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The untouched threesome are all V-twins – a Vincent Rapide, an 11-50 Brough Superior dating to 1935 and another Brough, a 1928 Overhead 680. While the Rapide and the  11-50 are up on the wheels, the 680 is a true kit. Expect bidding for all three to be fierce. Details on these and other items…

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Tim Mount (left) and Graham Field with the growing BSA C15 engined grass track bike However, the bike is still eligible for racing with the 'Uprights', a broadly classic type category of bikes that are around 20 and more years-old. Unfortunately, mixed in with the 350 and 500cc bikes, Tim was giving away a lot…

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1914 Early in the month, The Motor Cycle readers were advised of ferry travel arrangements for spectators from Liverpool Docks to the IoM for the TT races. Options included day tickets priced at 4s-6d (22.5p) steerage and 6s-6d (32.5p) saloon, four-day excursion tickets were 6s (30p) steerage and 9s (45p) saloon class. Organisers received a…

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Event organiser Gordon Downie, Mayor of Cheltenham Wendy Flynn and Norton Dommie riding Richard Hammond. Photograph by Allan Rhodes Richard said: “As an honorary member of Bloodbikes, I am delighted to finally make it to Prescott Bike Festival and support such a fantastic cause.” The fourth annual Prescott Bike Festival took place on Sunday, April…

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June issue on sale now! • Editor's intro • Archive photograph    • News   • Diary    • Letters    • Rewiring (see video) • Subscribe and save    • Torpedo four      • Triumph Tiger 100 super profile    • James V-twin    • Velocette ‘LeVal’    • Straight from the Plate – scrambling, 1953    • Reader’s restoration – Manx Norton…

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John Surtees proudly poses with his MV and Ferrari The 34th Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show hosted the annual Bonhams sale of vintage and collectors’ motorcycles in which a Brough Superior SS100 – once owned by George Brough himself – sold for a staggering £253,500. Nick Mowbray, exhibition manager for the event, said: “We…

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This fitting kit allows most current models in Watsonian's range to be paired with the Triumph sports tourer. The combination pictured is the classically styled GP700, a wide bodied sidecar that seats an adult and child or two children, in DL trim with a 10” alloy wheel. Prices for the GP700 sidecar (pictured) start at…

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7708 Anthony Pownall sits back as he makes the coffee break on a 1900 De Dion Bouton tricycle. The bike has just been restored from a very bad state and most of the worn or missing parts had to be made from scratch It also provides welcome relief for rider and/or machine with refreshment and…

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Auction will feature 100 classics There will be 100 classic motorcycles for sale, which makes it the biggest auction of its type in the south. Consignments at the auction include the two NGM Forward Racing Team 2013 FTR MotoGP bikes of Colin Edwards and Claudio Corti and a private collection of 44 classic bikes spanning…

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Steve Plater interviews legend John Surtees John Surtees, multiple world champion and the only man to capture world crowns on both two and four wheels, kept the gathered enthusiasts spellbound as he shared superb stories from his incredible life at the 34th Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show at Staffordshire County Showground. As an added…

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