Show, the two parties have announced. The manufacturer has teamed up with the premier indoor off-road motorcycle exhibition as it reveals the launch of 13 new bespoke products for the dirt bike market. Motul brand manager…

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THE BIKE SHED almost defies definition. It’s a loose organisation of like-minded riders committed to all types of modified machines. It’s a London-based club, with a permanent club/bar/restaurant/music venue in Shoreditch, celebrating all that’s good about two-wheel culture. And it’s rapidly becoming a ‘brand’. Bike Shed is also a London show, now in its third…

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THE ANNUAL KEMPTON PARK show and bike jumble attracted its fair share of interesting machinery. From the unique to the ubiquitous, the pristine to the patinated, there was something to delight, intrigue and inform anyone who had even a passing interest in two-wheeled transport. Many marques were represented in the private entry exhibits and on…

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FORMER SOLDIER Colin Stinson plans to ride 5000 miles around the coast of Britain in 25 days, aboard his 1967 Metisse scrambler. He’s raising funds for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity. Says Colin: “I had a very full career in the Army and to me they are my second family. “This rideout will give me a…

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IF YOUR HEAD was turned by the new Norton Dominator featured in this issue there’s a good chance that you’ll be a fan of the original Norton twins too. Gary Thwaites won all seven UK 1300cc classic races in 2012 on a 1007cc Seeley fitted with JSMotorsport components There’s certainly a lot to love –…

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STAFFORD always comes up trumps as the top classic event of the season, and this year was no exception. Sunshine on Saturday made for a great turn-out, and a vibrant autojumble à l’exterieur. Oh, and some old bikes found in a Cornish barn smashed the Bonhams’ auction record, netting £331,900. Traders too enjoyed a bumper…

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