Honda CBX 1000

7th August 2019 0

Adorning the front cover of virtually all the motorcycle press in 1977 was a unfamiliar picture. Six header pipes all in a row backed by…

Laverda Jota

1st August 2019 0

Deep in the British countryside lies a very small rural town which is famous for growing hops, apples and pears. It also had an influence…

The Kawasaki Triples

17th June 2019 0

The year was 1969 and the Japanese were coming. The USA was opening up to become the largest motorbike market in the world and container…

Ariel Ace

15th February 2019 0

(First published 2015) Ariel produces a couple of Aces Hold on tight! Ariel, the British company that brought you the awesome Atom, the space frame…

Van Veen OCR1000

23rd January 2019 0

It’s a name you’ve probably never heard of, but the Van Veen was a Dutch rotary-engined masterpiece which was the James Dean of its day.…

Energica Ego

14th October 2018 0

Pardon me for going on about electric once more, but here’s one we should really give another shout. The Energica Ego is a fab electric…

Brammo Empulse R

20th July 2018 0

(First Published 2014) Many people like myself couldn’t help but wonder whether to take the electric bike scene seriously. But since the advent of the TTXGP…

Hesketh 24

16th January 2018 0

(First published March 2015) Lord Hesketh’s memory lives on as 30 years later a new star is born. Even though this 2-litre beast has no direct engineering lineage…

Millyard Viper

9th November 2017 0

Imagine buying one of the biggest and most powerful car engines available and slotting it together as a special bike. After many years working on other specials, Allen…

Binelli Sei

3rd January 2017 0

Benelli as a bike manufacturer had been around in Italy for donkeys years. Producing classically designed European style singles and twins with push rod engines…