Classic Bike Hub UK

Jonny Wellard wants to know if his Kawasaki W650 is groovy and fab, or just grubby and sad. People ask him; ‘what’s the point of having one of those when you could buy the real thing?’ And he has an answer for them! That’s the nub of the issue isn’t it — Kodak or Constable?…

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Three decades ago, Ted Simon rode a Triumph Tiger some 63,000 miles through 54 countries on a journey which took four years. Does the story still seem relevant today?… All too often a book that is trumpeted as a ‘must read’ proves to be at best a let down or at worst a crashing disappointment.…

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In 1990, a one-man-band race team in New Zealand attempted to take on the rest of the world in the battle of the twins series. The Britten V1000 was the result, and this DVD tells the story of the bike and the man behind it… John Britten was a creative and talented engineer, a New…

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Another new-old bike hits the street, using a familiar Rotax engine in a classic-shaped chassis. Rowena Hoseason tells us all about it… There is no doubt that there’s a huge European market for a middleweight single-cylinder streetbike. That’s the market which all but kept BMW afloat when their Boxers were out of fashion; BMW sold…

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Which classic bike would you take to the Isle of Man TT races? Phil Speakman’s 46 year old stroker saved the day – and even saw some high speed action on Mad Sunday… Impotent fury isn’t a particularly enjoyable experience, but to have it in front of a queue of uncaring Post Office customers who…

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Isle of Man TT – The Photographic History Bill Snelling and Michael Scott This handsome hardback aims to captures the spirit, excitement and danger of the world’s most famous motorcycle road race series. We asked Bill Nelson to read it and he went quite quiet (for a while)… Let’s start at the beginning, with the…

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This book aims to give advice to cure leaks, reduce vibes and boost performance. So who better to review it than a professional motorcycle engineer? ‘Improving Classic Motorcycle Engines’ is the third in a series of books by Graham Blighe, and it follows the same format as ‘Improving Classic Motorcycles’ and ‘Magnetic Speedometer Repair.’ It’s…

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An ongoing tale, which as yet has no end in sight, about a girl. And a motorbike. And a misfire! Rowena Hoseason loves her Hurricane but doesn’t get to ride it much… Once upon a time, my dream came true. I have odd dreams, and this one involved a bright orange motorcycle. Said tangerine dream…

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After prepping his vintage motorcycles so they’re ready to be ridden by the RC Crew, Humbernut heads to Founder’s Day and enjoys a grand day out… Founder’s Day is organised by the Taverner’s section of the VMCC to celebrate the founding of the VMCC over fifty years ago. It is an invitation to bring along…

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Part of the pleasure in going to a classic bike event is getting your machine ready to ride. Always up for a challenge, Humbernut doubled his trouble and opted to get two vintage motorcycles ready for Founder’s Day… It was my intention to have both Humbers available for the 2005 VMCC Founder’s Day so that…

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