Pre-war British

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Rudge Special 1939 classic motorcycle

Rudge Special

One man’s lifelong love affair with his Rudge has resulted in a show winner that means far more than money to its owner
AJS K7 1928, classic British motorcycle

AJS K7

Though the ohc AJS was perhaps not initially the most successful...
1939 OK Supreme G39 Flying Cloud

OK Supreme G39 Flying Cloud

OK Supreme’s Flying Cloud was one of the most romantically nam...
1935 AJS Model 22

AJS Model 22

The 250cc AJS Model 22 is quite a rarity, though its combination...
Velocette MDD 350 classic British motorcycle

Velocette MDD 350

Matchless and BSA were famous for building military motorcycles,...

Latest General Feature

Motorcycle gaskets come in all shapes and sizes

Gasket teach in

Engines, gearboxes, carburettors and some electrical components are assembled with a mass of joints, which need sealing to prevent oil and fuel loss, or the ingress of water. Despite advances in technology, gaskets remain the favourite joint sealer...
1930 Morgan Aero Super Sports and 1935 James Samson Handyvan three wheeler test

Three wheelers

Morgan's JAP-powered Aero and a James delivery truck are more li...
Pre-war motorcycle clutches

Clutch - a history

Pioneer riders, on direct drive motorcycles, struggled on steep ...
1929 side sprung Druids from a Norton 16H

Girder forks

Feared by some, girder front forks were a light, reasonably stro...
JAP classic motorcycle speedway engine

Speedway JAP

Considering it was almost never made, the competition single had...

Latest Archive Feature

R S Moore here, on his 492cc Sunbeam

TT races in South Africa, January 1924

South Africa’s first TT races owed little to the Isle of Man events, the organisers preferring to plough their own furrow...
Ghersi receives congratulations – although excluded from the results

1926 Lightweight TT

The 1926 Lightweight TT descended into controversy and near farc...
Winner of the previous two Amateur TTs, Len Randles, talks to Tory MP

Straight from the plate: 1925 Amateur TT

By 1925, the Amateur TT was gaining momentum. First held in 1923...
Regne with suspender belts!

Straight from the plate: Arpajon, August 1930

At Arpajon, in August 1930, the Motorcycle Club de France organi...
1908 Bat 9hp classic British motorcycle

BAT 9hp

Heart-warming tale as a chicken house-transporting BAT is loving...

Latest Reference

1939 Red Panther classic motorcycle

When was it that? Panther

Panther made a seven-and-a-tanner motorcycle?

Latest Road Test

1938 Rudge Ulster

Rudge Ulster

Retired teacher design and technology teacher John Crispin gives full marks to his 1938 Rudge Ulster as an object lesson in good engineering practice and a design way ahead of its time...
Velocette 350 MAC and 250 MOV

Velocette singles

The keys to a successful marriage may be hanging in the garage, ...
Sunbeam 3½ hp

Sunbeam 3½hp

Sunbeam always had an image of being a machine for gentlemen –...
1938 Ariel NG De Luxe

Ariel NG De Luxe

Perhaps overshadowed by its more glamorous and sporty sibling, t...
1927 AJS H1 classic motorcycle road test

AJS H1

This AJS V-twin combination has benefited from a number of tweak...