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1915 682cc Indian Little Twin There is no organisation, no officialdom, but the village green vanishes beneath lines of vintage and classic cars, with a border path providing useful hard-standing for bikes. Refreshments and a barbecue are courtesy of the adjacent pub. The event is usually supported by local motorcycle clubs, but this year, early…

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BBC 4, 9pm on Monday, October 28. Don’t miss it! Full throttle: The Glory Days of British Motorbikes will be shown on BBC4 at 9pm on October 28. It charts the rise of and celebrates all facets of the British motorcycle industry, touching on war hero T.E. Lawrence, aka Lawrence of Arabia, and his fascination…

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1966 Manx Norton Top performer among the competition machines on offer, the c.1966 Norton 350cc Manx prepared by legendary tuner Francis Beart and raced by Joe Dunphy and Keith Heckles found a new home for £61,980, more than doubling the top estimate and setting a new world record for a Manx sold at auction. Hot…

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Sheelagh Neal, with husband David in the chair, flicks her father’s Scott around the twisty sprint course at Eelmoor Sheelagh and her husband David were competing in both straight and twisty events at Eelmoor. They had also brought the Scott outfit that Ossie had built many years ago. The bike, originally raced solo, was built…

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A new book, Motocross On Air! celebrating that time will be launched at 2pm on Saturday at the Panther Publishing Stand in the main hall, at the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Stafford show. Dave Bickers, Jeff Smith, John Banks, Bryan Goss, Dave Nicholl and Alan Clough will all be signing copies.    Further details from Panther Publishing…

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November’s TCM on sale now • Editor's intro • Archive photograph • News • Diary • West Kent Run • Subscribe and save  • Classic TT  • Letters • Ariel Square Four 4G Super profile • Edward Turner’s Terrier trip • Indian Chief Taxi • Glass plates – 1927 Stock machine trials • Bob Collier…

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November 1913 As well as offering Indians equipped with electric lights, for the coming season The Hendee Company, Springfield, Massachusetts. is to market the Hendee Special, which is fitted with an electric start system via a multi polar motor/dynamo. In addition to its familiar models, Rex of Coventry is listing a larger 952cc V-twin with…

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The collection includes numerous Hondas, ranging from the humble but design-classic Super Cub to the NR750 and everything in between, including 10 unused monkey bikes and a number of exceptionally early machines. The machines, which are estimated to achieve a combined total of more than £300,000 are being sold by Michael Buttinger, a Dutch entrepreneur…

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Chris Smith in full flight on an early Hagon fitted with an even earlier 500 JAP motor The machinery is equally varied, consisting of grass track and off road bikes from a time when market demand was met by many small-scale operations, most of which are now memories. Chalfont offered a further chance for exercise.…

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