Reviews

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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Trevor (Ozboy) Brooks finds an unusual Shed Surprise, and discovers a mid-Seventies Ducati twin, complete with an unusual optional extra… Poking your nose inside another bloke’s shed can bring the occasional surprise (oops, sorry vicar). You know how it is, you drop round to talk about some wobbly wheezer and peeking out from a dark…

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Alan Cole bought a limited-edition café racer, and he’s now spent two months getting to know this very practical modern classic bike… Day One After my test ride on a pre-production Bullet XR and placing my order with Richardson’s of Ripley, the bike (MCN number 06 but with no MCN stickers, just as I’d requested),…

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Warren L Mutz tried to buy a BMW but they wouldn’t sell one to him, so he ended up with a Moto Guzzi T3. And a blister on his toe… In 1979 I was determined to add a European touring bike, a brand new BMW, to my shed. I lived in New York then, about…

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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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When we feature a bike in the RealClassic magazine, there’s often a whole pile of photos left over which don’t get into print and which no one gets to see. Shame! Here you are, then: a selection of previously unseen snaps for your delectation… Random Matchlesses on eBay.co.uk Matchless G80CS Fact Pack Engine Type: Air-cooled…

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Flaming June. And flaming revision. Martin Gelder promises himself a post exam Real Classic ride, but ends up stuck in the shed writing lists of things to do and things to buy… I hate exams. I’ve always hated exams. I hated them at school, I hated them in the sixth form, and I’m pretty sure…

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It’s Bonfire Night, so what better time to catch up with the second instalment of PaulG80’s Diary of a Sadman. Time to start making a big pile of bits; anyone got a light? Right then where were we? Ah yes. I remember now. I had just finished with the first part of this series… in…

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