Rowena Hoseason
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BSA Rocket Gold Star
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The modern Gold Star has stolen the limelight of late. But, as Rowena Hoseason explains, BSA built a rip-snorting roadster back in 1962, one which combined the best that both the famous 500 single and the stalwart 650 twin had to offer…
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Ariel Huntmaster: Ground-up build
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When retirement came a-calling, Bob decided that a ground-up classic bike build would be the ideal project to keep him out of trouble. Little did he know…
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Norton Model 50: Something a little different
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Norton was long associated with sporting singles, especially the firm’s highly competitive cammy racers of the pre-war era. But in the mid-1950s a very different single-cylinder 350 joined the line-up, as Rowena Hoseason reveals…
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The history of the AJS V-twin: from birth to rebirth
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Vintage V-twins almost took over RealClassic issues 225 and 226, with roadtests of litre-class prewar beasts from Royal Enfield and AJS. Rowena Hoseason investigates the background to the Ajay family…
