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August 2025

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RealClassic revels in the nuts and bolts of running, riding and rebuilding real classic motorcycles. Expert and enthusiastic real-life riders from across the world share their passion for old bikes.

SUNBEAM MODEL 90

A 1927 Sunbeam racer for the road? Alan Cathcart has far too much fun…

TRIUMPH TROPHY TR5

What to do when you finally buy the bike of your dreams and it won’t actually work? Mike Powell tracked down his Trophy, and Paul Henshaw got it going again…

NORTON COMMANDO ROADSTER

The Plan had been to borrow a T140 Bonneville with an electric starter, but there happened to be a self-starting Norton nearby. Frank Westworth chose the latter, inevitably…

BSA C11

You can over-egg a pudding, hold a candle to the sun or butter those parsnips past perfection. Or you can spoodle a C11 beyond reasonable expectation, as Neil Cairns discovers…

And there’s lots more, as well as the regulars, including: We’ve Got Mail!, Pub Talk, Ollie’s Oddjobs and Tales from the Shed.

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