Tag: Norton

Norton Navigator

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.…
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Classic Bikes For Sale

Classified, Features
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. £2250. Rex, 0118 987 6734,…
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British and Classic

Features
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 anniversary event took place at…
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A Vintage Venture

Events, Features
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 the sun is shining. As…
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Café Racer Festival

Events, Features
RC regular Ian Woolley found himself short of reading matter, and this minor crisis somehow led him to Montlhéry in June, surrounded by all manner of customised classic bikes. Old skool café racers and trad Tritons took to the track alongside new wave brats, bobbers and street-trackers. Here, then, are the highlights… One of my regrets, one of many for…
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July issue available now

Latest Issue
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 three-part rebuild series of an…
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