Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
This is the magazine dedicated to the buying, riding and rebuilding of the later classics and Japanese machines. Subscribe here.
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A nostalgic look back at key motorcycling moments over the decades for the month of January, starting with a sub zero rideout from Bristol to Land’s End for 24 riders from the Bristol Motorcycle Club… 1915 Despite the arctic conditions, 24 starters set off from The Clifton Hotel, Bristol for Land’s End via Exeter, Bodmin…
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Norton Commando production officially ended in 1976, when the production line at the old Villiers factory in Wolverhampton was closed. However, NVT at Shenstone was able to complete the 1500 or so ‘work in progress’ machines, all of which were silver, electric start, 850 Mk.3 Interstate models… The final batch of 25 bikes was released…
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BSA A65 Firebird Scrambler, Matchless Model X, the Mondial story, plus New Hudson, LE Velocette restoration, Triumph T160 revival and all the usual regulars. On sale now… • Editor’s intro • Archive photograph • News • Diary • Subscribe and save • Letters • Moto Légende • Lansdowne round-up • BSA Firebird Scrambler superprofile •…
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Let’s make two assumptions: the first is that you plan to ride your bike in January and February, and the second is that your bike has a reasonably robust electrical system… In the event of both these assumptions being true, you need to nip over to Wemoto to spend £40 on a set of Vicma…
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Motorcycle Funerals Ltd offer a unique service to provide a dignified and appropriate final ride – and their dedicated staff don’t let little things like wild weather or remote locations stop them providing a memorable final send-off… Their fully-equipped, British-built hearses travel the length and breadth of the mainland and, as you can see here,…
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Making the most of a Triumph Bonneville, plus Panther 500, Ducati Pantah, an affordable T120TT, Laverda Rally, Honda CB900 and BSA 500. On sale now… • Editor’s intro Frank Westworth sets the scene • Archive retrieval A wet and wintry theme • Laverda rally The 2014 Australian National Laverda Rally • News Plugs, leads and…
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The Norman Club’s discovery of a battered B4 Sports reminds Pete Kelly of an ill-advised outing on a borrowed bike 50 years ago Our ‘Club Call’ feature has generated quite a lot of correspondence, and Gary Pilcher of the Norman Motorcycle and Cycles Club has informed us of a surprise find of a West Sussex-registered…
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Every month, RealClassic magazine features old bike ridden in the real world – mostly here-and-now, but with an occasional backwards glance to ‘then’, too. Here’s what in the latest edition… • BSA B40 Overlooked and under-appreciated, there were plenty of reasons why the B40 wasn’t a raging success when new. However, it’s finding a whole…
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Gravesend Eagles MCC was the organising club for this event. Like most modern trials, it was held entirely on private land at Jackson’s Wood, near Horsmonden on the High Weald in Kent… The course was 10 sections, which had to be ridden four times. Most of the sections involved slippery turns and climbs around trees,…
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The music and car scene of the 1960s will rock and roll into the halls of the Royal Bath & West for the first of 2015’s trio of Bristol Classic Car Events… The Footman James Great Western Autojumble will celebrate the Mods and Rockers years on February 14-15, filling the halls with live music, alongside…
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