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Motorcycles in the Movies

8th May 2022 RowenaH Features, News

The book ‘Taking it to the Limit: 20 Years Of Making Motorcycle Movies’ explores the untold stories from 40 films about motorcycle racing, including the award-winning Take It To The Limit. The author and filmmaker Peter Starr (above) reveals otherwise unpublished stories about some of the world’s greatest motorcycle stars, including Kenny Roberts and Barry Sheene – and the story…

50 Not Out

29th April 2022 RowenaH Features, News

Half a century years ago (that’s 1972, for anyone who struggles with numbers that large!), Lynbrook Insurance was created – which makes the business something of a classic in its own right. So we’d like to say a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY from the whole RC Crew. 30 years ago, due to the personal interest of one of the partners –…

Ride-In to Romney Marsh

28th April 2022 RowenaH Events, News

The popular Romney Marsh Ride-In Show and bikejumble returns on 8th May, for the first of three events scheduled for the 2022 season. As well as the usual motorcycle-only jumble, with outdoor pitches and more stalls in a huge marquee, this event also includes a special ride-in show. Visitors riding to Romney Marsh on a classic bike can enter it…

Motorcycling Memories

10th April 2022 RowenaH Features, Reviews, Your Ride

Frank Burbery has a warning for readers of RealClassic. Beware! After reading his first copy, he immediately bought two classic bikes (and a subscription to the magazine. Top man). This classic motorcycling thing is catching… I bought a 250 Can-Am Bombadier after reading about it in the RC. This was the first 2-stroke I’d owned for years, a first-time starter…

Tiger Cub Book Back!

20th March 2022 RowenaH Features, News, Reviews

It’s been out of print for a while, but the Triumph Tiger Cub Bible is now available once again, as Mike Powell explains… The Tiger Cub Bible is back in print from Veloce Publishing as part of their ‘classic reprint’ series. Any owner, enthusiast or rider with interest in these charismatic machines will find an answer to almost every question,…

Which Japanese classic motorcycles are the most easy to live with?

17th March 2022 RowenaH Road Tests

In our quest to uncover practical classics that are easy to live with, we turn to Japanese machines. Enter Mark Redfern, who’s in an ideal position to compare three popular middleweights… There are plenty of people looking for a middleweight, easy to ride classic. We speak to lots of prospective purchasers who come to our showroom wanting a bike which…