Top 200! Bumper issue out now

200 months ago, RealClassic magazine rolled off the press for the very first time. And now you can read the 200th issue, a special edition with extra articles crammed in to celebrate being very, very old indeed. Read on to discover what’s inside the December 2020 magazine, and how you can read it in print or digital formats… We couldn’t…

RealClassic Reading: adventure riding!

Regular readers of the magazine will be familiar with the (mis)adventures of Nick Adams as he explores the byways and back-roads of northern Canada – usually on vaguely inappropriate elderly motorcycles. Nick captures the untamed landscapes through which he rides alone – often without meeting another human being for days on end – and shares that experience with us in…

RealClassic Reading: new BSA book

It’s unusual for us all to be amazed by a book about one of the best-known British marques, but Peter Crawford has produced a remarkable gem. And it’s all about the A65 twin, as you might expect from the title: ‘Thunderbolts & Lightning’. In fact the book is far more than that – it is a careful and revealing study…

PREVIEW: December issue of RealClassic magazine

The brand new December edition of RealClassic magazine is packed full of classic machines, tales from the shed, in-depth interviews and striking photography. Here’s what’s coming up in the December edition: BMW R90/6 BMW’s boxer twins of the 1970s simultaneously embraced the company’s heritage and indicated their purposeful direction of travel. Nolan Woodbury appreciates the oft-overlooked sibling to the sleek R90/S. Honda…