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!)

Real Classic

FROM THE FRONT

SIDEVALVE SUPREME • Back in the heyday of Brooklands racing, you didn’t need overhead cams – or even overhead valves – to break records. Rowena Hoseason discovers what might be the world’s fastest VB, built as a tribute to those glory days…

INCOMING! • RC readers write, rant and rattle on…

Three INTO One • When half a ton of Triumph triple feels like three times as much motorcycle as you actually need, it’s time to lose a cylinder. Or maybe two. Peter Hatfield tells a singular tale of the joy of one…

SINGULAR Urban WARRIOR • ‘Accessible Fun’. Alan Cathcart gets to grips with Royal Enfield’s Scram, and appears to enjoy the experience…

Speed Trochoid • Rotary-powered motorcycles are pretty special in standard spec. But this unique machine is even more unusual, as Henry Gregson discovers…

Curing SELLER’S REGRET • James French has a soft spot for Enfield’s sporting 250s. It’s gone beyond an infatuation and could be considered a compulsion – or just a cure for a bad case of seller’s regret…

TRAVELLING BY TITAN • Mark Whyman brought a 1970s 500 two-stroke back to life. How would it compare to his beefy British twin?

Totally Tiger • Triumph’s Cub may be small, but it still has the familiar Tiger bite. Frank Westworth enjoys life on a limit. Rowena Hoseason provides some actual facts…

Retro RIDE • Does Enfield’s 650 twin keep one foot in the past, or is it a thoroughly modern motorcycle? Fred Harrington explores its abilities…

Riding Life • When David Buckley was young, BSA’s fire-breathing Spitfire was his dream machine. So in his retirement, he recreated the 650 sportster…

OUTWARD BOUND • Rides, rallies, shows and jumbles! Point your wheels this way…

PART THE FIRST Gold STANDARD • Keith Rowles would never have chosen to restore an original Wing but… when fate gives you lemons, it’s time to make lemonade. Or learn to rebuild complicated carbs!

PART THE FIRST Totally TOO Much

PUB TALK • VMCC Banbury Run, and farm gateways in the environs of Gaydon, or ‘that’s another fine mess you have gotten me into’ (as Oliver Hardy used to say).

TALES FROM THE SHED • The CSR on the bench is providing entertainment by the boatload! Frank is on a voyage of lightweight discovery…