Classic Bikes

The BSA Bantam was built from 1948 and was originally fitted with a 125cc engine. The bike was very fuel efficient, obtaining an impressive 100 mpg!

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Available now as an ebook!

Alex Sharkey

Many of the bikes featured in this book are classics from the heyday of motorbike manufacturing. Sadly a number of these famous names – such as Ariel, BSA and Velocette – are consigned to the history books and the bikes themselves have become more and more of a collector’s item.


Some credit the demise of the British motorbike industry to the invasion of the Japanese manufacturers (Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda and Yamaha) in the 1970s. They changed the face of motorcycling in Britain as they established themselves as a global phenomenon. But brands such as Royal Enfield, Norton and Triumph have survived into the 21st Century and now proudly cruise the country’s roads alongside the likes of Harley-Davidson and BMW.


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