- Top 200! Bumper issue out now
200 months ago, RealClassic magazine rolled off the press for the very first time. And now you can read the 200th issue, a special edition with extra articles crammed in to celebrate being very, very old indeed. Read on to discover what’s inside the December 2020 magazine, and how you can read it in print or digital formats… We couldn’t let this milestone pass without a special celebration. So the 200th issue of RealClassic magazine boasts not one, not two, but three extra articles about interesting, obscure and intriguing old motorcycles. You’ll also find all the usual suspects – such …
RealClassic Reading: Going The Wrong Way
Part travelogue, part coming of age adventure, this book explores the physical and inner journeys of a young man who left Belfast aboard a café racer Moto Guzzi in the early 1970s…
In part this book was irritating because the author did his big trip when he was 21 and 21 year old males are often disinterested in culture, driven…
Kawasaki or Commando?
They may both be 750 twins but there aren’t that many other similarities between the Kawasaki Z750 and Norton’s Commando. However, it turns out that many RC readers have experience of both, as Colin Leighfield reveals…
It was great to see John Hunter’s letter in RC195 about his Kawasaki Z750B twin. With the short rear mudguard it looks like an…
RealClassic reading: Motorcycles, Mates and Memories
In this recent publication, RC member and occasional contributor Bill Snelling reflects on his lifetime passion for two-wheeling in this entertaining, motorcycle-themed autobiography.
He recalls the decades of motorcycling mayhem, mud and madness that have characterised his 70-odd years living the dream, from the early days at Arthur Lavington’s Velocette shop to pounding the long-distance trials and the many race…
Classic Techniques: practical painting
There’s a moment in every bike’s life when its paintwork needs a bit of a refresh – but you don’t want to go to the expense and extent of a full-blown professional makeover. Bob Pickett set to with the sandpaper and spray cans…
Regular readers may well recognise this particular Morini 3½, which appeared many times on the original RealClassic…
UPDATE: Ardingly AUTOJUMBLE CANCELLED
The South of England Winter Classic Bikejumble was scheduled to take place at Ardingly in West Sussex on Sunday 17 January. Unfortunately, new tier arrangements mean IT WILL NOT GO AHEAD as planned. The next classic bike event at Ardingly is instead scheduled for Sunday 28th March 2021.
It’s not been easy for any event organisers to keep things ticking…
Important notice for North American subscribers
Over recent weeks we’ve been made aware some of our North American readers have not been receiving subscription copies of their magazines for a number of months through Motorsport publications.
Motorsport Publications – an independent subscription fulfillment company – appears not to be fulfilling subscriptions and we understand communications with Motorsport have been difficult for readers.
As publisher we have…
