Six is the best at Stafford

The October Stafford show, which runs under the title of Classic Motorcycle Mechanics, attracts a varied and eclectic range of machinery, and although the accent is Japanese, there’s plenty there to satisfy motorcycle enthusiasts of every genre.

For example, if Italian exotica ticks your boxes, then the staggering Cagiva collection of tasty race tackle on the main stand was worthy of extended study. Ranging from the small capacity class machines through to the last – and especially beautiful – V-four 500cc two-strokes, to see such a tide of red (the red sea?) collected together will