November Issue

RealClassic revels in the nuts and bolts of running, riding and rebuilding real classic motorcycles. Expert and enthusiastic real-life riders from across the world share their passion for old bikes.

 

Twin V Single

Two trad Britbikes from the 1950s: one single cylinder and one twin. The Velo has a reputation for being tricky to live with while Turner’s twins are famously user friendly. Stu Thompson tells the truth about long-term ownership of both…

BSA MC4 Prototype

Way back in the 1950s, BSA’s chief designer produced a prototype 250 single based around the company’s 500 twin engine. The bikes and their engines were all destroyed, except… Ollie Hulme uncovered a sole survivor, and rode it, too.

BMW R100RS

Vincent built the Black Knight. Enfield almost invented the Dreamliner. But many claim that BMW created the first truly functional motorcycle fairing. Paul Miles gets his RS in gear…

NSU 251 OSL Rebuild

RC regular John Lay set out to buy a BMW but came home with a rather different German motorcycle, one with which he and we are utterly unfamiliar…

And there’s lots more, as well as the regulars, including: We’ve Got Mail!, Pub Talk, Ollie’s Oddjobs and Tales from the Shed.

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