The Classic MotorCycle

Started in 1903, The Classic MotorCycle has more to offer the true vintage motorcycle enthusiast than any other publication, backed by Europe's largest motorcycle image archive.

Editor’s welcome

The giant killers • This year, it’s 100 years since a 350cc machine won the 500cc Senior TT, in one of the – if not the – most remarkable motorcycling race results ever.

Win lunch with the stars

NEWS IN BRIEF

Pioneer Run 2021

News & Events

Elk events

THE WAY WE WERE IN JUNE

Book Review

Readers' Letters • YOUR VOICE & YOUR OPINIONS

THIS MONTH’S STAR LETTER WINS

Mote control • The Jack Thompson Classic Bike Trial at Canada Heights in Swanley on April 4, 2021, saw a return to competition for many eager riders, with the Mote brothers taking the honours.

Art Deco avant-garde • The Ascot-Pullin was full of brilliant ideas and the result of a creative mind, but its rush to market before being fully developed sealed its unfortunate fate.

SAMMY MILLER MUSEUM

Ascot-Pullin 500 Sports Utility

Rare sight • Want to pilot a vehicle that makes children stop, stare and point, plus raises a smile on even the grumpiest of lockdown-wearied faces? Then you need a sidecar outfit!

Magnificent machine • This incredibly rare Benelli single, full of provenance, is an unmolested example of a factory racer.

Spring into action • Lockdown had ended, the sun was shining, and we’d moved onto British summer time… It was the ideal moment to fuel up two favourite old motorcycles and head for the coast.

THE MACHINES

False dawn • The 650cc CSR models from Matchless and AJS could’ve been the firm’s finest hour, though after a promising start, they simply added to the beleaguered business’s woes.

Store cupboard special • May the congregation please be seated, and open your issue to the Lockdown Velocette, part 11.

Bespoke Auto Works

Rochdale’s racer • TT racer, motorcycle dealer, Home Guard sergeant and man of mystery – the life of Ben Drinkwater is as varied as it is mysterious.

The finest hour • Like many top competitors, Chris Vincent wasn’t to the taste of all, but his attitudes and determination, his self-confidence and his skills – both riding and engine building – ensured success.

A brief chat with... GRAHAM FORSDYKE • The key to the executive washroom and other motorcycling tales revealed by a former journalist and bike aficionado.

INDIAN CHIEF 1922-53

The current state of play • Positive progress in finding sparks thanks to advice from readers and Boyer, plus a bit of extra cash in the coffers, means a kit can be bought.

Boyer Bransden

Electronics

The case for the case

A friend in need is… • Just how far does one go when offering to ‘help out,’ as resolving one problem invariably sees another appear, then another, then…

Sketchbook Travels presents : MOTORCYCLE SPECIALS Homer Knapp's Honda CB92

Flummoxed • There’s puzzlement when a simple two-stroke engine resolutely refuses (and is still refusing) to play ball.

You were asking • Your queries resolved with Richard Rosenthal

Diary

Enfields on display • Owners’ Club event is held at the firm’s Redditch works.

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