1946 Velocette KSS 1946 VELOCETTE KSS BACKGROUND The Velocette KSS debuted in 1925 as an OHC (overhead cam) 350cc air-cooled...
1954 Triumph Speed Twin 1954 TRIUMPH SPEED TWIN BACKGROUND In a few short years, the 5T Speed Twin went from...
2007 CBF1000F Engine Engine Type Inline 4 Cylinder, Liquid-cooled 4-stroke, 16-valve DOHC Engine Displacement 998 cc Bore and Stroke 75 x 56.5 mm Compression Ratio 11 :1 Fuel Delivery PGM-FI electronic fuel injection Ignition Computer-controlled digital transistorised with electronic advance Max. Power Output 72 kW/8,000 min-1 (95/1/EC) (96bhp) Max. Torque...
Iconic Beasts: The 2020 Ducati Monster 821 & 821 Stealth Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links For 2020,...
2020 Triumph Thruxton TFC Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links The 2020 Triumph Thruxton TFC is a limited...
TRIUMPH DAYTONA IS HOT The Triumph Daytona is essentially the high-performance version of the T100C Trophy 500 twin. Fitted with a new alloy cylinder head mounting two Amal Monobloc carubretors ‘Bonneville-style’, it also had higher compression and hotter cams. The increased the size of the intake valves, and found that...
1960 Matchless G12 650 Twin 1960 MATCHLESS G12 BACKGROUND Just prior to World War II, Triumph rocked the world with...
1953 Triumph TR5 Trophy 1953 TRIUMPH TR5 TROPHY BACKGROUND The Triumph TR5 Trophy was produced from 1949 through 1958. It...
The Monster 1200 S Is Back Again For 2021 – In North America Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links Similar to the base model Monster 1200, the Monster 1200 S is also available as part of the 2021 Ducati line-up. These models are only available in regions that...
1965-69 Honda “Sport 65” Engine Engine Type 63cc OHC single cylinder Spark plug C7HSA Plug gap .028 Battery 6N2A-2C-3 —...
1969 Velocette Venom 1969 VELOCETTE VENOM By 1969, Velocette was a year from closing its doors. Whether they knew that...
1950 AJS 7R BOY RACER BACKGROUND The 7R was a factory road racer produced by AJS from 1948 through 1963. It’s 348cc displacement put it in the middleweight, or ‘junior’ class of racing, and hence the nickname “Boy Racer”. With up to 40 horsepower and weighing only 285 pounds, they...
1966 MATCHLESS G80- LAST OF THE LINE The G80 was Matchless‘s top-of-the-line 500 single. Launched in 1949, just as civilian...
1980 CB750C’80 750 Custom It came in one of two colors: Candy Muse Red or Cosmo Black Metallic There was...
1941 HARLEY-DAVIDSON WLA – WHAT’S IN A NAME? The nomenclature “WLA” stands for something, as you probably suspected. The “W” signifies the ‘family’ of motorcycles within the Harley family tree. The W-series was their 45 cubic-inch flathead (side valve) single (only one seat) that was their entry-level V-twin in the...
1980 Honda Super Hawk 250 Engine Engine Type Air cooled, four stroke, parallel twin cylinder, OHC Displacement 249cc Bore and...
1959-60 Dream Touring 300 C76 Colors: White Black Blue Scarlet Red The handlebars were low-rise, pressed steel and painted The...
1926 BROUGH SUPERIOR SS80 WAS AN EARLY BIKE Brough Superior was established by George Brough in Nottingham, England in 1924. He bucked convention and rather than mass-producing huge volumes of identical machines, he designed every bike to meet the exact specifications of the customers. The bikes were literally ‘fit’ to...
1969-70 Motosport 350 (SL350K0) Colors: Candy Sapphire Blue Candy Ruby Red Candy Gold The fuel tank stripe was white The...
1969 Norton Commando Fastback ABOVE: 1969 Norton Commando Fastback MODEL DESIGNATIONS The 1969 Norton Commando came in one additional model...
1939 Triumph Tiger 100, first year for this hot new model. Note Rigid frame & girder front suspension. A TIGER IS BORN The Triumph Tiger was the natural evolution of the constant & relentless quest for more & more power. The <a href=”https://www.classic-british-motorcycles.com/triumph-speed-twin.html”>Triumph Speed Twin</a> had literally changed the motorcycle...
1949 Ariel Red Hunter 1949 ARIEL RED HUNTER BACKGROUND The 1930s were indeed the Golden Age for the British motorcycle...
1971 Triumph Trident T150 THE 1971 TRIUMPH TRIDENT EVOLVES After 2 model years since it’s introduction in 1969, the novel...
1955 MATCHLESS G45 BACKGROUND Matchless introduced the G45 500 twin in 1951 as a race bike. It debuted at the Manx Grand Prix that year piloted by Robin Sherry, who took 4th place. The G45 was based on the street version of bike, the Matchless G9. The stock G9 was...
This 1968 Rickman-BSA 441 represents years of development. After years of racing motocross in the 1950s in England and Europe,...
Sports Performance In A Street Package: The 2021 GSX-S750Z / ABS Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links The...
1953 Triumph Thunderbird Sitting in for the 1953 Triumph Thunderbird is this lovely 1951 T-Bird. Very similar to the 1953 model, they share in common the rigid frame with sprung rear hub, forks, brakes, bodywork & cycle gear. Paint colors & minor trim features vary. Unfortunately, no photo was available...
The 2022 Triumph Speed Twin is a Modern Motorcycle in Retro Clothing Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links...
Unchanged For 2021: The Monster 821 Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links The Monster 821 remains an option...
2004 Varadero XL125V Engine Engine Type Liquid cooled 4-stroke 4-valve SOHC 90° V-twin Displacement 125cc Bore and Stroke 42 x 45mm Compression Ratio 11.8 :1 Max. Power Output 15 bhp at 11,080 rpm Max. Torque 10.7Nm at 9,500 rpm Fuel Delivery 22mm VP-type x 2 Ignition Dual digital transistorised with...
2007 GL18HPN Gold Wing Audio/Comfort/Navi Overview: With its unrivaled combination of power, luxury and sporting capability, the 1832cc Gold Wing...
2022 Royal Enfield Meteor 350: Classic Low-Displacement Cruiser Domination Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links It is no...
1949 Triumph T100 Tiger 1949 TRIUMPH T100 TIGER LEADS THE PACK At the end of World War II, civilian production of motorcycles ramped up quickly to tap into the tremendous pent up demand for transportation. 1946 was Triumph’s first postwar model year. The 5T Speed Twin, its best seller prior...
2020 Yamaha MT-03 Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links The WebBikeWorld writers have been abuzz with excitement about...
1968 VELOCETTE VENOM THRUXTON BACKGROUND “Thruxton” was the name of a famous racetrack in England where endurance racing with production...
2020 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE Contents Model Overview Specifications Features Photos Videos Links The 2020 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE is an interesting motorcycle, coming from the strangest of marriages. The styling, frame, and most of the equipment from the Street Scrambler. The engine from the Bonneville T120. Put them together,...
1974 CL360K0 It came in one color: Muscat Green Metallic The gas tank stripes were black The mufflers were black...
1957 MATCHLESS G11 BACKGROUND Matchless entered the vertical twin race in 1949 with the 500cc G9 and its sister-bike, the...
ARIEL RED HUNTER BACKGROUND The 1930s were indeed the Golden Age for the British motorcycle industry. At the time, nearly all of them relied heavily on one basic engine architecture: the air-cooled, pushrod OHV single, and most marques had built their lineup of 350 and 500 singles. As the 1930s...
THE 1935 BROUGH SUPERIOR SS100 ALPINE GRAND SPORT Brough fitted the SS100 with full touring spec and named it the...