Early Vincent Comet “an old friend”

Stan’s Norton Model 50 jigsaw puzzle

What’s the perfect Christmas present for a man who loves jigsaw puzzles almost as much as he loves motorcycles? For Stan Harris, it was a Norton Model 50 which had been broken up and piled into a dozen or more boxes, jars and tins. The Norton was a gift from Stan’s wife and biking partner […]

Horace the Harris Magnum worth all the effort

It’s April 1979, and an 18-year-old Howie Davison has got hold of the latest copy of Bike magazine. On the front cover, the magazine’s famous Ogri cartoon character is pointing at a photograph of a Harris Magnum with the caption, ‘Ere! Feast yer eyeballs on this! “I read about the Magnum inside, and thought ‘I’m […]

Gary’s Eddie Lawson special Yamaha a rare beast

Stuart’s one-owner Norton Commando Fastback

The first motorbike Stuart Way ever rode on was a Norton. As a schoolboy in the mid ‘60s, he lived in a flat above a motorbike shop in Tilbury, Essex, and quickly got friendly with the mechanics. “That was how my motorcycle history started,” he says, “because I worked there after school and at weekends, […]

Chris’s Easy Rider-inspired BSA Stateside custom

When Chris Cracknell saw Easy Rider in 1969, it led to him transforming a BSA A10 into a Stateside custom. He still owns it 50 years later.

Colin’s love for “awesome” Laverda Jota

Martyn’s ‘50s BSA M21 and B31: dirty, but rugged

Martyn Guest’s two BSAs - the 1952 M21 and the 1953 B31 - may look like they’ve just ridden through a ploughed field, but that's the way he likes them. He tells us why.

David’s resurrection of basket case Sunbeam S8

David Thurston's Sunbeam S8 was the ultimate basket case when he bought it in 1990, but now it's in great condition. He told us how.

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