Latest Issue Archives

December 2023

4th December 2023 Alex Bestwick Latest Issue RC

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. This month: Norton Commando Mk3 Electric starter? Twin disc brakes? Easy-adjust Isolastics? Frank Westworth renews a long-lost acquaintance… Seeley Condor Take a race engine, install it in a race frame,…

November 2023

4th November 2023 Alex Bestwick Latest Issue RC

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. This month: BSA Rocket Gold Star The modern Gold Star has stolen the limelight of late. But, as Rowena Hoseason explains, BSA built a rip-snorting roadster back in 1962, one…

October 2023

30th September 2023 Alex Bestwick Latest Issue RC

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. This month: Record Breaker! Cast your mind back a decade, to 2013, when Alan Cathcart went record-breaking with a Brough Superior. He tells the tale… AJS Lightweights Our quest for a…

September 2023

1st September 2023 Classic Bike Hub UK Latest Issue

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. This month: Matchless Model X X marks the Sports Tourer spot! Alan Cathcart uncovers the delights of the Matchless V-twin. Two Triumph Twins Have you ever swapped riding between a T140…

August Issue

4th August 2023 Classic Bike Hub UK Latest Issue

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. This month: Art Deco Henderson Motorcycle Art? Never seen an Art Deco motorcycle? Here’s one now, all the way from the USA. Alan Cathcart tells its remarkable tale… BSA A65 Thunderbolt…

July Issue

29th June 2023 Classic Bike Hub UK Latest Issue

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. This month: Electric beezer! It is surely time that a kit was available to electrify your BSA twin. Frank Westworth delighted in riding one such… BSA Gold Star 650 Is BSA’s…