Real Classic

RealClassic magazine features the very best British motorcycles from all eras, plus charismatic Continental machines (and the odd Japanese classics crops up occasionally, too). Long term classic riders will recognise many of the members of the RC team, which includes authors, historians and journalists like Steve Wilson, Dave Minton, Matt Vale, Odgie, Jacqueline 'PUB' Bickerstaff, Rowena Hoseason and editor Frank Westworth -- but the magazine's key feature is that it is firmly grounded in the real world. Our articles are written by real life riders and reflect far more than a simple road test ever can. We're never scared of getting grubby in The Shed (and we even admit it when things go horribly wrong!)

Real Classic

FROM THE FRONT

ALMOST AS New • Unrestored bikes, especially genuine competition machines, are truly rare now. Callum Ives rides a Comp AJS, and told Frank Westworth all about it…

INCOMING! • RC readers write, rant and rattle on… Summat to say? Send your comments, hints, tips, tales of woe and derring-don’t to RCHQ@RealClassic.net

GO GUZZI!

PUCH POWER

SHOW APPRECIATION

MORE OF ROLAND’S RUDGES

CARBS GOOD!

IN PRAISE OF PUB

WRITE 4 REAL

MYSTERY SOLVED!

NUT TO SIMPLE

DRIBBLE DOWN YER BACK!

CLASSIC TECHNIQUES

LETTER FROM AMERICA • A round-up of real rarities: two TTs and a 3. Kevin talks twins…

THE HISTORY BIT

SWISS Stroker

Mighty MITE • Following in the footsteps of offroad giants, Paul Henshaw sings the praises of Triumph’s baby Bonnie…

HEDGEROW SPECIAL • It’s not often that a bike build begins with a scavenging challenge! Shaun Veness meets Alex and his built-from-bits super special Panther 650

HETERO ZYGOUS TWINS • Ian Woolley has spent the summer riding around on two 1970s parallel twins; the last bastion of the old British industry and an upstart incomer from the Orient. He might prefer one of them. We wonder which?

WIN STAFFORD SHOW TICKETS! • There’s a saying that you should never meet your heroes, to which we retort ‘Bah, humbug, phooey.’ If your heroes are Jamie Whitham and Niall Mackenzie then why wouldn’t you grab the opportunity to spend time with them at the Stafford Show?

The Centenarian CHALLENGE • Restoring a hundred year old American motorcycle is a whole lot more complicated than a chequebook restoration of a typical Britbike. Stuart Francis started work on his Scout on one side of the planet, and finished the job half a world away…

Flat-Track Fettling • Odgie’s ‘budget’ lightweight flat-tracker is motoring along. By which we mean, he’s doing complicated things to the motor…

PUB TALK • A fine collection of rare and interesting machinery here. PUB has been going to more shows…

TALES FROM THE SHED • It’s engine time! Frank’s trying to remember how a Triumph twin goes together. Be gentle, he does his best…

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