Classic British Motorcycles

Engine: 350cc air-cooled OHV 4-stroke single, 72mm x 85.5mm, 9:1 compression ratio, 18hp @ 5,750rpm Top speed: 78mph (claimed) Carburetion: Single Amal Monobloc 389 1-1/8in Transmission: Chain primary, wet multiplate clutch, 4-speed AMC gearbox Ignition: 12v (6v stock), coil and breaker points Frame/wheelbase: Duplex full cradle frame/56in (1,422mm) Suspension: Norton Roadholder forks front, dual Girling […]

Bob Thacker's AJS Model 20

Bob Thacker

Plumstead’s Posh Parallel: 1952 AJS Model 20

Last of its Species: 1947 AJS 500 E90 Porcupine

The 1931 AJS S8 DeLuxe

The Top Gun Motorcycle: 1985 Kawasaki GPZ900R Growing up, Andrew Komurka was a self-professed gearhead. It's no surprise that he snatched up a Top Gun motorcycle replica, a 1985 Kawasaki GPZ900R.

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Classic Ariel Motorcycles

1937 Ariel VG Deluxe and Dusting Sidecar

This 1937 Ariel VG Deluxe and family-sized Dusting sidecar pairing were the perfect solution for families in a time when cars were a luxury. Engine: 499cc air-cooled, OHV single, two valves, 81.8mm x 95mm bore and stroke, 6:1 compression ratio, 24hp @ 6,000rpm Carburetion: Single remote-float Amal Standard Electrics: 6v, Lucas Magdyno Transmission: 4-speed Frame: […]

1955 Ariel Hunter Scrambler

A Lesson in Perfection: 1959 Ariel Square Four

Greg Williams. Photos Jeff Barger.

1959 Ariel Square Four MKII

Ariel Exhumed: 1913 Deluxe Roadster

Classic BSA Motorcycles

BSA Unit-Construction Singles

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Nostalgic Restoration: My 1970 BSA A50

John Friederichs

Looking Back, Looking Forward

Landon Hall

Big-Hearted Beezer: BSA/Ariel “Flash Four”

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Classic Douglas Motorcycles

Sterling Autocycle: Going Back in Time

1930 Douglas T6 600cc

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1955 Douglas Dragonfly

Roland Brown

Classic Egli-Vincent Motorcycles

Egli-Vincent: the Café Racer built by Godet

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1968 Egli-Vincent

Record-breaking Vincent Black Shadow at Bonhams Stafford Sale

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Dale Keesecker's 1971 Egli-Vincent wins 2008 East Meets West Run-Off

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Classic Mcintyre Motorcycles

1961 McIntyre Special Replica

Classic Metisse Motorcycles

1962 Rickman Metisse Scrambler

Métisse Motorcycles: The New Scrambler and Café Racer

2010 Métisse 8v Mark 5

Ian Kerr

Métisse Triumph Steve McQueen Replica

Classic Matchless Motorcycles

1960 Matchless G12: Twin Without Peer

Margie Siegal | Photos Nick Cedar

Sight Unseen: 1966 Matchless G80CS

Wagon Wheels: The Arter Matchless G50

The Motorcycle Classics Staff

1962 Surtees Matchless

Classic Norton Motorcycles

1968 Norton P11A Ranger

Joe Berk

The Commando Verdict

Phillip Tooth

Saved by the Commando

Philip Tooth

Touring British Columbia

Landon Hall And Keith Fellenstein

Classic Royal Enfield Motorcycles

Riding the Royal Enfield INT650 and Continental GT

A Ton of Fun: Royal Enfield INT650 and Continental GT650

Interstellar Overdrive: 1959 Royal Enfield Constellation

Riding the 2018 Royal Enfield Himalayan

Richard Backus

Classic Silk Motorcycles

1977 Silk 700S Sabre MK 2

Phillip Tooth

Classic Triumph Motorcycles

Custom 1952 Triumph Thunderbird

1957 Triumph Twenty-One — Number 1

Prototype Triumph Hurricanes

1976-1979 Yamaha XS750

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Classic Velocette Motorcycles

1937 KTS Velocette: British Innovation

Margie Siegal

1957 Velocette MAC 350

1939 Velocette Roarer Replica

1961 Velocette Venom 500 Clubman

Classic Vincent Motorcycles

1935 Vincent Comet: Buried to Survive

Margie Siegal

1955 Vincent Black Prince