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BritishClassicMotorcycles.com

An introduction to British Classic Motorcycles

This site is dedicated to all British Classic Motorcycles and to the many enthusiasts who keep these motorcycles alive today.

One of our friends often jokes.....

...... " Nostalgia isn't what it used to be ! "

Motorcycling in Britain has changed dramatically over the years...
...and so has the British Motorcycle industry.

What hasn't changed is the enthusiasm generated by you and others reading this website.

Keeping in the spirit of nostalgia, you may enjoy this book, "Travelling With Mr.Turner" by Nigel C. Winter.

The author takes a few days off to ride his modern day Triumph to follow in the tyre tracks of Edward Turner's 1953 journey from Land's End to John O'Groats.

It is available now from Amazon and directly from the publisher.

Click on the photograph of the book for more details.

Many British Motorcycle manufacturers are now just a distant memory for some people.
Hopefully this site will jog some of those memories!

Nowadays it is mostly enthusiasts who ride motorcycles compared to earlier years when motorcycles were ridden as a cheaper form of transport than motorcars.

With an improving economy in Britain just after World War II, many a family man has long since opted for a small family car as opposed to a motorcycle and sidecar outfit.

Of course, there was always going to be exclusive motorcycles that only wealthy enthusiasts could afford to purchase.

Many of these exclusive motorcycles, along with some of the "run of the mill" motorcycles, have gone on to become very collectable, and now it seems that even some of the "run of the mill" motorcycles require deep pockets to own.

The desire to own these machines and keep them in pristine running condition has created a huge market for spares supported by many classic motorcycle clubs and enthusiastic dealers around the world.

The information in the British Classic Motorcycles site has been researched from various sources.

Of course, there are many superb publications available that give more detail about specific subjects.

We would like YOUR help in developing this site to evolve, so please send in your comments, photographs and articles for other visitors to read and enjoy.

For details of how you can contact us, please visit our Comments page.

You will notice that many of the motorcycle specifications have not yet been completed.

We intend to fill them in "as we go", but if you can beat us to it and supply the information, all the better.

If you would like to read about other manufacturers not on the list, please let us know, or even write an article yourself that we could include on the website.

We want the website to be informative and easy to use, so if you think of ways that we can improve the site, please do not hesitate to drop us a line.

We will consider any suggestions based upon personal choice and on our limited website building ability.

We would like to thank the following for allowing us to use logos, images, etc. on our site and for their help in making this site possible.

BSA Owners Club (UK)

BSA Company Ltd.

Norton Motorcycles Ltd.

Triumph Motorcycles (UK) Ltd.

British Only Austria (Brough Superior Motor Cycles Limited)

Steve Dunn for allowing us to use images of his paintings.

Richard Gaunt of D.R.Classic Motorcycles Ltd. for allowing us to use the photograph on our header.

Various people who have submitted articles and / or photographs.

You know who you are! We will give you a mention on the appropriate page.