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Fabio Taglioni: Ducati’s legendary designer

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24th November 2024

For 30 years Fabio Taglioni was Ducati’s Direttore Tecnico, and was responsible for all manner of engine designs ranging from single cylinder lightweights to a massive V-four. He’s probably best-remembered for the marque’s bevel drive 90-degree V-twins. For the whole of his career, Taglioni held the racetrack to be the finest proving ground available for…
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AJS Lightweights

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9th October 2024

Many RealClassic riders are keen to find a trim and nimble motorcycle with classic credentials. Rowena Hoseason considers the modern AJS range – and talks to actual owners who’ve bought these bikes…
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Winner! Winner!

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8th October 2024

As regular readers will know, you get more than just a magazine when you take out a subscription to RealClassic. You’re automatically enrolled in the RealClassic Club which gives you access to the members-only Facebook group, and you’ll receive the monthly ‘Members’ Enclosure’ newsletter with your magazine (digital subscribers should continue past the final pages…
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Let’s Torque Norton

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1st October 2024

50 years ago, there was a lotta torque about Norton. That conversation continued at this year’s Norton Day… Even if you’ve never owned a Norton motorcycle, you must’ve heard the brilliant slogan which appeared in the early 1970s. All that torque about Norton inspired the Norton Owners Club to lay on an entire day of…
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Build Book Better!

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24th September 2024

He’s been and gone and done it again. Odgie – aka Crazy Odge, for reasons we can’t possibly comment upon – has just published a new book. Well, a pair of new books. And whereas his earlier book, Confessions Of An Esoteric Engineer, was a wild rollercoaster ride involving but not limited to motorcycles, hotrods,…
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Triumph Club 75th Celebration

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26th May 2024

In 1949, the Triumph MCC was initially established. This summer, 75 years later, the TOMCC celebrated that milestone moment in fine style with a once in a lifetime jamboree at Shelsley Walsh’s iconic hill climb venue. Shelsey Walsh itself has a special place in Triumph history. Back in 1946, Irish rider Ernie Lyons set fastest…
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Ariel Huntmaster: Ground-up build

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5th April 2024

When retirement came a-calling, Bob decided that a ground-up classic bike build would be the ideal project to keep him out of trouble. Little did he know…
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Clubman’s Corner: cover your Kettle!

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23rd January 2024

Members of the Kettle Club – which caters for Suzuki’s iconic 750 two-stroke – now benefit from a bespoke insurance scheme, specifically tailored to meet their needs… Launched in 1971, the water-cooled inline triple established itself as a smooth, comfortable grand tourer, unique in a world dominated by identikit four-cylinder four-stroke sportsbikes. At 550lb, the…
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Norton Model 50: Something a little different

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19th January 2024

Norton was long associated with sporting singles, especially the firm’s highly competitive cammy racers of the pre-war era. But in the mid-1950s a very different single-cylinder 350 joined the line-up, as Rowena Hoseason reveals…
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Mind, Body & Motorcycling

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26th December 2023

It’s the time of year to celebrate – but that can be particularly difficult for some people. RC regular Odgie shares his own personal perspective… As we get older we seem to have no great dread of talking about our physical ailments – how many bikes do we see for sale in RC and other…
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