Classic Bikes Shows’ Tom Ashmore picks out just some of the bikes vying to be the Best in Show (or any prize their owners can get their hands on!) at October’s Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show from October 12-13.
France’s Bol d’Or 24-hour race celebrated its centenary last year. Here, we have a brilliant action photograph from the 1924 edition, where solos and sidecars ran together.
Many recall Frederick Burdette Spencer’s amazing double title win in 1985, when he took both the 500cc and 250cc titles for Honda on their NSR250 and NSR500 two-stroke machines but his first title was no less dramatic.