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

Little ITALY • Royal Enfield styled several of their 250 sports singles to resemble the fashionable Latin lightweights of the time. Dave Barkshire discovers that a 1965 GT embodies Continental cornering, too…

QUICK LINKS

MANY, MANY MOTORCYCLES

EN VACANCE

KWAKING UP!

RADIO HAM

SERVICE STARS

SMOKE SIGNALS

MAGNI-FICENT

LAVVING IT

GUARDED!

SHOP TALK

EARLY STARTER

Christmas Gift Guide

One-Year WONDERBIKE • Ambition is a wonderful thing. Gilera wanted to build a range of radical new machinery, but managed only a single model for a single year. Alan Cathcart rode it…

THINKING OF BUYING?

BIG Brother's BANTAM • Inspired by his older brother, Sam, Fred Harrington took to two wheels as soon as he could. So when Sam’s old Bantam came up for sale, Fred was happy to welcome it home and give it pride of place

SERVICE STARS AND EASY MODS

THINKING OF BUYING?

MEET THE MIDDLE MAN • Back in the day, Suzuki’s middleweight two-stroke was more expensive than a 380 and had half the street cred of a 750 superbike. Paul Miles muses whether it’s a misunderstood masterpiece or merely midsize mush…

SUZUKI GT550 FACT PACK

Winter warmer • As the skies grow dark and the gutters fill with cold rain. Frank Westworth’s been rediscovering a lightweight approach to winter

ARIEL BY BSA

Vintage & VERERAN • There’s a world of difference between the motorcycles you can ride in the veteran Pioneer Run and its vintage equivalent, the Banbury Run. Reg Eyre takes a look at two generations of Sunbeam 350s, one from each era…

Classic Techniques • When Greg Campbell’s Gold Star developed a high CLASSIC -rev stutter TECHNIQUES , his quest to perfect its carburetion began. And took more than two years to complete…

Star QUALITY • Odgie’s project to build a lightweight British single for a friend is nearing completion. Time for a bit of metal bashing!

PUB TALK • PUB has been out and about at events at Sywell and Rugby – hooray! She did miss the Kop hillclimb though (and the VMCC 75th anniversary event at Cadwell Park) – boo…

Ollie's ODDJOBS • Four on the floor! Ollie discovers why four-cylinder motorcycles are so popular…

TALES FROM THE SHED • Be silent, doubting person! Frank has been applying hard stares and serious bad language in his attempts to make the old Sunbeam S8 run again. Fortunately he avoided trying to apply skill…

REAL CLASSIC READING