Vintage motorcycles

R A Jones Classic Motorcycles: a family passion for proper classic bikes

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Mark Lancaster

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12th June 2026

For anyone with a love of British classics, restoration projects and interesting old motorcycles, R A Jones Classic Motorcycles is well worth knowing about. Based in Manchester, close to the Trafford Centre and M60, the business is run by Robert Jones and specialises in classic motorcycles, with a particular passion for British machinery. Whether it…
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DEVITT INSURANCE Announced as the Sponsor of the 2026 Bristol Classic Motorcycle Show

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Mark Lancaster

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4th December 2025

The Bristol Classic Motorcycle Show is proud to confirm Devitt Insurance as the official main sponsor of the 2026 event, taking place at the Royal Bath & West Showground, on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February 2026. As one of the UK’s longest-standing motorcycle insurance specialists, Devitt brings nine decades of knowledge and passion to the classic biking community, making…
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Reliability Trials

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RowenaH

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1st October 2020

A stitch in time saves hours of standing by the roadside, reckons Stu Thomson. He suggests that old bikes need not be unreliable. When they do go wrong, says Stu, perhaps it’s down to something the owner hasn’t done… There may be some disagreement about my next statement but… I believe that the majority of…
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Almond Tinkler: motorcycle engineer

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RowenaH

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30th August 2020

The article in RC192 about the vintage ohc racer built by the Tinkler brothers in 1927 triggered memories for RC reader John Harrison. He recalls meeting Almond Tinkler in the late 1970s… When I was lived in Liverpool, I worked as a boilermaker for Blackbull Engineering which occupied a workshop next to Langham Engineering. I…
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Classic Continental Motorcycles

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RowenaH

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26th July 2018

Richard Jones concludes his brief exploration of French motorcycles at this year’s VMCC Banbury Run® with some other machines from La Belle France that were on parade. All were, of course, manufactured before Banbury’s 1931 cut-off date, and they include classic bikes built by Peugeot, Terot, and Monet & Goyon… You may have been under…
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September issue on sale!

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RowenaH

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4th September 2017

The new issue of RealClassic magazine is totally V-TwinTastic (and, apparently, is also entirely at home to Mr Hyperbole). The classic bikes featured this month include Morini’s wee vee, Vincent’s big twins, two heavyweights from Moto Guzzi, a mighty Matchless, a Harley-Davidson, a handsome Hesketh and… a BMW Boxer (it’s a V-twin which is feeling…
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May magazine on sale now

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RowenaH

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1st May 2017

This eclectic issue of RealClassic features the full range of old bikes, from pioneers through veterans to vintage and classic and even one worthy warrior from the last gasp of the original British bike industry, built in the late 1980s. Two projects reach completion and we attempt to untangle the intricacies of Moto Guzzi’s post-war…
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Classic bikes for sale

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RowenaH

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13th March 2017

Each month RealClassic magazine features a selection of classic bikes and old motorcycles which are up for grabs – on sale at dealers or offered by private vendors. And without fail, the RC Crew are always distracted by the array of weird, wonderful and just plain WOW classic motorcycles on the market. So here…
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DKW and MZ motorcycles

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RowenaH

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12th February 2017

We frequently find all manner of interesting artefacts while rummaging around in the RC RChive, including factory adverts, original artwork and some stunning bike brochures. We cram as many of them into the magazine as we can, but they often don’t reproduce particularly well in print so we can only use them at relatively small…
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Classic bikes at Birmingham, part three

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RowenaH

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18th December 2016

If you didn’t have time to visit the two autumn shows at the NEC this year, never fear: Richard Jones endured both events to bring you a selection of the very best vintage motorcycles and classic bikes (and one or two new ones, too). Here’s his final prowl around the 2016 Motorcycle Live show halls.…
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