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Bike Of The Week: Virtually Unused 1981 Yamaha XT500

A remarkably preserved 1981 Yamaha XT500, showing a scarcely believable 47 kilometres from new, is on the virtual auction block at Bonhams’ Online Summer Sale until 15 June with an…

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Ten Great Classic Motorcycles for under £5000

The days of stumbling across a Vincent for the price of a family hatchback are long gone. Prices for the most desirable classics have risen steadily over the last decade,…

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Allen Millyard’s Maddest Machines Under the Hammer

Most of us, when faced with a spare engine and a bit of time, might think about a winter rebuild or perhaps a café racer project. Allen Millyard, on the…

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Bike Of The Week: 1965 ‘works’ MV Agusta 500 tops Bonhams Stafford auction

If you’re a fan of motorcycling history, it doesn’t get much bigger than this. A 1965 MV Agusta 500cc Grand Prix racing bike – formerly ridden by the legends Mike…

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Over the ton and still going: early Rudge and BSA

There’s something very appealing about motorcycles more than 100 years old. The century or ‘ton’ is a milestone in cricket speed, cricket and probably several other activities but especially age.…

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World’s biggest classic motorcycles auction: Mecum Las Vegas 2026

The world’s biggest auction of classic motorcycles is the Mecum Annual Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Auction. In 2026, more than 2,000 motorcycle of all types will cross the auction block…

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Smoky Treasure: Charlie Sanby’s TT Ducati 750SS

Ducati’s 750SS is already one of the most mythical motorcycles of the 1970s —mgreen-framed, bevel-driven and built in the smallest of numbers. But when one turns up with proper Isle…

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Bike Of The Week: 1975 Ducati 900 Super Sport: Raw and Raucous

Somewhere around the mid-1970s, Ducati fever overtook me and half of the motorcycle world. Paul Smart’s win at the ’72 Imola 200 had lit the fuse, and the factory’s road-going…

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Bike Of The Week: Scott Flying Squirrel – Two-Stroke Royalty

In the history of great British motorcycles, the Scott Flying Squirrel sits slightly apart. While other marques of the 1920s boomed, barked and thumped their way along, the Scott arrived…

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1970 Honda CB750: The Original Superbike Heads to Auction

There are few motorcycles that changed the course of motorcycling history quite like the Honda CB750. When it arrived in 1969, it wasn’t just another new model, it was a…

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