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  • Boston Bike Night

    Boston Bike Night

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    Every year, for one night only in July, the small town of Boston in Lincolnshire overflows with motorcycles of all shapes, sizes and descriptions. Roy Workman went along to admire the classic bikes… It seems like only yesterday that I was at this meeting last year. Time really does fly when you’re enjoying yourself! This…

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  • Classic Bikes For Sale

    Classic Bikes For Sale

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    Our online Small Ad Showcase features six of the best private adverts from the current issue of RealClassic magazine. This time around we’ve selected Britbikes by Norton, BSA and Triumph, a smashing lightweight Japanese classic, an interesting European off-roader, and a tidy Italian alternative… BSA B40, 1963. MoT till Jul 18. New battery and regulator.…

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  • Sunbeam S8

    Sunbeam S8

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    The August issue of RealClassic magazine features a splendid story of perseverance and commensurate success, as RC regular Stuart Urquhart fettles one of Sunbeam’s unique inline twins. There wasn’t space in print to show off the delightful original illustrations to best effect – so here they are in full-size web-o-vision, along with a quick history…

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  • August issue out now

    August issue out now

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    RC160 rolls off the production line and this month’s magazine covers more than half a century of classic motorcycling, with tall tales about Continental classics from Italy, Germany and Denmark, plus a selection of brilliant British bikes, and the Japanese interpretation of the trad big Brit single. Here’s exactly what’s inside the issue – available…

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  • British and Classic

    British and Classic

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    Back in 1977 Paula Davis and Beaver Hughes, interested in old British motorcycles, said ‘let’s start a club.’ Six people took the idea to heart and founded the North West Wales British Motorcycle Preservation Society. This year, the Society celebrated its 40th anniversary, and Richard Jones was there to capture the highlights for us… The…

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  • A Vintage Venture

    A Vintage Venture

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    The Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club is dedicated to bikes built before 1940 – and many of these magnificent machines are regularly ridden. Richard Jones found some real rarities at last month’s Rose of the Shires run. As you can see, there isn’t a better venue than Stoke Bruerne for this type of event, particularly when…

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  • July issue available now

    July issue available now

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    This month’s magnificent magazine offers V-twins from Italy and America, an airhead from Germany, alongside Britbike twins, singles and triples all for your entertainment, education and edification. BMW R80, Part One When you buy a cheap bike on eBay there’s always a chance that one of its minor problems might be something major. In this…

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  • Classic Bikes at Cassington

    Classic Bikes at Cassington

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    What happens when you take a rural village to the west of Oxford, usual population less than a thousand people, close the through road and then add something between 5000 and 10,000 motorcycles, their riders and other visitors? You get Cassington Bike Night of course, now one of the great summer events in this part…

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  • Classic Motorcycle Meet

    Classic Motorcycle Meet

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    There were a multitude of classic motorcycles at Stony Straford near Milton Keynes recently. It must take a great deal of effort, enthusiasm and planning to arrange a single classic event each year but to arrange two must require dedication above and beyond the call of duty. However this is exactly what the organisers of Classic…

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  • BSA Classic Bikes

    BSA Classic Bikes

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    In sixty-plus years, the Birmingham Small Arms company built hundreds of memorable motorcycles. Richard Jones takes advantage of the BSAOC’s Open Day to take us on a whirlwind tour of some of the best-known BSAs – and a few with which you may not be so familiar… The BSA Owners’ Club Open Day is always…

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