Author: Classic Bike Hub UK

The Classic Bike Hub gives you news, views, features and reviews from the UK’s biggest classic motorcycle magazines. It is the essential website and app for any classic motorcycle lover. From the sump to the handlebars, we cover everything from pre-war and off-road machines all the way to modern classics. Collating content from Classic Bike Guide, The Classic MotoryCycle, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, Old Bike Mart, Classic Racer, RealClassic and Classic Dirt Bike, there is no other place for classic bike news, archives and reference material.

Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500-T

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK News, Reviews

Big wide bars? Chunky tyres? Single seat? Someone at Royal Enfield is going the distance to tempt her into buying a new Electra, reckons Rowena Hoseason. But she’s more likely to get a T-shirt for Christmas… The guys at Watsonian reckon that they’ve created the Trials Electra to reflect Enfield’s historic ISDT successes in the 1950s, aiming ‘to capture the…

RealClassic.co.uk – DVDs and Videos

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK News, Reviews

-> -> DVDs and Videos ~ John Britten ~ Triumph Owners MCC ~ Malloy ~ RoyalEnfieldBooks ~ McGregor, Boorman ~ Speed Wobble Films ~ Retina Productions ~ Norton Owners’ Club ~ The Who ~ Guarav Jani ~ Duke Video ~ Anthony Hopkins Music: ~ The Exhaust Notes Got One To Recommend? Then don’t be shy! Send us a quick review…

The Johnny Brittain Story – DVD

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK News, Reviews

Johnny Brittain won more than 50 trials competitions between 1948 and 1965. In this new DVD he tells his own story. Anarchy (partial to a spot of Enfields off-road riding himself) reviews the film… Johnny Brittain had a long-standing association with Royal Enfield in the 1950s. He competed in the ISDT for 15 consecutive years winning 13 gold medals. This…

Riding Solo To The Top of The World

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK News, Reviews

Never mind going from Land’s End to John O’Groats, here’s a great documentary about a man who takes his travelling seriously. Would you ride a 350 Bullet to Tibet? I’ve probably mentioned before that reviewing bike videos is probably one of my least favourite tasks (and I’m the person who empties the cat litter tray in this house, so that…

Ducati 1974 GT 750

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK News, Reviews

Trevor (Ozboy) Brooks finds an unusual Shed Surprise, and discovers a mid-Seventies Ducati twin, complete with an unusual optional extra… Poking your nose inside another bloke’s shed can bring the occasional surprise (oops, sorry vicar). You know how it is, you drop round to talk about some wobbly wheezer and peeking out from a dark corner is a milestone 1970’s…

Ducati 750 Sport

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK News, Reviews

If you’re a Ducati fan then we have something of a Sport fest lined up for you. And it starts here, when Ozboy encounters a true Ducati ‘passionisti’… Did you buy a bike or embrace a lifestyle? What drew you, maybe still draws you, to a particular bike or way of riding? Maybe it was to impress the girls (or…