Classic Bike Hub UK

Motorcycling and music fit together as well as grease and grit, says Frank Westworth. Possibly… I was unable to avoid overhearing a conversation the other day. Some folk do talk terrible loud, turning all of us into unwilling eavesdroppers. Too often it’s deliberate. Folk declaim loudly in the full knowledge that the person they’re talking…

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Andreas Ganzera responds to Rowena’s recent grumbling about not using GPS or modem navigational aids. Andreas reckons SatNav makes much more sense on the European mainland… I ride and repair an old MZ combination (ES250/1 from 1958) and some Yamaha bikes including dirt bikes, and live in Austria. I am no native English speaker so…

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We’ve just received a press release about the launch of a new British Motorcycle Brand, complete with tantalising computer generated images of a range of Buell Blast based singles. Martin Gelder isn’t sure whether to laugh or cry… In times of recession, good news is always welcome. We all want to hear that there is…

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In the grip of nostalgia, you may be tempted to try to find your P&J from years gone by. We’ve found that strategic enquiries works better than the scattergun approach… Every week we receive letters and adverts from previous owners asking to be reunited with their classic bikes. It’s a common theme; I loved that…

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What did lads get up to, back when BSA Bantams were the motorcycle of choice for youthful despatch riders in the City of London? Daniel Hicks spins a story which might have a sniff of the truth in it… The old man paused and craned his neck as he approached the ancient Egyptian monument. For…

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‘It’s very nice, but…’ Journalists ride other folks’ bikes all the time. Frank Westworth has just loaned his Number One Favourite Motorcycle to someone else… It is a very long time since I could remember how many motorcycles I’ve ridden. It must be a huge number by now. I doubt that I have ridden more…

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Fiction is a wonderful thing in its place. That place shouldn’t really be in the description of a motorcycle, says Frank Westworth… It is not easy to work out how, why and when it happened, but for some incomprehensible reason I occasionally find myself pretending to be the judge in a motorcycle concours. I pretend…

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Frank Westworth muses upon the meaning of magical metal lurgy… I love a good joke. And before you jump in and shout ‘LE Velocette!’ or ‘rotary Norton!’ I should say that I like my jokes to make me smile, not induce a sudden need to crawl away and hide in a damp corner. Down here…

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The BHR classic racing season started last month. Roy Maddox reckons there was a missed opportunity at Mallory… British Historic Racing is part of the Vintage Motor Cycle Club and organises a series of race meetings during the year. In 2012 it will visit Mallory Park, Cadwell (twice), Snetterton, Lydden and Darley Moor. Austen Kear…

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Do you wave or nod to every other bike rider you meet on the road? Dave Whiting has undertaken four months of statistical research to see who responds (or not) to his greetings… My New Year resolution to act less like Victor Meldrew failed on the second day with me shouting at the computer screen…

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