Motorcycle Classics March/April 2024 Table of Contents
Classic Scene: 2023 Barber Vintage Festival
Some 80,000-plus vintage motorcycle enthusiasts gathered in Alabama for what is still the coolest motorcycle event running.
Best of British Big Twins
Phillip Tooth brings together the owners of a 1931 Brough Superior SS100 and a 1951 Vincent Black Shadow, and gets them to swap bikes for a day.
The AFM Bike: Yamaha 350
Conversation Piece
Check out a rare piece from the Throttlestop collection, a 1937 Gnome-Rhone AX2.
A tale of two triples
Robert Smith takes a look at a recently found prototype Triumph Hurricane, one of just two ever made.
Tested: BMW R Nine T Scrambler
Motojournalist John L. Stein puts the retro sled through its paces.
Avanti Laverda Breganze!
Robert Smith takes us to Italy to visit the recently opened Laverda museum in Breganze.
Quality over Quantity: Montgomery Terrier 350 De Luxe
Alan Cathcart goes for a ride on one of the most overlooked Brit bikes of its era, which uses a 346cc JAP single.
Shiny side up
Change is in the air.
Readers and Riders
Readers respond with memories of Honda 90s, a book about touring on a Heinkel scooter and a Benelli/Triumph hybrid build.
On the radar
We look at three dual-sport tourers, the Honda Transalp, the Cagiva Elephant 650 and the Moto Guzzi V65TT.
Calendar
Where to go and what to do this spring.
Black Side Down
Backus’ trusty 1983 Laverda RGS 1000 gets a new suit.
Destinations
Visit the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona.
Parting shots
Protar’s plastic model racers.
