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 Film Shed: Henry and Sam take on the Pioneer Run
Rust, Dust, and Glory: a 1925 Raleigh Model 5 at the Red Dust Revival
Words: Matt Harrington Photos: Russ Murray (@foot.in.bowl.photography) + Jason Harrington From 1914 to 1939, an isolated claypan 23km outside of Kalgoorlie, Australia, hosted an annual race meet which became legendary... Continue Reading →
4,000 Miles of Grit and Glory: the TransAmerican Motorcycle Endurance Run
Words: Kelsey Jackson Photos: Kazuo Matsumoto On Thursday, September 4, 2025, thirty-three brave men and women set out from Nags Head, North Carolina, on an epic 4,000-mile journey across the... Continue Reading →
The AJS Record Breaker: a Ghost from Wolverhampton
Words: Rich Orriss Photos: Chris Mabey There are builds that restore history, and there are builds that rewrite it. A few years back, in a quiet West Sussex workshop, retired... Continue Reading →
A Brief History of the Motorcycle Helmet
Modern motorcycle helmets are full of innovation - constructed from weird and wonderful materials including carbon fibre and Kevlar composites… you can even find helmets with air conditioning, air bags... Continue Reading →
The Film Shed: A Shed Load of Velocettes
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 1911 Brough TT Replica
This is AU 69 at the 2025 Kop Hill Climb. It is a fantastic replica of the 1911 Isle of Man TT entry machine from William E. Brough (W.E.B), and... Continue Reading →
The 2025 Pioneer Run and a Ride in a Norton Sidecar
If you are into old motorcycles, the Pioneer Run is probably an event that is on your radar. The idea was born in 1930 when the Sunbeam Motorcycle Club decided... Continue Reading →
Coppers vs Racers: Speed Traps in the Veteran Era
During the Veteran period the overall road speed limit was 20 mph. There were extra restrictions in large towns and cities - busy junctions and narrow bridges were often 10... Continue Reading →
The Remarkable Road of a 1929 Norton CS1
The Norton CS1 was a short-lived machine. It only lasted a couple of years before it was outranked by the International, but what it did for Norton cannot be underestimated.... Continue Reading →
An Untouched 1913 New Hudson Model III B
There is a certain appeal to a motorcycle that wears its battle scars with pride, and this belter is one such bike. In 1913, motorcycles had really started to take... Continue Reading →
Riding a 1916 Norton Single Speed “Brooklands Road Special”
If you know about old motorcycles, you will no doubt have heard of the Norton 16H – it was an absolute icon, sold in its hundreds-of-thousands, and helped win the... Continue Reading →
The Story of the Unapproachable Norton
This is the story of the Norton marque - from its foundations, through the early halcyon years, to the current breed of modern machine. The Godfather of Norton, James Lansdowne... Continue Reading →
The Bob Lowe 1927 Sunbeam Bullnose
-- scroll to the bottom of the article for a video on this machine -- Sunbeam were renowned for top quality, handsome motorcycles, and over the years they pumped out... Continue Reading →
Across the Channel on Vintage Wheels: a Weekend in Belgium on Old Motorcycles
The Belgian motorcycle clan really know how to put on a weekend of spanners and shenanigans. The month of August takes pride of place with the Where-is-Anna run and the... Continue Reading →
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