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

Privateer PACKAGE • A private racing Norton which could beat the factory Commando racers? Alan Cathcart remembers the Kuhn Nortons…

INCOMING!

TIMING IS EVERYTHING

FUEL FOR THOUGHT

YUASA’S ANSWERS

SMOOTH START 1

SMOOTH START 2

WINTER WARMERS

HERALDIC DEVICE

LIFT OFF!

NOT SO SHAKY

SURE START

COMMANDO KNOW-HOW

LETTER FROM AMERICA • Buying one non-running BSA might be considered normal. Buying two could be trouble. Buying four of the things… is that a symptom of a serious medical condition?

Bobber BULLET • Is it a new engine in an old rigid frame? Is it a factory new model or prototype even? And is it any good? Never one to ignore an interesting and unusual bike, our Odgie investigates…

Lifting THE SPIRIT • Sometimes, when you get an old bike going again, you’re restoring more than the machine’s mechanical components. Paul Henshaw explains…

THE HISTORY BIT

King BONNEVILLE V • Never much a fan of oily-frame Triumph twins, Frank Westworth admits that this 1972 machine is a little special…

RIDING LIFE • Martin Richardson always dreamed of owning a Dunstall Dommi. So he started accumulating Norton spares, and made some good friends along the way…

HAMMERED! • What happens in Las Vegas, stays in Las Vegas - unless it involves the world’s first million-dollar motorcycle. Corey Levenson rolls the dice on old bikes in Sin City, while Rowena Hoseason looks at the auction action back in Blighty…

OUTWARD BOUND • Adventures, autojumbles and rides on great roads: point your wheels this way…

A Lighter LAVERDA • Last time, Stu Thomson deconstructed a pair of Laverda’s dohc parallel twins. This time, he puts one of them back together again…

PUB TALK • PUB provides an illustrated review of British WD DR bikes supplied for WWII

Ollies ODDJOBS ONE MAN CARAVAN • What does one do when one has a custom Panther, and another custom-built Panther V-twin you need to move about? Well, it’s obvious, really, isn’t it?

TALES FROM THE SHED • Changing handlebars is easy, isn’t it? Frank fits some and finds out for himself…

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