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 →
Rescuing a Relic: a 1912 Triumph 3½hp
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 →
Riding a 1933 Velocette KSS on the Warwickshire Weekend
This is an impression from the saddle of a 1933 Velocette KSS on the Sunbeam Motorcycle Club Warwickshire Weekend. Words and Photos: Rich Orriss The Sunbeam Motorcycle Club has long... Continue Reading →
The Film Shed: the Velocette KTT Mk I
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 →
Made Like a Gun: A 1901 Royal Enfield Quadricycle
Before the motorcycle properly found its shape, the quadricycle looked like the future. This is a look at a 1901 Royal Enfield quad - the start of big things to... Continue Reading →
The Oldest Pulse Still Beating: a 1902 Laurin & Klement BZ
This is the story of a 1902 Laurin & Klement BZ. This motorcycle is believed to be the oldest running motorcycle in Hungary, and it has been restored into a lean,... Continue Reading →
The Honest Lightweight: a 1923 Levis Popular
The lightweight motorcycle was a game changer back in the 1920s. It was a simple soul: efficient and built for real roads. In the years after the Great War, these... Continue Reading →
The Start of the Motorcycle and Beyond: the Bonhams Spring Stafford Sale
A Bonhams sale that reads less like a catalogue and more like a roll call of early motorcycling at its most inventive. Words: Rich Orriss Photos: Bonhams There can be... Continue Reading →
The Film Shed: Starting up the Worlds Oldest Royal Enfield 3 1/2hp
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 →
The Silver Hawk: Ambition in an Age of Austerity
Not all great motorcycles were destined for success. Some were simply too bold for the time. The Matchless Silver Hawk was on such machine - a refined, four-cylinder statement of... Continue Reading →
The Pioneer Run on an Old Belt Driver
100 miles on a motorcycle that is over 100 years old? Let me think about it… Words: Rich Orriss Photos: Rich Orriss I have for a long time wanted to... Continue Reading →
The Film Shed: Brooklands Museum TV at the 86th Pioneer Run
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 →
A 1912 Pierce Model 12: American Engineering in One Cylinder
If you like quirky bikes from the early period, there is no doubt that you have cast your eyes over an American Pierce. This 1912 Model 12 was one such... Continue Reading →
The Film Shed: a 1901 Royal Enfield Quadricycle
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 →
The Long Road Back: A 1925 New Hudson Super Sport 350
Built in Birmingham in 1925, this sporting little single from New Hudson has travelled half way round the world before finding new life in the hands of master restorer Sammy.... Continue Reading →
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