1960 Ducati 125cc Desmodromic 'Barcone' Grand Prix Racing Motorcycle, estimate £95,000-120,000, raced in period by Mike Hailwood, credit Nick Nicholas Archive @ Morton’s Archive   A rare 1960 Ducati works racing motorcycle – newly identified as the actual motorcycle campaigned by future Motorcycling World Champion Mike ‘The Bike’ Hailwood, is one of the stars [...]

That’s right folks, the National Motorcycle Museum will be giving away a brand new 2023 BSA Gold Star Legacy Edition 650cc motorcycle at the show. This top prize in the museum’s winter raffle is the top-of-the-range version of this much-anticipated new arrival from the resurgent BSA company. The lucky winner will be drawn at [...]

A Reigning Isle of Man TT Champion Motorcycle Offered for First Time at Auction Gas Monkey BMW by FHO Racing, 2022 M 1000 RR Superbike, ridden to victory by Peter Hickman in last year’s Superbike and Senior TT Race, estimate £80,000-100,000 (image copyright FHO Racing) The reigning Isle of Man TT Champion motorcycle will [...]

Just three words… John Player Special. In just a few weeks’ time, a trip to the West Country will be the perfect place for those enthusiasts, and many more too, as the Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show fires into life, with three superb guests talking everything JPS Norton. While some may only think of a packet [...]

HASLAM, Nation, Crighton; names known to all race fans, names synonymous with a golden age of racing, and names set to entertain on stage in just a few weeks. The trio are among the star guests at the upcoming Bristol Classic Bike Show, set for February 25-26 at the Royal Bath and West Showground in [...]

STAR guests Carl Fogarty and James Whitham are set to race head-to-head around the legendary Manx TT course…. at the Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic show, Newark on January 7-8, 2023. Foggy and Whit will straddle the famous Sega Manx TT Superbike arcade game, battling to see who’s the virtual King of the Mountain! The adjudicator [...]

There will be hundreds of classic motorcycles on display at the Newark Winter Classic Bike show so it might be hard to see everything in just one day. Here's our quick pick of six two-wheelers that you simply must seek out! This 1967 Kawasaki Samurai 250 A1 is just sublime and takes pride of [...]

The Kempton Park London Classic Off Road & Racing Show and Autojumble will host a range of beautiful machines from the off-road and racing worlds covering all the major disciplines. There’s something for everyone!   So, whet your whistle as we take you through some of our must-see bikes. In no particular order:   10. A [...]

Next year’s Classic Dirt Bike Show sponsored by Hagon Shocks will deliver another off-road giant to Telford International Centre. Three-time world champion and 80s and 90s racing icon Dave Thorpe has been confirmed as the star guest for the show on February 11-12, 2023. Dave Thorpe 1987. Image credit: Adam Duckworth Photography As [...]

There's no doubt our 2022 Guest of Honour is a real superstar. He was the 1990 250cc Grand Prix World Champion, AMA winner, 500cc Grand Prix competitor, 1997 World Superbike Champion, Wayne Rainey's teammate, Kenny Roberts protégé and part of the dynasty of American greats. Join racing virtuoso John Kocinski, live on the Yamaha [...]