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Lot 274: 1971 BSA Thunderbolt

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31st August 2015

Classic Bikes at Bonhams Auction The biannual Bonhams auction takes place on Sunday as part of the Stafford Show. While most people will be watching the posh lots, we’re more interested in the bidding at the bread-and-butter end of the business… Buying at a traditional auction does involve some faffing: ideally you need to view…
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All Change at Charnwood

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31st August 2015

Charnwood Classics, the sidecar specialist, has a new team at the helm. Roy Workman dropped in to meet them… Charnwood Classic Restorations used to be based at Coalville in Leicestershire, and it had been run by Jim and Rose D’arcy for the last 25 years. They built the business up to be one of the…
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South of England RealClassic Bike Show and Jumble – This Sunday

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31st August 2015

The doors open at 10am at Ardingly, on Sunday 25th October for the South of England RealClassic Bike Show and Jumble. Here’s just some of what you can look forward to… RealClassic magazine subscribers should remember to take their RC Club cards* along to this event, to enter at the discounted admission rate of £5.…
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'The Dragon Motorcycle Rally', by Carol Morgan

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31st August 2015

Only the brave can boast that they’ve attended the mid-winter Dragon Rally. This book explains how it started and what makes it so special… This book covers nearly 50 years of the historic Welsh Dragon Motorcycle Rally, from 1962 to date, and it comprises of a collection of articles, stories, statistics and photographs from riders…
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Royal Enfield Bullet Sixty-5

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31st August 2015

After reading various roadtests, Aged P actually bought one. He shares his first impressions of the Enfield Sixty-5 and gives some Real Classic Motorcycle advice to other prospective returning riders… Bear in mind that, after many years away from bikes and biking, I regard myself now as a ‘returning novice’, and I never was much…
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On a Wing and a Prayer

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31st August 2015

Sidecars are… different. But fun. Real Fun. Anarchy takes a walk around a German Gold Wing Classic Combo… Motorcycles with sidecars are scarce these days in the UK but in Germany they are relatively thriving. Germany even has its own motorcycle sidecar magazine that features the latest state of the art combinations and developments. My…
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Hog Fever, by Richard La Plante

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31st August 2015

In theory this book is about Harley-Davidsons but, as Dave Blendell discovers, the marque is almost immaterial. This could be the funniest book you’ll ever read about motorcycling in general… The cover blurb reads; ‘This book is the handbook for the first-time Harley rider and anybody else who’s ever dreamed of a life in the…
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Jawa 650

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31st August 2015

Another new-old bike hits the street, using a familiar Rotax engine in a classic-shaped chassis. Rowena Hoseason tells us all about it… There is no doubt that there’s a huge European market for a middleweight single-cylinder streetbike. That’s the market which all but kept BMW afloat when their Boxers were out of fashion; BMW sold…
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Laverda Twins & Triples Bible by Ian Falloon

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31st August 2015

Bru Enzer is best known to the RealClassic world as ‘Laverdabru’, and so it was almost inevitable that this book would land in his lap at some point… Us Laverda owners and fanciers are not best provided for on the books front. My personal collection, after years of Mirage ownership, comprises a photocopy of Tim…
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1924 Montgomery-Anzani 1000cc V-Twin

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31st August 2015

How much would you pay for a fully restored classic motorcycle? Ten thousand pounds, maybe? Don’t drink anything while you read this – spluttering tea makes an awful mess of the screen… Montgomery motorcycles, built in the 1920s, were considered to be something rather special. Montgomery made exclusive machines, well finished and well presented, although…
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