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Plugs & Leads: news from the classic motorcycling scene

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CRAVEN KITS FOR ENFIELD CLASSICS Owners of the current Royal Enfield Classic can now fit vintage-style Craven luggage to their machines, making the popular 350s even more practical. Craven Equipment have already produced fitting kits for the Meteor, Interceptor and Continental models, and now the Classic 350 can be easily equipped with Craven’s stylish and durable topbox and panniers. The…
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Kawasaki or Commando?

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They may both be 750 twins but there aren’t that many other similarities between the Kawasaki Z750 and Norton’s Commando. However, it turns out that many RC readers have experience of both, as Colin Leighfield reveals… It was great to see John Hunter’s letter in RC195 about his Kawasaki Z750B twin. With the short rear mudguard it looks like an…
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Classic Bikes For Sale

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This month’s Small Ad Showcase features six of the best classic bikes for sale which are advertised in the current issue of RealClassic magazine. We’ve covered all the bases with three of the most popular British bikes, an Italian, a German and a Japanese classic. Prices start at a sniff over £3k – five grand will get you a great…
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The Best Classic Bike

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Which is the best classic motorcycle of all time? RC reader Andy Bone suggests three candidates which could potentially claim that title… We all know the Norton Commando is the best classic bike… don’t we? The Commando feature in RC194 is a testament to this universally acknowledged truth. My very own Fastback Commando was featured in RC50 – it wasn’t…
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