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Grimsthorpe Speed Trials

2nd October 2019 RowenaH Events Leave a comment

Every summer there’s a chance to re-live the thrills of the Edwardian era in fine style. Vintage machines are unleashed for an afternoon in the grounds of a stately home in Lincolnshire, competing for top honours along a twisting sprint track. For some of the oldest motorcycles, just completing the distance is a challenge… I recently heard about these speed…

Triumph TSX Shock Shrouds Back In Stock

20th September 2019 RowenaH Features Leave a comment

Among classic British bikes, Meriden’s venerable unit twins have perhaps the greatest range of parts still available at a reasonable price. That goes a long way towards explaining why the later T120s, T140s and TR7s make such straightforward restoration projects. However, Triumph’s rarer models have a nasty habit of using parts made from pure unobtanium, and the West-coast inspired factory…

The Toastmaster Challenge: Part The Thirteenth (unlucky for some)

9th September 2019 Web Editor Bikes, Features Leave a comment

The End of the End. Looking back: what it cost, what went wrong, and sundry Awful Truths. Frank Westworth considers whether it was worth it… This is it. This really is The End. All twelve-part series should have at least thirteen parts, don’t you agree? And this is the last. I think I’d have to commit either ritual murder or…

September issue of RealClassic OUT NOW!

2nd September 2019 Sam Hewitt Latest Issue Leave a comment

Ducati Stroker! Triumph 350! BMW R75/5! This month’s RealClassic has everything you need for running, riding and rebuilding RealClassic motorcycles. As ever, this month’s issue of RealClassic magazine is packed with glorious machines, tales from the shed, in-depth interviews and striking photography. If you’d like to read the September issue of RealClassic, then you can cut to the chase and…

The Toastmaster Challenge: Part The Twelfth

2nd September 2019 Web Editor Bikes, Features Leave a comment

The End. It’s been over a year, but now The End is finally at hand. Frank Westworth rides his rebuild… The Toastmaster saga started in a pub. I know you’ll find this hard to believe, but before I started this rebuild I was known to take a drop or two of soothing libation, and it was while my mind was…

The Toastmaster Challenge: Part The Eleventh

26th August 2019 Web Editor Bikes, Features Leave a comment

Is it The End? Or maybe the beginning of the end? Frank Westworth rediscovers Fear Of Finishing… Being An Expert carries with it considerable responsibilities. For a start, Experts are masters of bodgery levels way beyond those of mere mortals. Experts are able to overcome all obstacles, and to boldly go where the sane would fear to tread. Experts can…