Thanks to all of you who have written in regarding the potential inclusion of Japanese machines in The Classic Motorcycle; we’ve printed a selection on the letters pages, which gives an overall feeling. There is a bit of a divide, but the...
Bagshot Heath for the Services Trial, 1947. In 1947, the world was still settling down and taking stock after the biggest global conflict ever seen. In that war, the motorcycle had found its place as an invaluable means of fast, reliable...
Touring in a beautiful French region on classics. “The event combines classic motorcycles, history and good company.” January 1989 saw the formation of the Rétro Moto Côte de Nacre, located in Luc-surmer in the Calvados region of...
A beautiful Beart Manx Norton with important connections. For more than 50 years, Francis Beart was one of the great men of British motorcycle . racing, until his death in March 1983. Though a noted and successful Brooklands tuner in the...