Your May magazine has just been published and is now available for mail-order or digital delivery. In just a couple of clicks, you could read all about… what might be the most beautiful motorcycle ever built, the ideal ‘twilight bike’, a really rare racer and a Panther which came in from the cold
As usual, RC265 features the best of British bikes, international classics and other intriguing machines which capture our attention. Your contributors are Editor Frank Westworth, historian Jacqueline Bickerstaff, the inimitable Odgie, Paul Henshaw aka the ‘Bullet whisperer’, Rowena Hoseason, Alan Cathcart, Ollie Hulme, Kevin Lemire and our other expert and enthusiast authors who write about the bikes they know inside out.
Here’s what you’ll find inside:
AJS SILVER STREAK
When Edward Turner started polishing up Triumph’s Tigers in the 1930s, AMC did something similar with their range of single-cylinder roadbikes. The result was the AJS Model 22SS, 26SS and 18SS; three of the prettiest bikes you’ll ever clap eyes on
BSA BANTAM SPECIAL
It started life as a D14/4, but this little lightweight now boasts an electric start!
BSA B31 BUILD
Odgie completes his Beesa project and takes the finished article for a rapid ride
LAVERDA ALPINO
The first part of a new rebuild series, in which a 500 twin is returned to the road. If, that is, the missing components can be successfully located…
MOTO GUZZI 850T
Our man in America brings a 1975 V-twin back to life and indulges in some ‘reverse alchemy’
PANTHER MODEL 120
If you always wanted one of Phelon & Moore’s thumping big singles, and finally bought one to celebrate a significant birthday, then you’re not going to let a little thing like a snowstorm get in the way of your first proper ride…
ROYAL ENFIELD CLASSIC 350
Can you really enjoy riding on modern roads with only 20bhp on tap? After 10,000 miles, this owner has the answer
TRIUMPH 3TA TRAILIE
The first part of two episodes, involving conflagration and electrocution ins a quest to achieve smooth running with a unit-contribution 350 twin
TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE SPECIAL
A very special Bonnie, built by Norman Hyde to his Harrier specification, and based around a 2006 790cc Hinckley triple
VELOCETTE RACERS
Back in the mists of time, Velocette built works dohc racers. Today, the baton of double-knocker development has been passed to Team Velo
PLUS! PUB reports from the Pioneer Run, and there’s plenty of other events to attend; Small Ads featuring classics for sale; readers write about KLG spark plugs, racing aces and tyring times, and Frank tackles the front end of his Triumph TR65 project
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