Category: News

2013 Mid America Las Vegas Auction The American classic motorcycle market looks to be holding strong, if the first sale of 2013 is anything to go by. Nolan Woodbury reports… The 2013 Las Vegas antique motorcycle auction featured some 600 lots which were sold over three days in January. I don’t have any memories of the first eight vintage motorcycle…

Classic Trackday Update The first of the season’s classic track events gets under way this month, with the Thundersprint on April 21st. Plus a superstar signs up for the Festival of 1000 Bikes, and there’s a four-cylinder theme for Beezumph 22… After enjoying great success for many years in Northwich Town Centre, the Thundersprint relocates to a new venue at…

Classic Bike News Our inbox is bursting with interesting announcements including two separate shows in Scotland; two charity rides; a stack of centrestands; a call for Comerfords’ Cubs, and a new home for BMS books. Oh, and Beezumph is back! Those fine upstanding folk at Wemoto now have the technology to keep your motorcycle upright also, in the form of…

It’s hard to imagine that you’ve read every single story on RealClassic.co.uk already, but if you’re after yet more info and entertainment then a new site reveals forgotten gems from the world’s leading classic bike archive… ‘Please, sir, I want some more’ said Oliver Twist*. If, like Oliver, you want more – reading, in this case, not gruel – then…

Buying Classic Bikes With big-ticket vintage and classic motorcycles selling for mega-money, some folk have been asking if classic bikes aren’t just getting ridiculously expensive. We snooped around the marketplace and found some cracking classics alive and kicking for under £3k… Yes, some Vincents sell for north of £100,000. Yes, a Zed One really did fetch $75,000 recently. Yes, some…

There’s a chance to see racing superstar Jim Redman at the Ardingly Show on 29th March, along with all the usual attractions at this friendly classic bike show… There’s a unique opportunity at the Ardingly Show on Sunday 29th March 2015 to make the acquaintance of a true racing legend, Jim Redman MBE, the show’s special guest. The six-times world…