Classic racing motorcycles do not only belong in a museum. In a few places in the Netherlands and beyond they still really take to the track, often with the riders of the day. Here are the best, with a button for the videos on YouTube.

At the TT Circuit in Assen, the ‘Cathedral of Speed’, Grand Prix history comes to life at the end of August. In 2026 it ran from 28 to 30 August, with almost 200 racing motorcycles from 50 to 500 cc up to the MotoGP era. They included replicas of the six-cylinder Hondas of Mike Hailwood and Jim Redman, eight original MV Agustas, a Moto Guzzi V8 500 and the Suzuki on which Barry Sheene won his first 500cc GP at Assen in 1975.

Former champions such as Carlos Lavado, Henk van Kessel and Jos Schurgers took part. In the paddock you can see the bikes up close and talk to the riders. There are cars too.

The Isle of Man is the place for road racing. At the end of August the Classic TT races are run there on the famous Mountain Course, ordinary roads that are closed off. It is about legendary motorcycles from the seventies to the nineties. In 2026 the races were on 24, 26 and 28 August, with classes such as the Lightweight, the Junior and the Senior Classic TT.

In the same weeks the Manx Grand Prix runs, for amateurs. Want to go? Book the ferry or flight well in advance.

Every September a classic motorcycle race is held in Gemert, Brabant, on a circuit over ordinary roads. The races come under the Historische Motor Associatie. According to Visit Brabant the next one is on Sunday 5 September 2027, from 10:00 to 17:00.

On the Varsselring in Hengelo a road race is held in spring on a fast circuit over ordinary roads. The Dutch championship for classic motorcycles also runs there: the NK Classics of the IHRO, the International Historic Racing Organisation.

More events, such as parts fairs and tours, can be found on Shows & events and Famous classic rides.