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Suzuki RGV500: THE race replica
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If one bike can almost sum up the race-replica paint job craze, it has to be Suzuki’s RGV500…
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Classic versus Modern Kawasaki Z650/Z650RS
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These two may look alike, but do they supply the same emotions? It’s a battle of the classic four-cylinder Kawasaki Z650 versus it’s twin-cylinder doppelgänger – the modern Z650RS ‘retro’. Game on!
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Review: Velocette Venom Clubman
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If you fancy the idea of a classic road racer, a Velocette Venom could be ideal – but read this first.
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BMW R65 Restoration | Part One
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Some time ago, Ric Campbell took on the restoration of a really ratty BMW boxer…
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A Triumph of engineering | Tri-Greeves 350 twin
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Triumph-engined, Greeves-framed specials have become a marque in their own right, but that’s not to say when building one you have to follow any rules.
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Book of the Week: Triumph: Pictorial History of the Great British Marque
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In our latest book of the week, James Robinson takes a deep dive into the history of Triumph.
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Beryl Swain: the first woman to achieve a solo finish in a TT race
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On what would have been her 88th birthday, we take a look at back at the first woman ever to achieve a solo finish in a TT race, Beryl Swain.
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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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Cecil Ashby: who he was, his impressive career, & what could have been
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Today the name of Cecil – or CT – Ashby is unknown to most, but John Milton takes a look at the man who could have been a contender.
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The BSA Rocket 3 with three lives
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Over the years, we’ve featured many (many!) BSA and Triumph triples in RealClassic. Trevor Drury explains how his much-modded Rocket 3 evolved into the machine you see here…
