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We don’t just read the ads, we buy them! Fresh in this week is this unloved Aprilia RS125. Us of a certain age all grew up with L plates slapped to our RD, AR, NS and RG 125s. Inner city…

A stunning line-up of classic off-road machines has been confirmed for the Classic Dirt Bike Show sponsored by Hagon Shocks next month. Among those taking centre stage is a display of 20 twinshock Spanish Montesas ranging from the start of…

Motorbikes are awesome. And so are the people who ride them. That’s why the world’s biggest motorcycle monthly bike title is getting a major upgrade with more pages and even more content. From this month the new publication MoreBikes combines…

The 2020 classic motorcycle show season is now officially underway! We took the A1 to Newark for a wander around the The Classic Bike Guide Winter Show, that was sponsored by the good folk at Carole Nash. Newark is a…

For us the ZX-12R is a strange creature, because while it promised 200mph motorcycling (it didn’t quite deliver that) it has still become a well-loved machine, perhaps thanks to its quirky looks. It is 20 years now since the Kawasaki…

Stuart Graham, a winner on both two and four wheels, has enjoyed a successful and unusual racing career and will share his stories in front of a live audience at the 40th Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show on April…

Suzuki are masters at taking a stack of parts from various models and building a budget bike. Their oil cooled Bandit series is perhaps the most successful example of what I’m banging on about. Back in the nineties  they had…

As the ever-growing Newark Classic Bike Show enters its ninth year running on January 11-12, loyal bike enthusiasts can expect both brand-new features and familiar favourites to keep them entertained. Show organiser Mortons Media Group has been inundated with applications…

Well, what a weird time we’ve had of it, politically, eh? While we wouldn’t endorse Boris Johnson OR Jeremy Corbyn (or that lady from the Lib-Dems we can’t remember) we DO want to see John Bloor knighted for services to…

The UK’s favourite 180-degree flip-front helmet just got better. LS2 have unveiled the Valiant II helmet for 2020, featuring a brand new shell and a self-up visor mechanism – alongside a host of other improvements – making it the smallest,…