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June Issue Out Now!

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RowenaH

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30th May 2026

The June jamboree of RealClassic motorcycling is now available for mail-order or digital delivery. With a couple of swift clicks you could read all about a really rare three-cylinder prototype, a trio of vintage British singles, a classic Japanese thumper and a truly unusual European two-stroke. Oh! And a Triumph twin or two. Of course……
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TriBSA 650

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RowenaH

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20th January 2023

Out of the archive: in another blast from the past we look back at an article John Walton wrote in the early days of RealClassic… looking back at a bike he owned a couple of decades before then! Step into our time machine to meet a pre-unit Triumph 650 twin housed in a BSA A10…
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Triumph Thunderbird

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RowenaH

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11th October 2017

Back in the early 1980s, Triumph built a budget 650; a short-stroke version of the 750 Bonneville. These days the TR65 Thunderbird is proving to be a rewarding practical classic bike for one regular rider… ‘As I age,’ says RC regular Mark Holyoake, ‘my taste in bikes has changed. Gone are the days of race-reps…
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Classic Bikes For Sale

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RowenaH

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8th May 2017

Psst. Wanna buy a Triumph Thunderbird? Or a Honda Gold Wing? A Beezer Victor? Rickman Métisse? All these machines and many more are advertised for sale in the May issue of RealClassic magazine. We’ve selected six of the best bikes up for sale in our Small Ads, with prices that start from just £1300…
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Shepton Snapshots, part two

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RowenaH

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28th March 2017

We return to the VMCC’s brilliant bikejumble to view some bargain Britbikes, an outstanding Ariel, ‘cheap’ Triumph twins and an original Ninja… Just the other day we were talking about ‘bargain Bonnevilles’ and how the prices of Triumph T140 twins seem to have gone sky-high recently. Just to prove us wrong (or possibly not…)…
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Triumph Bonneville T140

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RowenaH

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24th March 2017

Considering your first classic British bike? The Triumph T140 Bonneville (actually a range of 750 twins built between the mid-1970s and early 1980s) is still the obvious choice. There’s always a good selection of 750s up for sale at any time, so you have plenty to pick and choose between. Spares supply is superb. There…
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Bristol Roving! The best of the west, part two

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RowenaH

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9th February 2017

RC’s Continental correspondent takes a second stroll around the Bristol Classic MotorCycle Show at Shepton Mallet and discovers a nifty unit single, the ubiquitous Triumph twin, a distinctly non-standard Trident triple, a Royal Enfield ripe for restoration, a Panther single brought back from the brink – and an old friend from way back when……
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