classic Japanese motorcycles

This month’s magazine: ready to read!

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RowenaH

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7th September 2026

RC269, the September 2026 issue of RealClassic magazine, is out now and available to order in whizzy digital or old-fashioned ink-on-paper formats. Highlights this time include a remarkably original 1951 AJS 18C competition model reunited with its former owner’s family, a rare Swiss-built Zehnder 110, an extraordinary century-old Indian Scout restoration, a custom-built Panther 650…
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Classic Bikes For Sale

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RowenaH

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11th May 2025

Welcome to our latest showcase of classified ads, selected from the classic motorcycles advertised for sale recently in the RealClassic readers’ ads. There’s more every month in the magazine, but here’s a few which caught our attention in the May issue… TRIUMPH 5T SPEED TWIN, pre unit, 1959. Easy starter, runs and rides as it…
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Kawasaki Z900

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RowenaH

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21st June 2018

45 years ago, Richard Jones couldn’t afford a Big Zed and these days he can’t justify the five-figure cost of a 1970’s Z900. Conveniently, Kawasaki offer a modern alternative. But can it possibly capture the charisma of the original machine? I still remember, as a callow youth, the excitement of reading MCN’s road test of…
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