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Greeves Bert Greeves came to motorcycle manufacture comparatively late, having established his business immediately postwar making the once-common-to-British-roads Invacar. Bert’s motorcycles were uniquely identifiable because of their trademark alloy I-beam front ‘downtube’ (sic) made in-house at the company’s foundry. Greeves’ undoubted contribution to the world of off-road motorcycling was his pioneering use of light two-stroke…

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Due to Covid-19, the Motogiro d’Italia has been moved from its usual late spring date to the autumn, by which time it is hoped travel and social restrictions will be eased worldwide. Although Italy has been particularly badly affected by the virus, it also benefits from hot, dry summers, which, it is believed will help…

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The Honda Super Cub has made a name for itself over the last sixty years as a bulletproof, do-anything machine, most at home on the daily commute, but capable of traversing the globe, too. Since production first began in 1958, Honda has sold over 100 million models in various iterations of style and capacity. To…

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The newest early autumn classic motorcycle rally in northern Spain has much to recommend it. Words: MARTIN KIRKPhotographs: HELEN KIRK Just as the British summer weather starts fading away in late September, classic motorcyclists – in 2019 at least – have the option just a ferry ride away for up to another three continuous weeks…

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Dyed in the wool motorcyclist Mark Broady scores first win in the South African DJ Rally. Words: ROGER HOUGHTON Photographs: ROGER HOUGHTON/IAN GROAT Mark Broady (43), a mechanical engineer living in Randburg, South Africa, surprised many experienced motorcycle rallyists when he won the 50th commemorative Durban-Johannesburg (DJ) regularity trial for classic motorcycles on March 14,…

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The H&H motorcycle sale, which took place behind closed doors on April 7, 2020, as an online live auction, dispatched 129 lots for a total of £900,000 – a 67% sell rate. Five of the top seven bikes sold were Vincents. Mark Bryan, head of motorcycle sales for H&H, said: “Given the context – a…

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That’s right, classic bike fans – we’ve been busy during lockdown and May 8 will see the launch of the Classic Bike Hub.

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Believed to be one of the first Series A Rapides manufactured and potentially the last Vincent-HRD motorcycle to leave the factory in 1959, DUR 142 was used as a factory demonstrator, Vincent directors’ mount and road test star. The machine will be offered for sale at Bonhams’ Summer Stafford Sale, on August 15/16, 2020, alongside…

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Road racing legend and multiple TT winner Tony Rutter passed away on March 24, 2020. Seven times a TT winner between 1973 and 1985, he was also a multiple British championship winner and GP racer. His son Michael, himself a successful racer, reflected: “It makes me smile how dad lived his life exactly how he…

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