The world’s greatest bikes #14 triumph bonneville

If you told a Triumph dealer in 1965 that less than two decades later the famous name would have been last seen on a British-built Honda, they would probably have regarded you as an eccentric. Some 60

How quickly empires can fall and dynasties wither. Within living memory the Rootes Group, once one of the key players in the UK’s booming motor industry, was producing a range of sports saloons that w

How the Germans shifted the dial when it came to superbikes

The Classic TT is the finest mass thrashing of old race bikes anywhere in the world. Inclement weather may have limited the race action this year, but the event’s famously eclectic paddock showcased a weird and wonderful array of fast old bikes for visitors to feast their eyes – and ears – upon. There’s no other paddock quite like it. We went along to pick out our highlights

The five-valve pioneer that paved the way for the FZR, EXUP, OW01, R1 and more…

The ‘hooligan’ twin was such a hit that demand outstripped supply. Can the legendary two-stroke sway our Brit bike fanatic?