Tech Tips: Oil – The Final Chapter
Source: American Rider – Oil is a drag. The stuff is messy and behaves inconsistently in different situations and at different times and temperatures. In this installment of Tech Tips, we take a deeper dive into motorcycle engine oils. A key element to oil serving its purpose is the types of bearings used inside engines: roller or […]
AR Tested: Harley-Davidson Pan America Luggage and Accessories
Source: American Rider – Last summer, I traded in my Street Glide bagger for a Harley-Davidson Pan America. I no longer wanted to pass up interesting fire roads and gravel trails, so I decided to take the plunge – and I haven’t looked back. All cases loaded and ready for adventure for both on- and off-road […]
Rubber-Side Down: Around the Corner
Source: American Rider – As one year nears its end, another year looms on the horizon and makes us wonder what’s in store. For a gearhead like me, I’m anxious to find out what motorcycles will debut in the coming months. Harley-Davidson will be trying to dig itself out of a hole brought on by DEI […]
Yuasa Battery Celebrates 45th Anniversary
Source: American Rider – Yuasa Battery celebrates its 45th year in the North American market this year, but the story of this major powersports battery manufacturer starts more than a century ago. Today, Yuasa supplies about 80% of batteries for the major OEMs. Yuasa has been producing powersports batteries in North America since 1979, making 2024 […]
2025 Iron and Lace and Garage Girls Calendars Available Now
Source: American Rider – Don’t wait until December to prepare for the new year. Whether as a gift for the gearhead in your family or as decoration for your own garage wall, the FastDates.com Motorcycle PinUp Calendars for 2025 are now available for purchase, including the Iron and Lace Calendar and the Garage Girls Calendar, as […]
Riding the Max Bubeck Indian Four
Source: American Rider – In his later years, Max Bubeck began visiting Australia to ride with an Indian enthusiast who would become a close mate, Peter Arundel. “I first met Max when he knocked on my front door in Melbourne in 1991, complete with a big smile on his face,” Arundel recalls. “We’d corresponded for some […]
Steve Huntzinger: Craftsman of the Classics
Source: American Rider – First thing you notice about the Steve Huntzinger shop in Arroyo Grande, California, is the length. It looks like an Old West bunkhouse/horse barn and runs 150 feet long. The long, woodsy shop building is fronted by a dirt oval short track. Inside, it’s clean as a whistle. (Photos by the author.) […]
The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show sponsored by Carole Nash returns with epic battle of legends
Source: Classic Motorcycle UK – Get ready for a showdown at Stafford County Showground as racing titans Carl Fogarty and Frankie Chili reunite to relive their legendary battles, victories, and fierce rivalry at The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show sponsored by Carole Nash. This year’s event promises an explosive day out for the whole family, featuring […]
Top 10 reasons to visit the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show sponsored by Carole Nash
Source: Classic Motorcycle UK – Staffordshire County Showground, ST18 0BD Saturday and Sunday, October 12-13 Get ready for the year’s premier classic motorcycle show at Staffordshire County Showground, featuring special guests, world firsts, and a world-class auction! Here are the top 10 reasons why this must-attend event should be on your calendar: 1. Clash […]
Simply Smoking
Source: Classic Motorcycle UK – Classic Bikes Shows’ Tom Ashmore picks out just some of the bikes vying to be the Best in Show (or any prize their owners can get their hands on!) at October’s Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show from October 12-13. When ‘King’ Kenny Roberts ruled the racing world in the blue […]
November 2024
Source: Classic Motorcycle UK – The November edition of The Classic MotorCycle magazine offers a lavishly illustrated celebration of legendary machines, riders and races, and news, reviews and rare period images from the golden age of motorcycling. Drawing on an archive stretching back to 1903, The Classic MotorCycle magazine provides an unparalleled insight into more than a […]
New bookazine celebrates the history of Triumph Motorcycles
Source: Classic Motorcycle UK – Order the new bookazine celebrating the history of Triumph motorcycles by the editor of The Classic MotorCycle! Triumph is truly one of the most enduringly popular names in motorcycling. The word itself literally means to win and Triumph the motorcycle maker has, for the most part of its 120-plus […]
From the archive: The travelling motorcycle repair shop
Source: Classic Motorcycle UK – Mobile service in the southwest of the UK, offered by Plymouth company Chapman’s, is put to work righting a rear tyre ‘issue.’ Photograph: Mortons Archive This lovely picture doesn’t appear with much of a story to it, simply captioned: “A travelling workshop catering for motorcyclists in the Plymouth district. […]
From the archive: the forgotten Coventry Victor
Source: Classic Motorcycle UK – Both Coventry Victor, the motorcycle depicted, and Pa Cowley, the pictured rider, seem to have been well known in their day, but now, information is scant. Photography: MORTONS ARCHIVE This picture first appeared in the May 24, 1923, edition of The Motor Cycle, with the caption: “Pa Cowley (Coventry […]
Who are The Classic Competition Company and what is this all about?
Source: Classic Motorcycle UK – The Classic Competition Company was born from a passion to provide our customers with the opportunity to win their dream classic vehicle. How do I enter a competition? You can enter a competition by clicking “Enter Now”. Answer the question and select the number of entries you want. Only […]
December 2024
Source: Classic Motorcycle UK – The December edition of The Classic MotorCycle magazine offers a lavishly illustrated celebration of legendary machines, riders and races, and news, reviews and rare period images from the golden age of motorcycling. Drawing on an archive stretching back to 1903, The Classic MotorCycle magazine provides an unparalleled insight into more than a […]
Graham Noyce to headline Telford Classic Dirt Bike Show
Source: Classic Motorcycle UK – Next year’s Classic Dirt Bike Show sponsored by Hagon is set to welcome a legendary figure in motocross history. British motocross icon Graham Noyce has been confirmed as the star guest at the off-road event at Telford International Centre over the weekend of February 8-9, 2025. As the first Honda […]
KTM 1390 Super Adventure S 2025 : toute aussi sportive que la version EVO ?
Source: MotoMag (FR) – Motomag, le site de Moto Magazine KTM dévoile une déclinaison moins “techno” de son nouveau maxi-trail, présenté la semaine dernière. – News moto / Trail / Supermotard, 1001 et plus, KTM
