Classics

Our resident mechanical guru has given out a great deal of advice over the years. Let’s check out some of his incredible work... A reader once sent me an email asking why his Honda Deauville...

Spannerman has been counting down the 10 best 350cc bikes ever made. Has he got it right? Here’s the countdown from 5-1. Let the bickering begin! See Part One of this story here. Five: Moto Morini...

Spannerman pokes his head out of the workshop to name the 10 best 350cc bikes ever made. Has he got it right? Here’s the countdown from 10-6. Look for number 5 down to the...

As one of the great sporting motorcycles of the mid-to-late 1970s, the Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans was a masterpiece. With all the major Italian manufacturers producing class-leading sporting machines, the mid-1970s was a halcyon...

“A Legend Now Begins” was how Suzuki’s publicity heralded the introduction of the GSX-R750 Hyper Sports in 1985, and for once the publicists got it right. Few motorcycles have emulated the impact of the...

The latest Shannons online auction is now in full swing, with 21 classic bikes and scooters on the block until February 23. Among the lots is a fully restored 1929 Harley-Davidson J-Model in "showroom condition",...