''The Classic MotorCycle'' is a UK

motorcycle A motorcycle (motorbike, bike; uni (if one-wheeled); trike (if three-wheeled); quad (if four-wheeled)) is a lightweight private 1-to-2 passenger personal motor vehicle Steering, steered by a Motorcycle handlebar, handlebar from a saddle-style ...

magazine originally launched in 1981 with six editions a year as a spin-off from UK newspaper-format ''Motor Cycle Weekly'' (previously historically known as ''The Motor Cycle'') as under then Editor-in-Chief Mick Woollett at

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, Surrey House, Sutton, Surrey. Editor and driving-force

Bob Currie Robert Frank Currie (26 April 1918 – 25 July 1988) was an English motorcycling writer and road tester, who later became a magazine editor and book author. Mainly known for his UK journalism work with ''Motor Cycle'', a UK weekly motorcycle m ...

based at Lynton House, Birmingham, was historically a senior contributor in the 1960s to ''Motor Cycle'' (renamed from ''The Motor Cycle'' in 1962) with the title of Midland Editor, and during the 1970s with the same publication, by then using the name ''Motor Cycle Weekly''. Having well-established archival links to ''

The Motor Cycle ''The Motor Cycle'' was one of the first British magazines about motorcycles. Launched by Iliffe and Sons Ltd in 1903, its blue cover led to it being called "The Blue 'un" to help distinguish it from its rival publication ''Motor Cycling (mag ...

'' which itself had origins back to 1903, the first edition was dated June/July 1981. As had occurred with (The) ''Motor Cycle'', ''The Classic Motor Cycle'' title changed hands several times, being originally published by IPC Business Press between 1981 and 1983, then by East Midland Allied Press (EMAP) from 1984. Purchased in 1998 by Mortons Media Group, it is now published by their subsidiary Mortons Motorcycle Media. Featuring all marques of classic motorcycles with an emphasis on racing and performance bikes, editor James Robinson says he is "not just interested in classics, but in all manner of motorcycles and motorcycle-related sport." Mortons Media Group Ltd and it's magazine titles, including The Classic MotorCycle, were acquired by Kelsey Media in March 2025 .

Features

The magazines contains articles on classic motorcycles, technical articles, and regular features including: * Archive photographs * News from the world of classic motorcycles * Featured classic bikes * Product reviews * Technical features * In the spotlight * Profiles of famous motorcyclists * You were asking (readers questions) * Buyers Guide * Diary and classic motorcycle events

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Classic MotorCycle 1983 establishments in the United Kingdom Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom Motorcycle magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1983 Magazines published in Lincolnshire