It is often the more unusual machines that leave the biggest impression, and this is one such motorcycle that breaks the mould. It is a 1932 Monet-Goyon MG17B, and is... Continue Reading →
The Gasperi Survivor: a 1932 Monet-Goyon MG17B
Saved from Under the Bed: the Lost Drawings of Barr & Stroud
When we featured the 1925 Grindlay-Peerless ST1 back in 2024, we looked at one of the most technically fascinating motorcycles of the 1920s โ powered by the unusual 998cc sleeve-valve... Continue Reading →
Where Is Anna Meets the Hesbaye Historic Festival
There are few better ways to spend a summer weekend than surrounded by a hundred or so pre-war motorcycles, Belgian country lanes, old castles and the unmistakable sound of old... Continue Reading →
The Film Shed: The Bracket Factory and the Ner-a-Car
The Girder Club Film Shed is a collection of our favourite videos that features old bikes, created by film makers from around the globe. If you have a video that... Continue Reading →
Freak Hills: Climbing the Unclimbable
You may have heard of hill climbing, but what was "freak hill climbing" we hear you ask? In this article, John Jackson explores a rather novel sport that emerged in... Continue Reading →
The Return of AH 2192: A 1912 Rex-JAP
This is the story a 1912 Rex-JAP AH 2192. From its documented early life in rural Norfolk to an extraordinary nut-and-bolt rebuild and its first proper outing at Still Kicking,... Continue Reading →
The Film Shed: Flat Tank Journey
The Girder Club Film Shed is a collection of our favourite videos that features old bikes, created by film makers from around the globe. If you have a video that... Continue Reading →
Still Kicking: The Weekend That Reminded Us Why We Ride
British countryside, British beer, and motorcycles from all over the world - the first Still Kicking event was held in blazing sunshine, and brought a style of event that can... Continue Reading →
Saved from a German Cellar: a 1928 NSU 501T
Hidden away for decades in the basement of a house near Dortmund, this 1928 NSU 501T has been brought back to life by Polish collector Bartek Szambelan. Rather than restoring... Continue Reading →
The Velocette KTT Series
The KTT was a bike for clubman competitors, and a machine that could give the likes of Norton and AJS a run for their money on the local grass track,... Continue Reading →
Brooks Motorcycle Saddles: Leather, Craftsmanship and a Century of Comfort
For many riders with an old motorcycle, a Brooks saddle is more than just somewhere to sit. It can often be a defining feature of the machine - the worn... Continue Reading →
Tommy Bullus and Brooklands: a Star in the Making
The story of Tommy Bullus is often told through his later exploits with NSU in Germany, but it was on the concrete banking of Brooklands that the Yorkshireman first forged... Continue Reading →
The Last of the Underframe D Rads: Kamil Leszczyลskiโs R9
There are certain motorcycles that give you a particular warm feeling. The sense that they have been through a lot, seen a lot, and somehow slipped through decades of war,... Continue Reading →
Rescuing a Relic: a 1912 Triumph 3ยฝhp
There is something quite improbable about a motorcycle like this one that still thumps around the roads of the modern era. It is well over a century since the wheels... Continue Reading →
The ex-AJS Tommy Spann Special T.S.S No.2: the Works Racer Documented
There are racing motorcycles, and then there are motorcycles built with only one purpose in mind - to win. This ex-Tommy Spann AJS G10 is one bike that falls in... Continue Reading →
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