The decision to have a go at a bike restoration in hindsight was a good one. However, shortly after I got my hands on the bike I seriously began to doubt the sanity of the decision, but I kept telling myself I was only in it for the pleasure of tinkering with bits of oily metal!
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Wal Handley: No man ever passed this way more bravely
In Wal Handley’s heyday, as far as the Press and public were concerned, he was the greatest motorcycle racer of all time.
Read moreNew on AllMyReads: The Scrapbook Series – AJS
AllMyReads is the new way to browse unlimited non-fiction books, taking you on in-depth journeys all in the palm of your hand.
Read moreHonda FireBlade: Best colour scheme?
This Honda CBR900RR-S FireBlade is more than 25 years old, but take a walk around its flanks and it looks so clean, spotless and almost point-perfect.
Read moreRare Mike Hailwood watch to be auctioned at Stafford
A rare timepiece given to Mike Hailwood by gifted watchmaker and pioneer entrepreneur Jack Heuer will feature in the Bonhams auction at the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at Stafford later this month.
Read moreFalling Flat: Honda FT500
Scorned, derided and cold-shouldered at the time, but why? Steve Cooper samples Honda’s flat-track styled FT500 from the early 1980s. Honda’s brave attempt at getting on the big thumper bandwagon was, arguably, always doomed to
Read more40 years of the Honda CB900F
Is this a bike that hasn’t received the respect it truly deserves?
Read moreJoin the Grampian Transport Museum for their annual Autojumble
Time to clear out your garage and join the Grampian Transport Museum for their annual Autojumble, with over 100 stalls selling everything from spares to auto-memorabilia, and much more.
Read more‘Everyone welcome’ to the Hawkenbury Kickstart weekend on August 16/17
Whatever you ride, be it classic bikes from the 1960s through to the 1980s, scooters or modern tackle, you’ll be welcome at the event which takes place at the famous Hawkenbury Inn.
Read moreFive things you didn’t know about Apollo 11’s return
Fifty years on, the programme to take the first humans to the moon is arguably our single greatest achievement.
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