Be afraid. Be very afraid. Someone has let PaulG80 back into the workshop… and this time he's adjusting things which spark!
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Most classic bike riders, over time, develop a certain familiarity with a range of workshop tools. PaulG80 has a rummage through his toolchest... More...

The second article in a series of more than one: Professor A presents a Real Classic Shed-o-Vision guide to Royal Enfield Bullet Front Brake Servicing... More...

Real Classic proudly presents a Shed-o-Vision step by step guide to RE Bullet steering head bearing maintenance, with words and pictures from Professor A... More...

You think you can keep your classic bikes safe in the shed? Think again. HumberNut reveals that his dining room has been invaded by Humber engines... More...

It started with a simple post about Norton Commando brakes and ended up keeping the message board buzzing for days. NVNL shares what he's learned so far... More...

If your old bike engine needs a rebore, then what happens to it during the honing process? Is this the same as glaze-busting? Can new rings improve oil consumption? Hutch explains... More...

Looking for a wonderful Xmas present this year and missed the chance to buy a (completely sold out) Real Classic Super Shed mug? Anarchy has a suggestion... More...

We've said before that restoring really old bikes is more like re-making them. Humbernut proves the point with his painstaking rebuild of a cammy Humber engine... More...

Richard M is dim. No, hang on, that's not right. Richard M's lights were dim. But now they're not. It's all to do with his spending habits, apparently... More...

Even if you are a technical know-nothing, the shed need not be a scary place. Honest. PaulG80 proves this by venturing forth to cure the chaincase leak on his Matchless... More...

Take one lump of cast iron. Apply expertise. Lots of expertise and plenty of TLC. Stand back and admire finished cylinder barrel, fins and all. (Instructions only apply to people named Humbernut!)... More...

As regular readers of the Message Board will know, Humbernut has been teasing people with tales of his 350cc Humber engine rebuild. We thought you'd enjoy a sneak preview of the work-in-progress... More...

Humbernut had just taken his newly-restored 1927 350 sidevalve for a spin, when it seized! Here's what happened once he got its top off again... More...

What do you do if you can't buy those vital spare parts which your classic bike needs? Humbernut has the answer, and it involves a milling machine, an oxyacetylene torch and boiling up the occasional piston... More...

Paul Friday has plans to make his banger sizzle. This time he explores the theory of ignition and sets a strategy for some bodging... More...

Paul Friday continues his quest to make the banger sizzle. In this installment your hero tries to find an ignition system to fit his Moto Guzzi single... More...

Paul Friday's industrial relic produces a lot less power than it could. We accompany him as he embarks upon a quest to making the old banger sizzle... More...