British Motorcycle Pins and Buttons

Formula One world Champion 1964

Cutaway drawing of classic British motorcycle engine

For the cigar, cravate, and goggles loving gentleman who enjoys café racing on a vintage motorcycle.

Hail to the Queen!

Matchless is one of the oldest marques of British motorcycles, manufactured in Plumstead, London, between 1899 and 1966. A wide range of models was produced under the Matchless name, ranging from small two-strokes to 750 cc four-stroke twins. Matchless had a long history of racing success; a Matchless ridden by Charlie Collier won the first single-cylinder race in the first Isle of Man TT in 1907. In 1938, Matchless and AJS became part of Associated Motorcycles (AMC), both companies producing models under their own marques. During the amalgamations that occurred in the British motorcycle industry in the 1960s, the Matchless four-stroke twin was replaced with the Norton twin, ending a long history of independent production by 1967.

Once a biker always a biker

Renting a scooter and knocking back Bermuda Swizzles is a given when visiting the tropical British Overseas Territory, though it's best to not do both at once. Also called a Bermuda Rum Swizzle, this rum-based cocktail that dates back centuries, long before cocktails were even called cocktails. Dating back to the mid-18th century, when it was made with one part rum mixed with six parts water. The magic was in the making of it, and not the ingredients. A good recipe was mixed with a swizzle stick made from the stem of a native Quaranbea Turbinate tree. Also known as the Swizzlestick Tree, the wood had an aromatic bark that added a spicy, bitter flavor to the drink, making the Bermuda Swizzle not only very tasty, but very easy to drink.

A close up shot of a Norton 850 Commando engine casing

Stylish motorbike artwork of the Métisse McQueen Desert Racer

Matchless is one of the oldest marques of British motorcycles, manufactured in Plumstead, London, between 1899 and 1966. A wide range of models were produced under the Matchless name, ranging from small two-strokes to 750 cc four-stroke twins.

Classic British 500 single

Avon Tires

the most popular british cycle

t100 motorcycle

Cutaway 500cc single cylinder motorcycle engine

Isle Of Man Manx Phrases Traa Dy Liooar Time Enough

Rider enjoying his vintage AJS motorcycle.

A vintage Ariel advert from Motorcycling magazine, October 1955.

motorcycle against flag

The Gorgeous Sunbeam Model S8 500cc Motorcycle

Trouble Solid Motorcycle

Triumph or Trouble

trouble is not triumph

Trouble Solid Motorcycle

A great gift idea for the classic Panther Redwing motorcycle enthusiast. This simple vintage 1932 British motorbike design makes a unique personalized present for any vintage bike or cycle lover. Great gift for dads, sons & husbands.

Triumph Motorcycles Ltd is the largest UK-owned motorcycle manufacturer, established in 1983 by John Bloor after the original company Triumph Engineering went into receivership. The new company, initially called Bonneville Coventry Ltd, continued Triumph's lineage of motorcycle production since 1902. They have major manufacturing facilities in Thailand. During the 12 months preceding June 2017, Triumph sold 63,400 motorcycles.

Great rero Ariel advert

The 1973 British outlaw biker horror film Psychomania was released in the United States as The Death Wheelers and is a wonderfully bad B-movie. The story focuses on an amiable, psychopathic leader of a violent teen motorbike gang who is spurred by his mother, a Satan-worshiping spiritual medium, into committing suicide and returning to life as an "undead." The film is without question a bikesploitation flick, but set in the UK instead of America, as most entries to the genre are.

Perfect for bikers, motorcycle fans, wrench monkeys and motorcycle club members. Also makes a cool British motorcycle gift at Christmas and birthdays.

Illustration of a modified Scooter

San Francisco was a hub of activity in the late '60s, and it wasn't all sex, drugs, and rock n roll. The city by the bay was also home to an increasing number of British motorcycles, so a couple of industrious friends decided to open up a shop to cater to motorbikes from across the pond. With a rented two bay auto shop in the city's gritty Tenderloin Neighborhood, British Moto opened their doors in 1968, and it didn't take long for word to get around. The motorcycle repair shop was booked solid by the end of the first month, and maintained a steady business for the next three decades before the two friends decided to hang it up and retire.

2022 Triumph Street Triple RS

Norton Motorcycles Pop Design Vintage

1950 500cc Comet Classic Motorcycle 1CYL OHV

Ariel Motorcycles

Dunelt Motorcycles was a British motorcycle and bicycle manufacturer. Based in Sheffield, the business was founded by two steel makers and engineers, Dunford and Elliott (Dunelt is a combination of their names) of Sheffield in 1919. Their first motorcycle was an innovative supercharged 499 cc two-stroke single. The company specialised in good quality sidecars from 1926 and a Dunelt motorcycle was first to cross the desert from Cairo to Siwa and back in 1924. Dunelt also enjoyed racing success and won the Double Twelve Hour World Record at Brooklands with a Model K in 1928. Dunelt moved into commercial three-wheeled cars but these were not a success.