Opinions and Columns: AMC Anorak 34

It’s sometimes easy to get carried away with AJS and Matchless CSR twins and comp singles, but there’s lots of charm in something a little less exotic. Frank Westworth has been rediscovering gentle charm... More...

Bikes: Classic versus Modern – Riding a Molnar Manx Norton

Mike “Spike” Edwards has ridden just about every kind of racing motorcycle. This season, the former factory racer and Macau Grand Prix lap record holder is riding a Molnar Manx Norton. We asked him how it compared with other racers... More...

Events Diary: Updated!

Need an excuse for ride? In weather like this? Just so that you can make the most of the May sunshine, TP has updated the Events Diary....

Classified Ads and Events Diary: Updated!

It's Singles Night on the For Sale Page: '32 Gilera Sirio, SRX400, Velocette Venom, Kanuni 301, BSA B40, MT350E and many more. Events and other Classifieds updated too...

Opinion: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways

A while back, RealClassic message board regular Martyn(CB750) pondered on his love of classic motorcycles of all shapes and sizes. We thought it was worth repeating... More...

Bikes: 1966 Triumph T120 Bonneville

John Craig is a professional mechanical engineer and a classic bike enthusiast who likes a challenge. ‘A challenge’ is just what his written-off Bonnie turned out to be... More...

Books: Improving Classic Motorcycles

If you'd like to develop your spannering skills somewhat, then Graham Blighe has written the ideal book to help you get the best from your old bike... More...

Magazine: Buy Issue 48

The monthly RealClassic magazine celebrates its fourth birthday by getting bigger (and a tiny bit posher). Here’s how you can buy a copy... More...

Classic Clubs: The Cossack Owners’ Club

Russian classic bikes are still a rare sight in the UK, but they have one of the most enthusiastic owners’ clubs in the world catering for them... More...

Places to Go: Continental Touring

Fancy riding your classic bike round Europe? It's easier than ever these days, but Martin Gelder has got some useful tips for the first-time-tourist. Tip one; stop reading, start packing... More...

Books: ‘Hold On’ by Stan Dibben

Stan Dibben’s life as a sidecar racer has been lived not just to the full, but right on the edge. His autobiography describes the exploits of a world champion sidecar rider; the man who balances the outfit with his body at 150mph... More...

Classified Ads and Events Diary: Updated!

Top Jap Classics? Yamaha DT175MX, Suzuki GS1000E, Martini XS1100, Honda 400/4, YR5, Gpz900, XS650 – All in the updated Classified Ads, along with fistfuls of Triumphs, Enfields, etc....

Bikes: 1963 Ariel Leader

Often viewed as an oddity, Ariel’s Leader was years ahead of its time. Horace Mattox just collected a trophy for his well-kept example... More...

Ride and Event Reports: The 2008 Pioneer Run

If you own a vintage motorcycle then the Pioneer Run starts your riding year. Reg Eyre took his 1909 Triumph on an alternative way down south... More...

Ride and Event Reports: 2008 Spring Malvern RealClassic Bike Show

The sun shone at Malvern this March and a bumper crop of Japanese classics and British old bikes filled the hall. And Dave Minton’s BMW Krauser finally showed up too (even if it did have to be pushed for the final mile…) More...

Special Italian Offer: Five Magazines for a Tenner

If you like Italian classic bikes then here’s a chance to catch up on some RealClassic reading about Laverdas, Ducatis, MVs and more (and at a discount price...) More...

Bikes: Yamaha XS650 Road Racer

Richard Cheetham wanted to build a competitive classic racer out of a Yamaha XS2. But doesn’t everyone say they handle really badly...? More...

Classified Ads and Events Diary: Updated!

It's Weird Week on the freshly updated Bikes for Sale page; Guzzi Nevada, Bimota Mantra, Motobi 250SS, Morini Kanguro and there's even a CX500 Custom for anyone who doesn't fancy an Italian....

Classic Bike Experts and Suppliers: Updated

Spring is coming! It must be, there was a Velocette outside the big Tesco in Cambridge on Friday. So we've updated the Directory of Experts and Suppliers and the Classic Bike Clubs page...

Magazine: Buy Issue 47

Mark Williams makes a welcome return to the March issue of RealClassic magazine, which also contains articles on Beesa singles, an A10 outfit, Suzi’s 550 stroker and loads more. Here’s how you can buy a copy... More...

Bikes: 1965 Triumph Tiger Cub Sports

The final versions of the Tiger Cub are considered by many to be the best of the breed. Mike Estall bought his T20Sh for a hundred pounds (and it might have been over-priced!)... More...

Classified Ads and Events Diary: Updated!

From AJS (1961 250) to Zundapp (1963 3-speed 50), the Classified Adverts page is bursting with bargains. The Events page has been updated too, but I can't think of any alliterative adjectives for that...

Bikes: 1977 BMW R80/7 - Part 4

Roxanne the seventies BMW twin gets a good going over at the hands of Martin Gelder, but all too soon she's back to her old tricks again, stumbling and coughing her way round the block... More...

Ride and Event Reports: BSAOC International Rally - Part 2

This year, you can join the BSA Owners’ Club on the Isle of Man. Shaun remembers an earlier International Rally which took him to the USA... More...

Events Diary: Updated!

She never rests! It snowed yesterday, so TP stayed in and updated the Events Diary instead of doing whatever it is she normally does on a Tuesday afternoon...

Bikes: Dresda Solitaire

Back in the 1980s, Dave Degens turbo-charged a Yamaha XJ550 engine and slotted it into his very own Dresda chassis. Paul Miles now wonders if this is the World’s Ugliest Bike... More...

Special Vincent Offer: Three Magazines for a Fiver

Vincent motorcycles always attract attention. If you’d like to read more about the Black Shadow, Rapide and Comet, then here’s an opportunity to buy three magazines at an especially reduced rate... More...

Bikes: Triumph Tiger 80

Triumph twins may be the most famous classic bikes of all time. But what about the bikes they replaced? Matt Little writes in praise of the Tiger 80, and Jim Peace continues a Tigerish tale... More...

Classified Ads and Events Diary: Updated!

It's Update Monday! There are more Triumphs twins, Morini vees and oddball Hondas than you can shake a stick at on the latest For Sale page, and the Events Diary is bang up to date too...

Magazine: Buy Issue 46

The February issue of RealClassic magazine has something of a police-bike theme but we also squeezed in an Ariel Square Four, a Manx Norton, a Morini 350 and a 1927 BSA single as well as the bikes with blue lights and sirens... More...

Bikes: 123cc BSA Bantam D1

Have you ever wondered what a classic bike might look like if it was recreated in today's virtual world? Team Bantam at the University of Limerick wanted to find out... More...

Bikes: 1922 Martinsyde Quick Six

You don’t see many of these around. There may be just 30 Martinsyde motorcycles left, and a sole surviving Quick Six model... More...

Insider Info: Dynamo Voltage Regulator

What exactly is a DVR, and why do classic bikes need them? Mike Hutchings explains why he developed a new voltage regulator to suit his BSA A10... More...

Bikes: 1978 Kawasaki KZ1000

Coded named “New York Steak”, Kawasaki's original Z1 had a mouth watering specification when it was launched in 1972. Kevin Dean finds that his Nebraska built '78 Z1000 can still cut the mustard today... More...

Opinions and Columns: AMC Anorak 33

Last time Frank Westworth was dreaming about dream bikes. This time he’s wondering about owning just a single motorcycle. Which would you choose if you could have only one? More...

Events Diary and Classified Ads: Updated!

Spring must be coming, because TP has just updated the Events Diary. Must be the right time to check the Classified Adverts for a new (to you) classic bike, then. '57 Douglas Dragonfly, anyone...

Ride and Event Reports: BSAOC International Rally

The 45th BSAOC International Rally is being held on the Isle of Man in 2008. Shaun reveals what it was like to attend an earlier International Rally, over in the USA... More...

Bikes: 1995 Enfield Bullet 500

Life with a classic bike isn't always straightforward. Steve Hickling has more than his fair share of problems with his Bullet (and it's not even very old)... More...