A home-built answer to a real-world problem Words/ Photos: Rich Orriss @TheGirderClub We all love a machine that puts a smirk on your face and sends that warm feeling through... Continue Reading →
A Home Built Special: the Busy Bee
The 1919 Ultima Speaks Again
A 1919 Ultima Lyon, and the quiet art of learning as you go. Words: Aitor Berroeta and Rich Orriss Photos: Aitor Berroeta The French marque Ultima traces its roots to... Continue Reading →
The Mauve Marvel: Cunliffe’s Brough Superior SS100
Every now and then, an old motorcycle comes along that makes even the most hardened enthusiast stop mid-tea, raise an eyebrow, and mutter “Blimey.” This is one of those bikes, and yes,... Continue Reading →
The Film Shed: the AJS World Record Breaker Replica
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 →
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 Film Shed: Shed Hot Customs and the 1938 Speed Twin Build
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 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 →
The Film Shed: One-Off AJS Inline 4 Cylinder Prototype
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 Couple of Bacon Slicers: the Moto Guzzi GTS and GTV
Words and Photos: Chris Wastell In this article, Chris Wastell talks about his experience with a couple of Moto Guzzis – from the same era, but quite the contrast. A... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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