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• The Classic MotorCycle Featuring 12 period archive images, this spiral bound calendar is available for £8.49 (including UK postage) by calling 01507 529529 or by visiting www.classicmagazines.co.uk Each image is captioned and the pictures span the timescale covered by the magazine, so from the ‘Pioneer’ days to the 1960s, with one even depicting the…

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Now firmly established as one of the premier events in the world of the older models, the show takes place on the weekend of February 8-9. Visitors can expect to feast their eyes upon an array of stunning classic machinery as well as a fantastic mix of trade stalls, dealers and autojumble plots that provide…

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The machine, a 1923 model, left the factory on October 7, 1922, sold to a Mr B S Allen of Croydon. The machine was left to the VMCC in 2011 by a long standing VMCC member, the late David Blanchard from Bexhill on Sea. David had owned the machine since the early 1960s when he…

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The forks in the pictures are almost a ‘byproduct’, or a kind of ‘spin off’ and are priced at £1100. These were designed and built in-house using laser cut lugs and an all welded fabrication to keep the cost low. They will be an off-the-shelf item with spares back up and different stem diameters to…

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New TCM’s out! • Editor's intro • Archive photograph        • News    • Diary     • Subscribe to The Classic Motorcycle   • Triumph Tiger Cub super profile    • Stafford show   • Harrogate auction           • Letters • End to end ride  • Velocette MSS   • Straight from the plate – 1923 French GP • AA and RAC…

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Riders gathered at the historic Victory Inn, at Staplefield, a West Sussex village on one of the more rural parts of the route to Brighton. Among the NACC members present was Stuart Metcalfe, a dedicated enthusiast who owns a number of cyclemotors but chose his Excelsior Autobyk for the 20 mile outing from his Surrey…

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Often overshadowed by the museum's bigger, faster machines, the Villiers-engined two-stroke is still a significant motorcycle in the history of the circuit. Arguably a man ahead of his time, Tommy Meeten nurtured the two-stroke faith. He rode small capacity Francis-Barnetts at Brooklands in both as solo and sidecar classes. Small and light, the Meeten bike…

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The Norton OC had a good display at the NEC Classic Motor Show Though primarily a car show, there was a motorcycle element too, with one hall dedicated to two-wheelers. Highlights included George Pooley’s ‘V-six’ Trident/Rockets 3 and the ex-Hugh Viney 1953 ISDT AJS Model 20, registration number AJS 5. Meanwhile, a reminder that the…

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David Noakes, from East Sussex, takes a break at Staplefield on his De Dion Bouton tricycle The cavalcade obviously majors on four-wheelers, but three-wheelers and forecars are also eligible and a significant number are regular entrants (and finishers). This year's better weather brought out a good number of supporters riding a wonderful variety of machinery.…

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