Classic Rides

26/10/2025

And then all of a sudden there was frost in the mornings and streetlights on at 5pm.

15/10/2025

Moto-camping in the New Forest in Autumn, what could be better.

As always, there’s a longer version on my Classic Rides YouTube channel 👍

15/10/2025

That’s all the adventure bike I need.

13/10/2025

Autumn signals the end of camping season for most campsites here in the UK. But it's also one of the best times to load your motorcycle up and go for one last, glorious moto-camping adventure before winter sets in.

For this trip, I wanted to take in the magnificent New Forest. At this time of year the trees are a riot of colour, the weather is still just about warm enough and the New Forest area offers some of the most spectacular forest roads to ride in the country.

Motorcycle Camping on a Triumph Bonneville T120 in an Autumn Woodland.Autumn signals the end of camping season for most campsites here in the UK. But it's al...

02/10/2025

Still the King of the Modern Classics, will there ever be a usurper of the T120’s crown?

28/09/2025

There is simply no beating an 80’s power ballad.

#80’s

27/09/2025

In this short video, I take a quick ride out to capture some photos of my Triumph Bonneville T120 on a changeable Autumn day.

Besides camping on my motorcycles, the other great thing about my Triumph Bonneville T120 is that it's so photogenic.On this short video, I take a quick ride...

18/09/2025

Because literally one of you asked, the designs I made for T-shirts are now available as stickers.

You can find them here:
https://www.classic-rides.co.uk/collections/shop-merchandise

Selling things through the shop is literally the only way I can fund the channel (and it's also why you won't see me doing a bunch of 'reviews' of irrelevant products), so if you like what I'm doing and want to support it a little, I'd love it if you'd consider buying a sticker or two, thanks!

Until next time,
Matt.

17/09/2025

Still hoping one day they’ll remake a 500 that looks exactly like the 350 🤞