New & Features

Japanese automotive manufacturer Mazda celebrates its centenary this year, and has released details of its early vehicle manufacturing – a 250cc two-stroke motorcycle. The company was initially a cork maker, named Toyo Cork Kogyo, but in 1929 started work on a prototype motorcycle. In Japan at the time, motorcycle racing was popular and in Hiroshima…

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The Normous Newark Autojumble will be going ahead as planned this Sunday, September 20 at Newark Showground.  As a COVID-19 secure venue, the Newark Showground can still host larger numbers in total but groups of up to six must not mix or form larger groups anywhere on site. This rule will not apply to individual households or support…

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Carburettor maker Burlen has increased staff numbers at its Salisbury headquarters to manufacture Amal, SU and Zenith carburettors to meet increased global demand from trade and public alike since lockdown restrictions eased. Several furloughed staff have returned to work to manufacture and dispatch products. Burlen remained operational, on reduced staff, throughout lockdown to supply Amal…

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The National Motorcycle Museum is giving motorcycle enthusiasts the chance to win a brand new/old stock Triumph T140J Silver Jubilee Bonneville in the musuem’s summer raffle. James Hewing, Museum Director, said: “We have another amazing new/old stock first prize for our summer raffle with a brand new/old stock Triumph T140J Silver Jubilee Bonneville, which has never been run…

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The Kempton Autojumble, due to be held this Saturday, September 12, has unfortunately had to be cancelled due to circumstances outside of our control. We are very sorry at the late notice for this, as we were so looking forward to welcoming everyone safely to the Kempton Park Race Course this weekend, but we hope you…

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Martin Squires has released some screen printed t-shirts to coincide with this month’s Henry Fournier’s ‘Infernal Machines’ article (see page 80). The pictured machine is a converted De Dion Bouton motor tricycle that was ‘quite a handful,’ according to Charles Jarrott. The phrase on the shirt comes from this period article about Henri Fournier that…

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There’s three stunning classics to be won in The National Motorcycle Museum’s latest raffle. The museum receives no external funding so relies on visitors to the museum, but mainly on support from its conference business and two sister hotels. Therefore, times have been and are tough, so the museum has launched a special Covid-19 appeal…

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Two exquisite grand prix 250cc Benellis were top of the huge Bonhams’ ‘live and online’ summer sale, held behind closed doors from August 14-16. Top price was the £149,500 1964 four (right), used by Tarquinio Provini, to win that year’s Spanish GP. It had an interesting history, being built up from reunited parts, its engine…

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One of Ireland’s leading racers of the 1950s and 1960s, Billy McCosh has died aged 81. A native of Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Billy’s first race was in 1956. During the 1960s and 70s, he was a regular at the TT, winning many replicas and finishing sixth in the Senior in both 1964 and 1965. His…

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Bonhams’ August sale (what earlier this year we were calling ‘April Stafford’) is set to be immense… despite being a few months behind original schedule! It will feature a vast array of machines, including the amazing Morbidelli Collection plus myriad other delights, including several Gold Stars and no less than three vintage cammy Ajays, as…

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