Royal Enfield Bullet Sixty-5

After reading various roadtests, Aged P actually bought one. He shares his first impressions of the Enfield Sixty-5 and gives some Real Classic Motorcycle advice to other prospective returning riders… Bear in mind that, after many years away from bikes and biking, I regard myself now as a ‘returning novice’, and I never was much good on technical matters. However,…

On a Wing and a Prayer

Sidecars are… different. But fun. Real Fun. Anarchy takes a walk around a German Gold Wing Classic Combo… Motorcycles with sidecars are scarce these days in the UK but in Germany they are relatively thriving. Germany even has its own motorcycle sidecar magazine that features the latest state of the art combinations and developments. My Austrian friend Thomas Rinner, who…

Hog Fever, by Richard La Plante

In theory this book is about Harley-Davidsons but, as Dave Blendell discovers, the marque is almost immaterial. This could be the funniest book you’ll ever read about motorcycling in general… The cover blurb reads; ‘This book is the handbook for the first-time Harley rider and anybody else who’s ever dreamed of a life in the wind.’ Well, it is that.…

Jawa 650

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 over 65,000 of the first…

1924 Montgomery-Anzani 1000cc V-Twin

How much would you pay for a fully restored classic motorcycle? Ten thousand pounds, maybe? Don’t drink anything while you read this – spluttering tea makes an awful mess of the screen… Montgomery motorcycles, built in the 1920s, were considered to be something rather special. Montgomery made exclusive machines, well finished and well presented, although — as the bikes’ builders…