Classic Motorcycles

News and exclusive photos of the world’s best classic and vintage motorcycles. Essential browsing for enthusiasts and collectors, customizers and restorers, and petrolheads who love the looks and sound of older machinery.

Evocative articles and images of the most desirable motorcycles ever made, from old British iron to vintage Harleys to 1970s Japanese superbikes.

Honda GB500 TT

Tomorrow sees the start of the Isle of Man TT2009. When casting around for a motorcycle to connect with this legendary event,…

Honda CB500 Four

Honda’s CB series is the quintessential cafe racer platform, with the CB750 attracting the most attention. The CB500 Four was a lighter,…

1977 Benelli 750 Sei

Just look at those pipes. Yes, ‘Sei’ means six in Italian, and this is the legendary Benelli superbike from the 1970s. The…

Ridley Vintage Motorcycles

Oklahoma-based Ridley is best known for its automatic cruisers, but its new range of ‘vintage motorcycles‘ is much more interesting. There are…

Konig 500 GP

The elegant König was an extremely competitive race bike. Rather strangely, it was powered by a boat engine: a water-cooled, four-cylinder, two-stroke.…

Norton Manx 30M

I’ve just had a lovely email from Marian Simms in New Zealand, the daughter of Australian racer John Simms. “He has more…

Centaur Scooter

This, believe it or not, is a scooter capable of 40 mph (60 kph). It’s the Centaur, a folding two-wheeler built from…

1949 Moto Major 350

Torinese engineer Salvatore Majorca created the revolutionary Moto Major straight after WWII. Apparently it was an engineering rather than styling exercise, but…

1975 BMW R90/6

This immaculate example of the Hans Muth-designed BMW R90/6 was recently sold in Tokyo by Ritmo Sereno (“Serene Pace”). The upscale workshop…