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: Hand Built – Brough Superior
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 French Contract 1940 Ariel NG 350 Captured by the Wehrmacht
The Ariel NG 350 was introduced in 1932 and sat within the popular Red Hunter line-up. The 348cc overhead-valve motorcycle was aimed at riders wanting a reliable, mid-sized machine for... Continue Reading →
A 1930 Matchless T5: Masterfully Restored
Anyone who loves an old motorcycle will no doubt love one that has been revived from the ashes and put back on the road. This 1930 Matchless T5 which is... Continue Reading →
Tarpaulin Treasure: a Forgotten BSA
It is quite unusual these days to find yourself in a position where you are wheeling a rusty motorcycle out from beneath a tarpaulin, or from the corner of a... Continue Reading →
In Rust We Trust: a Rudge Special
This is a Rudge 500 Special, and it is quite simply, a wonderful specimen. The main bulk of the photos in this article were taken at the Goodwood Revival by... Continue Reading →
A 1936 “Ebony Black” Ivory Calthorpe
The Ivory Calthorpe is a well known vintage motorcycle that claimed its name from the distinctive colour scheme. At the time, most motorcycles favoured black palettes, and so the Ivory... Continue Reading →
Reigniting a 1927 Husqvarna Model 180
In a scenario similar to that of BSA, Husqvarna started out as a manufacturer of muskets. And like BSA, the Husqvarna emblem still holds on to its foundations with the... Continue Reading →
The Flying Ghost
In circa 1880, a chap called Harry James set up the James Cycle Company Ltd in the one of the greatest industrial cities in the world – Birmingham – the City of... Continue Reading →
Around the World with a 1919 Matchless
Every now and then, there is an old bike that will stop you in your tracks and force you to take two steps backwards to begin the process of visual... Continue Reading →
Raleigh Model 26 Super Sports – Hedge Find!
Mike Tizard takes us through an adventurous and complex restoration of a Raleigh Model 26 SS (350cc overhead-valve). This wonderful old bike has been transformed from a proper crusty shell... Continue Reading →
A Family Sunbeam: a 1932 Model 9
This is a 1932 Sunbeam Model 9 overhead-valve 500cc which has a personal connection to the owner, Daniel Hungerbuehler. These are his words on how he came to be the... Continue Reading →
The Brass Tank BSA
Old motorcycles often throw up hidden surprises that tell a tale of a bygone era. This is the story of a brass tanked flat tanked BSA that was found in... Continue Reading →
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