The people who bring you RealClassic have just launched their latest book catalogue – brimming with fantastic new titles to explore while you’re stuck at home.

Mortons Books launch brand new book catalogue brimming with new titles

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The people who bring you RealClassic have just launched their latest book catalogue – brimming with fantastic new titles to explore while you’re stuck at home. Mortons Books can now announce that The Classic MotorCycle editor James Robinson is busily preparing a book on the world famous motorcycle manufacturer Triumph, entitled Triumph: Pictorial History of the Great British Marque. It will feature Triumph…
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Newsflash! Six month MoT extension

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Classic bikes over 40 years old don’t need an MoT certificate, but many old bike riders also run younger motorcycles. Normally, these need an MoT certificate to be legal. To help prevent the spread of Covid-19, MoT due dates for cars, motorcycles and light vans will be extended by 6 months from from 30 March 2020… This question has cropped…
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Matchless G11: out of the archive!

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It’s not the most fashionable of British twins, but the 600cc Matchless has a lot going for it, said Neil Thomas… Christmas came early that year and Santa delivered a rather fine 600cc parallel twin in the shape of a 1957 Matchless G11. Sarah and Neil ran a tour business in Provence at the time. They thought it was about…
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BSA B44SS: out of the archive!

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Adrian Hughes always wanted a café racer so he built one from scratch, hoping for a cheap, fast-finish project. Well, at least part of the plan worked … My B44 was built entirely from bits and pieces which were purchased from various sources around the country. I have always wanted a café racer, so I set off to build what…
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RealClassic Reading

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‘And The Wheels Went Round’ by John Chisnall and Anthony Davis was published last year. Roy Workman is a sidecar rider so the two racing outfits on the front cover prompted him to buy it… John, the passenger, was the main contributor to the stories with Tony, the rider, adding his thoughts. What a great read! The motorcycling part of…
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