Ariel

  • The Toastmaster Challenge, Part the Fourth

    The Toastmaster Challenge, Part the Fourth

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    If you’re going to rebuild a burned-out Ariel Huntmaster, then you’re going to need spare parts. Lots of them.

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  • The Toastmaster Challenge, Part the Third

    The Toastmaster Challenge, Part the Third

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    Is this any way to restore a traditional British classic bike? The story of Frank Westworth’s improbable rebuild continues. Slowly…

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  • The Toastmaster Challenge, Part the Second

    The Toastmaster Challenge, Part the Second

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    Only an expert or an optimist would attempt to rebuild a totally burned-out classic motorcycle.

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  • Ariel Huntmaster Rebuild Part 1: The Toastmaster Challenge

    Ariel Huntmaster Rebuild Part 1: The Toastmaster Challenge

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    How to spend uncounted piles of money over many years in the fond hope that a shiny Ariel Huntmaster will arise from its own ashes.

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  • December issue out now

    December issue out now

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    This month’s magazine features international classics from American and Japan, alongside a bit fat stack of beautiful Britbikes – from a 1920’s flat-tanker to the trad parallel twins of the 1970s. If you’re looking for in-depth articles from experienced owners about Triumph, BSA and Norton bikes then you’ve come to the correct place! RC176 can…

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  • February issue out now

    February issue out now

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    RealClassic is a magazine about motorcycles so – unsurprisingly – this month’s magazine is full of motorcycles. There’s hardly a hovercraft in sight, and you’re flat out of luck if you were hoping for an ekranoplan. There are however plenty of old Britbikes, an awesome Italian classic, and one bound-to-be-controversial Hinckley Triumph. Here’s how you…

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  • December issue out now

    December issue out now

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    Winter drawers on! We’ve been waiting all year to make that joke. We have also decked the halls with boughs of holly for the fabulous festiveness that is RC164. The December issue of the monthly RealClassic magazine is indeed a veritable cornucopia of classic motorcycling. And some dodgy old bikes. And even a shock-horror-hold-the-front-page new…

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  • Ariel Square Four

    Ariel Square Four

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    In the December issue of RealClassic, Roger Slater rebuilds a four-cylinder Ariel engine. Here’s the historical context to this remarkable motorcycle… The Square Four started as a twinkle in Edward Turner’s eye back in the 1920s when he worked at BSA. After moving to Ariel and enlisting the aid of engineer Bert Hopwood, Turner’s idea…

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  • Classic bikes for sale

    Classic bikes for sale

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    As usual, the monthly magazine includes an eclectic collection of classic bikes you can buy. Here’s a tempting selection of some private-sale classic motorcycles from our Small Ads, including two radically different Triumphs, an Ariel off-roader, a BMW bruiser and one of Kawasaki’s more civilised two-stroke triples… TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE 750. 1977 T140J Silver Jubilee. 14,700…

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  • Classic Bikes For Sale

    Classic Bikes For Sale

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    There are simply stacks of brilliant classic bikes to buy in this issue of RealClassic magazine. In fact, there’s so many that we were total spoiled for choice with our online selection – so this month we’ll do TWO Small Ad Showcases. First up, six of the best old British bikes, simply begging for your…

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