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Back to Classics Preserving and restoring classic performance cars and motorcycles.

Back to Classics sells Ducati classic motorcycles and parts and performs restoration projects.

15/10/2026

IT'S ALIVE! 🔥🔊

After months of building, our custom 1000cc Moto Guzzi × Magni fires up for the very first time!

Nothing beats the sound of a freshly rebuilt Italian V-twin.

Full build series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/

Watch the start of a new project on YouTube.A 1974 US-spec Ducati 750 Sport that we will be restoring alongside a 1973 e...
09/10/2026

Watch the start of a new project on YouTube.

A 1974 US-spec Ducati 750 Sport that we will be restoring alongside a 1973 euro-spec 750 Sport.

Some motorcycles need very little introduction.The MV Agusta 750 S is one of them.Four cylinders 😎, shaft drive... 🧐, un...
08/10/2026

Some motorcycles need very little introduction.

The MV Agusta 750 S is one of them.

Four cylinders 😎, shaft drive... 🧐, unmistakable Italian styling 🇮🇹and a name built on one of the most successful racing histories in motorcycle sport 🏁.

We may have the opportunity to welcome one of these to the Back to Classics workshop in the near future. Nothing certain yet, but it certainly got us talking about them again.

The 750 S has always been one of those motorcycles that seems to sit somewhere between engineering, racing history and sculpture.

What do you think: is this one of the great Italian motorcycles of the 1970s?

01/10/2026

The Ducati everyone forgot?

While the 851, 888 and 916 became icons of the 1990s, the Ducati 900 Super Sport somehow remained in their shadow.

With its 904cc air-cooled Desmo twin, trellis frame, Brembo brakes and beautifully balanced chassis, the 900 SS offers everything we love about a classic Ducati, while remaining surprisingly usable and affordable.

We took this remarkably original 1993 example out on the road to find out why the 900 SS might just be one of the most underrated classic Ducatis.

🎬 Watch the full 23-minute film on YouTube https://youtu.be/slgANF18TOs

FROM THE ARCHIVE | RESTORING RACING PEDIGREEThis 1978 Ducati 900 Super Sport was one of the early black & gold examples ...
23/09/2026

FROM THE ARCHIVE | RESTORING RACING PEDIGREE

This 1978 Ducati 900 Super Sport was one of the early black & gold examples built specifically for the UK market and supplied through Steve Wynne’s Sports Motorcycles, the name forever connected to Mike Hailwood’s legendary Isle of Man TT comeback.

Around 1978–79, the Ducati was converted into a serious privateer racing machine for the Isle of Man. Its cylinder heads went to NCR in Bologna for tuning and twin-spark ignition, while the chassis was reinforced and fitted with wider Campagnolo wheels, an aluminium long-range tank and numerous other racing modifications.

Its later owner raced the bike extensively throughout the 1980s and early 1990s before it was eventually parked away for some twenty years.

When it arrived at Back to Classics, our job wasn't to turn it back into a standard 900 SS. Quite the opposite. We restored the motorcycle around its racing history, rebuilding the engine and chassis and preserving the modifications that had become part of its identity. The result was a road-legal motorcycle that still very much belonged on a race track.

Some motorcycles are worth restoring to factory specification. Others have acquired a history worth preserving. This was definitely one of the latter.

16/09/2026

Six cylinders. Six exhausts. And unmistakably Italian. 🇮🇹

Long before six-cylinder motorcycles became associated with the Honda CBX, Benelli had already done it.

The 750 Sei was the world’s first production six-cylinder motorcycle, born during Alejandro de Tomaso’s ambitious attempt to put Benelli back on the map.

We recently had the chance to ride this beautifully restored example and dive into its fascinating history.

🎬 Watch our full 35-minute Benelli 750 Sei documentary on YouTube! https://youtu.be/ZqTHpYs9Ag4

WHEN IS IT BETTER NOT TO RESTORE?Not every old motorcycle needs fresh paint and polished perfection.Our current Ducati 2...
09/09/2026

WHEN IS IT BETTER NOT TO RESTORE?

Not every old motorcycle needs fresh paint and polished perfection.

Our current Ducati 250 Scrambler project is a good example. Its original paint carries more than half a century of scratches, fading and wear. It would be relatively easy to make it look new again. But once that original finish is gone, it’s gone forever.

A few years ago, we faced a similar choice with this Ducati 350 Desmo. Instead of giving it a conventional cosmetic restoration, we chose what we call a patina restoration: restoring the motorcycle mechanically while carefully preserving as much of its original appearance and history as possible.

The result isn't perfect. And that's precisely the point.

There is a time for a full restoration, but we believe that a genuinely original motorcycle deserves a different approach. Preserve what can be preserved. Restore what needs to be restored. And don't erase fifty years of history simply because you can.

What would you do with the 250 Scrambler: preserve the patina or restore it to as-new condition?

02/09/2026

A 54-year-old Ducati, ready for a new lease on life. 🇮🇹

This wonderfully original 1972 Ducati 250 Scrambler recently arrived at our workshop for some much-needed mechanical attention.

Rather than restoring it, the goal is to preserve what makes this bike so special. We’ll be revitalizing the cylinder head with new valves and guides, carrying out an extensive service and carefully sorting the mechanical details.

The result will be a beautifully original Ducati that should be ready for another long stretch of life on the road.

Here’s to the next 54 years!🔧

The 1990s are becoming classic.Introduced in 1993, the Ducati M900 Monster was brilliantly simple: an air-cooled 900cc V...
26/08/2026

The 1990s are becoming classic.

Introduced in 1993, the Ducati M900 Monster was brilliantly simple: an air-cooled 900cc V-twin, a trellis frame and very little else.

It is a great reminder of just how clean and purposeful the original Monster design was. More than 30 years later, bikes like these have entered a very different stage of their lives.

Good, original examples deserve to be preserved. Others are now reaching the point where a proper restoration makes sense.

In fact, we’re about to start the restoration of an early M900 in our workshop. And we’d like to see more motorcycles from this era coming through our doors, not just Ducatis.

The bikes of the 1990s are no longer simply “old bikes”. They’re becoming classics in their own right.

Which 1990s motorcycle would you like to see given the full restoration treatment?

20/08/2026

Another restoration fresh off the workbench: this 1979 Ducati 900 SD Darmah is now complete! 🇮🇹

Restored to factory specifications and ready for the final stage of the process: road testing, fine-tuning and making sure everything works exactly as it should. Because a restoration isn’t truly finished until it has proven itself on the road.

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