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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.

'The Dragon Motorcycle Rally', by Carol Morgan

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK News, Reviews

Only the brave can boast that they’ve attended the mid-winter Dragon Rally. This book explains how it started and what makes it so special… This book covers nearly 50 years of the historic Welsh Dragon Motorcycle Rally, from 1962 to date, and it comprises of a collection of articles, stories, statistics and photographs from riders who have attended the rally…

Douglas Dragonfly

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK News, Reviews

Rowena wants a Douglas Dragonfly. Why does she want a Douglas Dragonfly? Why would anyone want a Douglas Dragonfly, exactly? There is no rhyme nor reason to the wanting of a motorcycle. There is no explicable rationale to explain my increasingly demanding desire to own a Douglas Dragonfly. When it began I had never ridden a Douglas Dragonfly. I don’t…

Donington: The Golden Years by Richard V Jones and Bob Zwarts

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK News, Reviews

A chance find of an old album of photographs led to the publication of this book, which recalls the halcyon days of motorcycle racing at the Donington circuit… A major challenge in recording history is that as it gets left behind by subsequent generations it compresses: formerly distinct time periods slide into each other to become one. When the Vintage…

1956 Norton Dominator Diary, Chapter 10

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK News, Reviews

Jim Algar was galloping on with his restoration on a Norton twin. And then he discovered that his cylinder head has… shrunk! What next? Time, I think, to add the crowning glory to the now installed engine; the cylinder head. Ah, the infamous Norton cylinder head. Gather round, children, and I’ll tell you a story…a story not for the faint…

1956 Norton Dominator Diary, Chapter 9

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK News, Reviews

Jim Algar’s restoration of a classic Norton twin continues… slowly. Some sundry tasks are accomplished and Jim makes the acquaintance of the World’s Largest Rubber Band… When last we met (yes, it’s been many months; what can I say?), I was waiting for warmer weather to paint my frame. Well, the weather cooperated, so after a coat of primer and…

Adler MB200/250 Two-Strokes

31st August 2015 Classic Bike Hub UK News, Reviews

Phil Speakman has unusual tastes in motorcycles, and finding parts for them isn’t easy. His search for spares finally led him into the eagle’s eyrie… The Ardennes in late January is no place for a motorcycle. Piled up snow from the verge encroaches onto the carriageway, poised to envelop the unwary rider who runs slightly wide. The hairpins on the…