The latest news from the oily end of motorcycling.... A Request from Brooklands A last minute plea from the Brooklands Museum Motorcycle Team: Does anyone have a 1920s New Hudson... Continue Reading →
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A 1927 Norton 16H: a George Cohen Flying Machine
Old motorcycles are admired for plenty of reasons – some for their originality, some for their history; but a fortunate few manage to combine both with the ability to put... Continue Reading →
The Film Shed: FN 4 Cylinder Motorcycles 1904-1925
The Girder Club Film Shed is a collection of our favourite videos that features old bikes, created by film makers from around the globe. If you have a video that... Continue Reading →
When an Old Motorcycle Needs More Than a Spanner: Inside JSWL
A delve into the Jim Stokes Workshop - a surgery for classic motors. There can come a point with an old motorcycle when a box of spanners and a bit... Continue Reading →
The Zenith Blackburne: Recreating a Brooklands Racer
Zenith and Brooklands held hands through some of the most exciting years of motorcycle racing. This article takes a look at a Zenith that has been built to recreate an... Continue Reading →
Graham Walker and the Rudge from Ulster
There are plenty of old motorcycles in the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu that have a decent story behind them. This Rudge has a particularly good one. Words + Photos:... Continue Reading →
Oude Klepper #35: a Parade of Old Wheels
Every year the streets of De Haan come alive with the clatter, aroma and spectacle of old motorcycles as the Oude Klepper Parade brings a remarkable collection of old machines... Continue Reading →
The Gasperi Survivor: a 1932 Monet-Goyon MG17B
It is often the more unusual machines that leave the biggest impression, and this is one such motorcycle that breaks the mould. It is a 1932 Monet-Goyon MG17B, and is... Continue Reading →
Saved from Under the Bed: the Lost Drawings of Barr & Stroud
When we featured the 1925 Grindlay-Peerless ST1 back in 2024, we looked at one of the most technically fascinating motorcycles of the 1920s – powered by the unusual 998cc sleeve-valve... Continue Reading →
Where Is Anna Meets the Hesbaye Historic Festival
There are few better ways to spend a summer weekend than surrounded by a hundred or so pre-war motorcycles, Belgian country lanes, old castles and the unmistakable sound of old... Continue Reading →
The Film Shed: The Bracket Factory and the Ner-a-Car
The Girder Club Film Shed is a collection of our favourite videos that features old bikes, created by film makers from around the globe. If you have a video that... Continue Reading →
Freak Hills: Climbing the Unclimbable
You may have heard of hill climbing, but what was "freak hill climbing" we hear you ask? In this article, John Jackson explores a rather novel sport that emerged in... Continue Reading →
The Return of AH 2192: A 1912 Rex-JAP
This is the story a 1912 Rex-JAP AH 2192. From its documented early life in rural Norfolk to an extraordinary nut-and-bolt rebuild and its first proper outing at Still Kicking,... Continue Reading →
The Film Shed: Flat Tank Journey
The Girder Club Film Shed is a collection of our favourite videos that features old bikes, created by film makers from around the globe. If you have a video that... Continue Reading →
Still Kicking: The Weekend That Reminded Us Why We Ride
British countryside, British beer, and motorcycles from all over the world - the first Still Kicking event was held in blazing sunshine, and brought a style of event that can... Continue Reading →
Saved from a German Cellar: a 1928 NSU 501T
Hidden away for decades in the basement of a house near Dortmund, this 1928 NSU 501T has been brought back to life by Polish collector Bartek Szambelan. Rather than restoring... Continue Reading →
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