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The BSA Rocket 3 with three lives

10th January 2024 Trevor Drury Features, From The Archive

Over the years, we’ve featured many (many!) BSA and Triumph triples in RealClassic. Trevor Drury explains how his much-modded Rocket 3 evolved into the machine you see here… Words and photographs by Trevor Drury The Rocket 3 was built on 9th June 1971 and shipped the next day to California. It returned to the UK in 2007, repatriated by the…

BSA Singles: C15 vs B40

15th November 2023 John Blackburn Features

The BSA C15 and B40 are famously long-lived, robust old bikes. But which is better? John Blackburn has owned both… BSA singles often appear in RealClassic and in Paul Henshaw’s article on the BSA B40 in RC213 he mentions that ‘the B40 offers more of everything for the same size and style of machine as the C15, but with larger…

New BSA Gold Star: available in August?

12th July 2022 RowenaH Features, News

The new BSA Gold Star single was the star of the show at Brooklands this month, and more details about the brand-new heritage model are being announced almost every day. The dohc liqud-cooled is being built by Classic Legends, a subsidiary of the Mahindra Group. Earlier this month they appointed an exclusive UK distributor, an offshoot of Motorcycles Direct /…

The New Year started at Newark…

15th January 2020 RowenaH Events

The CBG Winter Classic might be dedicated to classic motorcycles but it also hosts ‘Scooter World’ for spectators to admire. Roy Workman enjoyed both aspects of this growing event… This very popular show is held at the Newark Showground just off the A1 in Lincolnshire. I rode in to display my machine on the club stand at 8.15 on Saturday…

50-50 Triple Challenge: Winners On The Way!

23rd January 2019 RowenaH Events

On 26th January, the year-long 50-50 Challenge results will be announced by organiser John Young. To celebrate 50 years of the BSA Rocket 3 and Triumph Trident in 2018, John organised this worldwide event to ‘get triples out of garages and on the road’… and raise a shedload of cash for charity. Participants based anywhere in the world competed to…

December issue out now

3rd December 2018 RowenaH Latest Issue

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 be downloaded in digital format…