Reviews

Phil Speakman reviews a book which wanders from the subject of classic bikes, but which reflects the journey of one particularly distraught motorcycle rider… As someone who is unmarried, with no children, I think it is fair to say that it’s near impossible for me to really appreciate just what Neil Peart has been through.…

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Restoring a family heirloom is a daunting task, especially if the heirloom is a B33 which spent a decade wrapped up in a plastic paddling pool. Read how Andrew J Davies rose to the challenge as his restoration tale unfolds… From A(JS) to B(SA) ‘Dad, can I wash The Bike today?’ I was always the…

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What was that about ‘once bitten’? it didn’t apply to Phillip Rashleigh. After a bad Britbike experience in the 1980s he’s come back for a re-match… I guess I had better start at the beginning and then move onto where I have got to, and then head to where I am going to finish. Like…

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Do you know the difference between a B31, a B32 and a B33? With the aid of this book, you could become a BSA boffin… The cover blurb suggests that this book concen-trates on the top-notch Beezer singles, the high performance Gold Stars and Catalina special editions, but in fact much of it is given…

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Trevor (Ozboy) Brooks swapped a 1970 Triumph 500 for a 1969 Triumph 500. Out on the road together, the pair turned out to be non-identical twins… When I sold my T100R Daytona a number of people were aghast. I then acquired a T100C, to many eyes as akin to the Daytona as two peas in…

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Never mind going from Land’s End to John O’Groats, here’s a great documentary about a man who takes his travelling seriously. Would you ride a 350 Bullet to Tibet? I’ve probably mentioned before that reviewing bike videos is probably one of my least favourite tasks (and I’m the person who empties the cat litter tray…

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Kicking over classic bikes might be part of the ‘charm’ but not everyone appreciates all the fuss. Steve Hodgson went in search of an electric leg for his single-cylinder Guzzi… It all started when my recently acquired Moto Guzzi Nuovo Falcone 500 Military and I decided to go on its maiden voyage to Elvington with…

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15 years ago, Martin Gelder decided to ride his Guzzi Le Mans to French Le Mans to watch a bit of Easter endurance racing. Judging by the length of this story, he’s never really recovered from the experience… Some things are destined not to happen. No matter what you do, no matter how carefully you…

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When you develop a fascination with a rare breed of vintage motorcycle, you just can’t stop finding the things. Humbernut unearths, adopts and revitalises another unusual machine… As you know from previous articles on RealClassic, I am keen on Humber motorcycles and their restoration. I also like to put pen to paper by writing about…

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Like Honda, Kawasaki built both four-cylinder and two-cylinder 400s in the late 70s and early 1980s. Roy and Chris Workman have been running a twin as regular transport for nearly 20 years… This bike was originally registered on 31st December 1982; somebody had obviously bought themselves a New Year present! The machine is a Kawasaki…

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