Classic Bike Guide

Andy’s two-wheeled journey

THIS MAY SEEM LIKE A STRANGE question while being published in a classic bike mag, but it’s a question I’ve recently been asking friends. Exactly how did they fall in love with motorcycles, and what does it mean to them?

It brings up interesting and fascinating stories when you start asking around of how people fell into this amazing, yet strange, niche of a world. Biking is something, I find, that tends to bring a purpose to people, whether it’s a natter down

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