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Norton Navigator

15th August 2017 RowenaH Features

Classic bike riders often ignore Norton lightweight twins, put off by the bad reputation of the 250 Jubilee. But its bigger brother is an altogether better proposition with a pukka Roadholder front end, decent brakes and an energetic 350 engine… Throughout his long career at the core of the original Britbike industry, designer Bert Hopwood rarely made a monstrous mistake.…

Eurojumble winners!

13th August 2017 RowenaH Features

Five RealClassic readers have won a free ticket each to the giant Carole Nash Eurojumble on September 1st and 2nd at Netley Marsh. Are you one of the lucky winners? The monthly RealClassic magazine isn’t available over the counter in UK newsagents, so the best way to read it regularly is to subscribe. We appreciate that means you’re making a…

Wheels & Waves

10th August 2017 RowenaH Events, Features

Mix together motorcycles, music and all manner of laid-back leisure activities. Locate the resulting five-day festival on the French / Spanish border, and you’ve got a recipe for success. So says Ian Woolley, who had a whale of a time… This year’s W&W event was the sixth, although in many ways ‘event’ is too small a word for this multifaceted…

Sunbeam S8

9th August 2017 RowenaH Features

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 of BSA’s luxury shaft-drive 500,…

August issue out now

7th August 2017 RowenaH Latest Issue

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 in print or digital formats……

An Enfield Excursion, Part Two

24th July 2017 RowenaH Features

Last time, Stuart Urquhart set off on his classic big single on an extended sprint around Scotland. He meets up with RC rider Ian aboard another Enfield Bullet, and together the pair explore the B-roads beyond Loch Lomond… Day One: 117 miles I was suffering the ravages of one too many Blondes (see previous episode). Fortunately, I had several hours…