Classic Bike Guide

PAUL MILES

“A new word has crept into the vocabulary of every organisation. That word is litigation and it’s arrived at the doors of motorcycle clubs throughout the UK.”

the Vintage Motor Cycle Club of late and this is nothing new – its good to talk after all. But this latest topic of conversation centres around something we’ve always assumed just happens – I mean of course, the breakdown van. Being the club implies that the sphere of interest is mainly with bikes that tend towards the ancient. This is no longer true of

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