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09/08/2025

This week, it’s back to the future with the new BSA Bantam! Baffling? BSA Brings Back Bygone Bantam

Why has BSA revived the Bantam, a motorcycle that disappeared 54 years ago and which had its beginnings in the 1930s?Please do consider subscribing as it cos...

02/08/2025

Norton - Big Ideas, Big Losses, And A Big Trade Deal With India

Norton Motorcycles has big plans to expand, and the recent UK-India trade deal has given it a boost. Does the company have what it takes to accelerate into t...

26/07/2025

The British bike industry was actually in no state to take on the Japanese in the 1970s, but here’s another of our occasional ‘what ifs’. BSA’s V5 ‘Grand Superbike’ Could Have Been A Honda Killer!

A V5 1250cc motorcycle? In the 1970s? Made by BSA Triumph? Wobbly Phil investigates.Please do consider subscribing as it costs you nothing but really helps t...

19/07/2025

A little bit of controversy… Better Than A Z1? The World’s First Megabike That Spawned The GSX!

When Suzuki's GS1000 was launched in 1978, it was the fastest Japanese bike on the planet and stole Kawasaki's Z1 crown. Just how good was the world's first ...

13/07/2025

1000cc Superbikes Of The 1970s - Which Ranks Highest?

Motorcycles got bigger as the 1970s progressed - which litre bike was tops?Please do consider subscribing as it costs you nothing but really helps the YouTub...

05/07/2025

This week we’ve been having a bit of a Wankel! BSA Triumph Weren’t Jerking Around With Their 1970s Wankel

BSA Triumph spent a number of years in the late 1960s and early 1970 attempting to develop a Wankel Rotary engined motorcycle. Wobbly Phil tells the story.Pl...

22/06/2025

Took the Indian for a bit of a blast. What a crackin’ machine!

21/06/2025

Strange But True! The Story Of Triumph’s 1970s 1000/4

30 years after first having a go at a straight four, Triumph tried again in 1973 with the Quadrant. If it had gone well, we could have been living in an alte...

14/06/2025

ELEVEN MORE Maverick Mopeds That Time Forgot!

Wobbly Phil looks back at eleven more lesser-known mopeds of yesteryear.Please do consider subscribing as it costs you nothing but really helps the YouTube a...

07/06/2025

Get your flared jeans and platform shoes on, as we reminisce about some of the lesser-known mopeds of the 1970s! Six Maverick Mopeds That Time Forgot

Wobbly Phil looks back at some of the lesser-known mopeds of yesteryear.Please do consider subscribing as it costs you nothing but really helps the YouTube a...

05/06/2025

Sad news that Bolton motorbike manufacture CCM has gone into administration. It was just four months ago that we made a video about them.

In some gutting news for the UK bike scene, CCM Motorcycles has gone into administration, ending over 50 years of truly unique British motorcycle production ...

01/06/2025

Indian FTR1200 Update - A Year On And I Still Love It!

After another 12 months of ownership, does Wobbly Phil still love his Indian FTR 1200S?Please do consider subscribing as it costs you nothing but really help...