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 →
Made Like a Gun: A 1901 Royal Enfield Quadricycle
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 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 →
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 →
“Old Miracle” – The Norton That Refused to Die
This is a story about an iconic Norton racer, ridden by a man who understood both speed and survival. Words: Rich Orriss Photos: Rich Orriss We photographed it twice. Once... Continue Reading →
As Simple as the Sun: A 1914 Pioneer
The Sun Cycle & Fittings Company Ltd, based in Aston, Birmingham, sits right at the point where bicycles stopped being enough. Founded in the 1890s, Sun built some of the... Continue Reading →
A Rocket Ship from Beaulieu: a 1904 Peugeot Racing Motorcycle
Words: Andrew Howe-Davies Photos: Andrew Howe-Davies / The Girder Club If you think of Peugeot, there is no doubt that a French motorcar will pop into your head – the... Continue Reading →
The Brough before the Superior One
The Brough Superior - the creation of George Brough - is a motorcycle known to almost all two-wheel fanatics. However, did you know that Brough motorcycles go further back in... 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 →
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 →
An Indian 8-Valve Racer: a Fire-Breathing King of the Board Track
The Indian Motocycle Company (as it was initially spelt, without the ‘r’) started out with a combined recipe for success, with their founders George M. Hendee and Oscar Hedstrom at... Continue Reading →
The Bradbury Boys at the 75th VMCC Banbury Run
The importance of generational inspiration in the vintage motorcycle world cannot be underestimated at a time when interest from the new-kids-on-the-block is on tenterhooks. It is all about passing down... Continue Reading →
Edwardian Motoring: a 1912 AC Sociable Heads to Auction
Among the curiosities consigned to the next H&H Auction at the National Motorcycle Museum, there is one charming Edwardian automobile that stands out for its sheer unusual eccentricity. The machine... Continue Reading →
The Dreadnought: a Pioneering Bitsa
In the early days of motorcycling, long before the major marques we know today had established their positions in the business, there was the Dreadnought - a machine that helped... Continue Reading →
A Rare Veteran: a 1903 Royal Sovereign
Richard Woodcock provides an insight into an early and rare 1903 Royal Sovereign - a primitive motorcycle that is believed to be the sole survivor of the marque… unless you... Continue Reading →
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