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!)

FROM THE FRONT

Real Classic

ARGENT Admiration • Possibly the most beautiful motorcycle ever built, claimed AJS of their Silver Streak trio, and Rowena Hoseason is inclined to agree…

THINKING OF BUYING?

INCOMING • RC readers write, rant and rattle on… Summat to say? Send your comments, hints, tips, tales of woe and derring-don't to

BEESA PEOPLE

BRIGHT SPARKS

GREY DAYS

HOME GROUND

CRUISING!

SERVICE STARS

RACING ACES

TYRING TIMES!

LETTER FROM AMERICA • Three cousins, one bike, fifty years, a long trail of dollars, and… alchemy!

SUNSET BOULEVARD • Twenty horsepower? That’s surely not enough to keep up with traffic or to take touring? Au contraire, says John Moulton, who reckons he’s found his ideal ‘twilight bike’…

Ancient and Modern • A Harrier is a bird which had a fighter plane named after it. Also a fast, agile motorcycle. Alan Cathcart gets to grips with the Hyde Harrier…

PART THE LAST Small Heath Survivor • Conventionally, the final episode of a rebuild series is where the Proud Builder takes it for a test ride and tells us wotllitdo, mister. But you can rely on Odgie to be anything but conventional…

DOUBLE OR Nothing • Although they’re based in New Zealand, Team Velo’s very special Velocette singles regularly race at the Classic Manx GP. Stuart Francis has observed the evolution of their 350 and 500 dohc engines…

TESTING TIMES

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

Finding FINE FETTLE • If your old bike won't quite run right, you can rely on Paul Henshaw to endure conflagration and electrocution in his quest to make it start, stop and accelerate in between…

Make DO & MEND • Last year, Stu Thomson brought a Laverda 350 twin back to life. Now it’s time to tackle the Alpino’s bigger brother and return the 500 to the road. No mean feat, with half the motorcycle missing…

Ollie’s ODDJOBS • In which Ollie repeats himself, returns to familiar pastures and discusses life in the hen house. Or something…

PUB TALK • The Pioneer Run 2026: a hell of a ride, in a slightly too literal sense of the word…

TALES FROM THE SHED • Is it finished yet? Frank’s feeling dazed and confused. Nothing new there, then…

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