Ride and Event Reports: Touring Abroad, Part One

We've all seen the Long Way Round. How about the short hop over? Jim Patten, who has done more than his share of riding in foreign climes, looks at riding in Europe... More...

Places to Go: The Exmoor Classic Car Collection

Roy Workman discovers an out of the way collection of old vehicles, which you also might like to visit...
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Opinion: Opinion: Criminal Killers

Do you know anyone who commits the motorcycling equivalent of cold-blooded murder? KarlB knows a few criminals...
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Classified Ads and Events Diary: Updated!

TP has updated the Classified Ads (and the Events Diary) again. Buy a Reliant! Buy a '59 Heinkel Scooter! Buy a Honda CB750 Custom! But save the Yamaha YG1 for me…

Ride and Event Reports: Classics in Kent

At July's Rye Classic Motorcycle Show the Medway branch of the Triumph Owners' MCC finally collected an award. If you missed that event, there's a bike jumble at the same place on September 7th...
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Bikes: Douglas Mark V

This 1951 Douglas 350 Mark V was featured in the June 2008 issue of RealClassic, but there wasn’t space in the paper magazine for all the lovely photos of it… so here you are, a feast for your eyes... More...

Classified Ads and Events Diary: Updated!

TP has updated the Small Ads; Kawasaki W650, Gilera Saturno, Rotary Norton, Dragonfly, FJ1200, BMW R26 x2, Morini Strada, Honda CG125 and RC30, anyone? Events Diary updated too...

Opinion: Triumph Bonneville Light Fantastic (not)

Ric Pirson owns a Hinckley Triumph Bonneville, and tells a sad tale of not seeing the light...
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Magazine: Buy Issue 52

You could never accuse any issue of RealClassic magazine of being ‘run of the mill’. The August magazine is particularly odd, in fact, featuring classic motorcycles from four different countries and spread over seven decades... More...

Bikes: Ural Retro Solo

However hard you think you’ve looked to find your dream classic bike, Mick Barker has looked further. And taken a big risk. Was it worth it?... More...

Ride and Event Reports: 2008 Girder Fork Run

If you like really old Brit bikes then Odgie reckons you’ll love the VMCC’s Girder Fork Run...
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Bikes (and Mopeds): Puch Maxi

David Stracey becomes the owner of an old moped and, while bringing it back to life, also rebuilds a way back to biking...
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Ride and Event Reports: Suzuka Snapshots

The Suzuka 8 Hour race is the one the Japanese factories have to win, so you can’t move for the latest in two wheeled high-performance exotica. Martin Gelder got distracted by some old UJMs and some more recent big singles... More...

Bikes: Moto Guzzi Le Mans Mk2

Keith Salway fell in love with the idea of an original Le Mans. How did the reality of the first ride live up to his fantasy?...
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Classified Ads and Events Diary: Updated!

We've got 300 (count 'em) live Small Ads for you to browse: Thanks TP! Where else would you find two Bridgestones (a 90 Sport and a Hurricane) sandwiching a Mk3 Silk? Events Diary updated too...

Bikes: Priory Motorcycles

Priory motorcycles were made in the 1920s, and you’ve probably never heard of them before. But one RC reader met a man whose dad used to build them... More...

Ride and Event Reports: Festival Of 1000 Bikes

The VMCC's annual classic bike bash at Mallory Park attracted a record crowd this year. Several RC reporters were milling among the masses... More...

Opinion: First Japanese Classic

If you're thinking of buying your first Japanese classic bike, then Steve Cooper of the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club has some suggestions... More...

Ride and Event Reports: The Grossglockner Trophy

John Randle usually goes classic racing in Holland, but this summer he took on an Austrian challenge...
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Bikes: 1962 Norton Atlas

Norton’s first 750 has a reputation for being something of a bone-shaker. But is that a fair way to think of a 1960s superbike?
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Ride and Event Reports: North West VMCC Events

The Aintree Sprint and Show takes place at the end of this month. Odgie went to the Worden Park Show earlier this year, and shows us what we can expect at Aintreee... More...

Ride and Event Reports: Summer Classic Bike Shows

Every summer includes events to suit all sorts of classic motorcycle enthusiast. Older machines attend the Banbury Run; Royal Enfields meet up at the Interceptor Rally, and all kinds of classics converge on Swaton... More...

Magazine: Buy Issue 51

The July issue of RealClassic is an Italian extravaganza featuring Ducati, Laverda and Moto Guzzi machines. But we also managed to squeeze in an Ariel, Tiger Cub, A10, Rudge and the ubiquitous Bonneville or two, too... More...

Classified Ads and Events Diary: Updated!

From a Mobylette Major Matic to a Martini XS1100, from a Flying Flea to a Dresda Triton; there's something for everyone in the updated Classified Ads. And did I mention the Kawasaki W650...

Bikes: Moto Morini Three and a Half: Nove

Nothing for two years, and then two updates in six weeks – that's what deadlines do for you. Martin Gelder's 1982 Moto Morini 350 Sport gets ready for the Festival of 1000 Bikes... More...

Bikes: Kawasaki W650

John Moulton was searching for the ideal mix of old bike and new, and reckons he’s found it in the shape of Kawasaki’s W650. Is this a future classic…? More...

DVDs and Videos: The Johnny Brittain Story

Johnny Brittain won more than 50 trials competitions between 1948 and 1965. In this new DVD he tells his own story. Anarchy (partial to a spot of Enfields off-road riding himself) reviews the film... More...

Ride and Event Reports: Royal Enfield Open Weekend

All kinds of classic bikes attended the third Royal Enfield Open Weekend, when 2000-plus people had the chance to try an Enfield for size... More...

Classified Ads and Events Diary: Updated!

Not only has TP updated the Events Diary, but she's done the Classified Ads as well. '60 MAC Velocette, two '67 T120s, '61 650SS, '49 Flying Squirrel, '68 Thunderbolt, and loads more...

Ride and Event Reports: Shortest Longest Day

Trevor Brooks was on the wrong side of the planet for the Longest Day Ride, so he took his Triumph T100C for his own Shortest Day antipodean adventure instead... More...

Bikes: 2008 Rickman Metisse Desert Racer

Steve McQueen’s Rickman Metisse desert racer is one of the most iconic classic bikes of all time. Now Rickman-Metisse have created a faithful, limited-edition reproduction which will appear at Motorcycle World for the first time in July... More...

Bikes: 1983 Kawasaki Z750 L3

Kawasaki's air-cooled fours of the mid-1980s offered an 'entertaining' mix of outright power, too much mass and not quite enough chassis. Alistair Rutherford remembers his first big bike... More...

Magazine: Buy Issue 50

RealClassic celebrates its 50th printed issue by including a £50 note in every magazine! Sorry, no: that’s a fib. But our 50th issue does have lots of articles on a 50-ish theme... More...

Bikes: 1978 Laverda Jota

Dave Hawes has owned his Jota for three decades and it's clocked up over 90,000 miles. Earlier this year it was judged to be the Best RealClassic at the Ardingly Show... More...

Ride and Event Reports: Meldreth Manor Motorcycle Show

We need more midweek classic bike shows. Is there a better way to spend a Wednesday evening than wandering round a field or two full of bikes? Martin Gelder went along to find out... More...

Shedology: Shed-Dwelling Again

The workshop (shed, garage or whathaveyou) is an essential part of classic biking life, it seems. John R Kerridge (aka Yorkie) explains why every man should have one... More...

Ride and Event Reports: West Country Wanderings

There’s a healthy contingent of RC readers in the south-west of England and, as NVNL reports, they have plenty to do at this time of year... More...

Events Diary: Updated!

It's the weekend. Don't sit staring at this screen, go for a ride. Wondering where to go? Just for you, TP has updated the Events Diary....

Ride and Event Reports: Coventry Centenary Celebration

Many of Britain’s most famous motorcycling marques were created in Coventry. This summer, a special event was organised to celebrate 100 years of automotive engineering in the area... More...

Classified Ads: Updated!

Where else would you see a pair of Honda 400/4s either side of a Suzuki GS750 chop, with a Seeley TLR200,a Guzzi Spada outfit and an NSU Fox barn find? Check out the updated Classified Ads...

Bikes: 1972 CZ Jawa 175 - Part 3

Jeff Nordstrom’s transport while he was at college was a remarkably robust 175cc CZ. Think back to the days when you had no other transport for carrying the weekly grocery shopping... More...

Bikes: Moto Morini Three and a Half: Otto

It runs! Quick, take it to bits again! With a deadline in sight, Martin Gelder's 1982 Moto Morini 350 Sport finally receives some much needed attention after sitting in the shed for two years... More...

Shedology: Shed-Dwelling

Classic bike enthusiasts can often be found in garages and workshops. How can you make the most of your spannering? Karl Bentley muses upon sheds and other places of violence... More...

Bikes: 1957 Norton 30M

The Manx may well be Norton’s most famous motorcycle. What’s it like to own a living legend? Dave Catton explains...
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Bikes: 1972 CZ Jawa 175 - Part 2

Several decades ago, Jeff Nordstrom’s first riding experiences as a child were enjoyed aboard his dad’s CZ 175. Time passed, and Jeff wanted a motorcycle all of his own... More...

Classic Clubs: The BSA C Model Group

Paul Wood is a fan of the pre-unit Beesa Cee series of classic bikes. Turns out he’s not the only person who likes them...
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Classified Ads and Events Diary: Updated!

From the sublime to the ridiculous: Ural trike or BSA B33, Ducati Monster or Buell Cyclone, ''75 T140V or '05 W650, '74 Morini or '38 B21 – you decide which is which. Classified Ads updated today!

Bikes: 1972 CZ Jawa 175 - Part 1

As a child, Jeff Nordstrom’s first encounter with an old bike involved his dad’s CZ-JAWA. That probably explains quite a bit...
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Ride and Event Reports: The Flossie Run

When Graham Ham and the Kent Contingent decide to do something, they do it properly. The story of Flossie's Big Day will bring a lump to the throat of even the ruftiest and tuftiest classic motorcyclist... More...

Magazine: Buy Issue 49

The May issue of RealClassic sports a Misty Green cover theme, and features articles on Sunbeams, C15s and other classic bikes which don’t quote rhyme... More...

Classified Adverts: Updated!

Someone out there wants a Stafford Mobile Pup, a DMW 200, a Suzuki TS185ER, a Honda GB500, an Ariel Sports Arrow or a Greeves Pathfinder. All in the Classified Ads, freshly updated...

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....