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

One owner • philip Archer has owned his T160 for nearly fifty years. In that time, other bikes have come and gone while the Trident gamely soldiered on. It had subsided into quiet decline - until the moment came for Philip to bring it back to life once again…

RaAcing THROUGH THE SEVENTIES

WINTER CLASSICS

TORQUE TOOLS

AMERICANA

CLEANSE & REFRESH!

STILL SNARTING

SERVICE STARS RC READERS RECOMMEND…

AYE, AYE, CAPTAIN

TRAIN OF THOUGHT

EVEN MORE VEEEE

ALPINE ADVENTURES

STOP! POLICE!

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

TAKE COMMAND!

TRIALS TRIBUTE

SPICE!

A CHALLENGE!

Bouncing BACK! • During lockdown, Robert Finan bought a Norton twin without actually seeing it. Like you do. Last year gave him the opportunity to get back into the swing of things…

SPORT STAR • Every history book will tell you that Harley took inspiration from the flat-track racers of the 1950s when they launched their first Sportster. Odgie meets a man who's still hammering the track with his XLCH…

• What Might Have Been • We all know that BSA led the British charge towards endless parallel twins. But what might have happened if they'd taken a different route? Alan Cathcart tells the tale of the B66, a very special V-twin which never was…

CLUBMAN'S CORNER

FOUR BEATS TO THE BAR • Take a triple. Make it into a four. That's it; four into three will go. Frank Westworth borrows a bike from John Young and is more than a little amazed. John tells more of the story…

VINTAGE vees • You wait for ages for a vintage V-twin to come along, and then you get three in short order. Last month Paul Henshaw rode a pair of Enfields, and this time he tries the AJS equivalent. But before Paul takes it for a spin, Rowena Hoseason delves into the model's background…

Riding Life • Half a century ago, Bill and Malc began their riding lives with old Brits. Bill still has his first Bantam and Malc was reunited with his Triumph 250. But most of their time together revolves around BSAs, including a momentous event in 2020…

Outward Bound • Adventures, autojumbles and grand days out: point your wheels this way!

FLAT OUT • Odgie's quest to build a world-beating vintage-class flat-tracker started with a frame, and last month he bagged the basics of a B50 engine. Onto the suspension!

KRAFT WERK • John Lay's 1952 ohv single nears completion. Time to finally defeat the delinquent dynamo and get this old trooper back on the road!

THE HISTORY BIT

JOB DONE

PUB TALK

WRITE4REAL • Have you got something to say about your old bike? Would you like to see your P&J preserved on the printed page? Claim your 75 minutes of fa me and write for RealClassic…

Ollie's ODDJOBS • Sometimes, a trip down memory lane with an old motorcycle involves more than mere nostalgia. 01 lie Hut me relives part of his past that he thought he'd left well behind him…

TALES FROM THE SHED • Move over,...