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Chico Rasia has finally found his chosen classic: an early Eighties CB400. Now all he has to do is to get it to stop. And start. Which to worry about first?… This is the second installment on a series of articles about the Honda CB400 twin – it must only mean one thing: I’ve bought…

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When is CB350 Paul not CB350 Paul? When he’s Speed Twin Paul, of course. The Speed Twin route to classic motorcycle contentment is not necessarily a straight- forward one, however… A year ago I decided that I must try to own another British bike. I’d only ever owned one previously, and that was a 1952…

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Shock-horror! After much online debate, a RealClassic.co.uk reader splashes some cash on a shiny Triumph twin! Paul Webb explains how he’s fallen in love with his second-ever Britbike, and now all his thoughts are golden… Somewhere on this page you should see some photos of my newly acquired Triumph 3TA, one of the rare 1964…

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The first part of the story of Waltzing Walter the Rotor-Racer appeared in issue 28 of the magazine but was cut somewhat short. So here’s the whole thing: from drawing board to TT triumph to the National Motorcycle Museum… You’re probably familiar with the Norton racers of the 1990s; the sleek black beasts which caused…

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When is a Harley-Davidson not really a Harley-Davidson? When it’s an Armstrong, of course! The military motorcycle plot thickens on both sides of the Atlantic: Allan Johnson stirs the soup… There’s some rather interesting background history to the origins of the Armstrong MT500 and 350, which also explains how H-D got back into the military…

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by Paul Grace If you have a big pile of bits which could possibly be built into an Enfield off-roader, and no experience of riding in classic scrambles whatsoever, then it seems only natural to take on a classic motocross challenge. Anarchy did just that, and then he wrote a book about it… Before saying…

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Part one of a modern classic tale from Bros-Rider. He starts with a confession and ends with burnt fingers. When will he, will he be famous?.. My name is Owen (Bros-Rider), and I ride a Honda Bros… Sorry… wrong night. Ahem… Anyway, My name is Owen, and I do ride a Honda Bros. Which as…

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Shaun Gibbons (AKA the Kent Correspondent) covered over 40,000 miles on his Beesa, and knew its engine needed some serious attention. With the help of other BSAOC members, that was just what it got… It all started about six years ago. I owned a B40 which would always get you there but NEVER home again.…

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When Geoff Reid bought a cheap restoration project, he wasn’t expecting to unravel the working history of a 250cc police machine. Classic bikes tend to bring you more than you bargained for… How do you while away a spare half hour at work? The answer is simple. If there is no one around, why not…

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Kel Boyce lusted after a little Enfield back in the 1970s. Then he bought one. Then he took it apart. And then… it had to be put back together again! It was winter, so I started with the engine rebuild, as the lump could be easily accommodated on the kitchen table. The crankcases were helicoiled…

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