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Rainey proved an incredible hit with fans, with his stories both on and off the racetrack, with unprecedented crowds flocking around to hear his tales of trials and tribulations. Competing with the American racer for the crowd's attention was undoubtedly the most superb selection of classic motorcycles on display in the UK; this coupled with…

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With the emphasis firmly on motorcycles from the 60's, 70's, and 80's; the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics show is getting bigger and better each year. With more than 30,000 enthusiasts demonstrating the growing popularity in motorcycles from this era it really would be a shame to miss it. Also the amazing Wall of Death…

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Classic Motorcycle Mechanics is a monthly magazine for 70s and 80s bike owners – the perfect guide for restoration and rebuilding, and CMM also reviews and road tests readers' machines every month.

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The Long Way Over charity ride was going to cover 400 miles by ST70 and C90 in aid of the Lymphoma Association. Unfortunately, Rod Gibson, Classic Mechanics editor fell seriously ill (and remains so) – so the event was cancelled.

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No matter how carefully you sort a project like this one, if you didn't dismantle the bike yourself and keep notes there will always be an element of the jigsaw puzzle about assembling it. Filling the tank with 20:1 two stroke mix I turned it on and began to prod the kickstarter when I noticed…

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The first motorcycle in the sale, the 1955 DB34 Gold Star BSA which was last on the road in 1968 and in need of a full restoration, made £7200 – well over its estimate. While the biggest sale of the weekend, the Brough Superior SS100 'Moby Dick', made a huge £190,000 under the hammer. View…

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