From The Archive
-
The BSA Rocket 3 with three lives
Posted
by
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…
-
Foggy Petronas FP1: history & what went wrong
Posted
by
Racing is clearly a matter of timing: it’s how the pecking order is worked out. But it also has a direct effect on whether a machine will be a success or not. The stars often need to align… They didn’t for the gorgeous Foggy Petronas FP1.
-
The life and career of Renzo Pasolini
Posted
by
Bertie Simmonds looks back at the life and career of Renzo Pasolini (with photography from the Mortons Archive)
-
From the archive: Beach racing with Ron Parkinson in 1930
Posted
by
An aged AJS, with its white-clad rider, was the combination to beat on the beach at Southport.
-
Fast Freddie’s first title
Posted
by
Many recall Frederick Burdette Spencer’s amazing double title win in 1985, when he took both the 500cc and 250cc titles for Honda on their NSR250 and NSR500 two-stroke machines but his first title was no less dramatic.
-
From the archive: Hodgson’s choice
Posted
by
Two decades ago, Neil Hodgson became the UK’s second World Superbike Champion.
-
From the archive: Ron Haslam on a stocker VFR
Posted
by
It was the best advert for a new motorcycle – ever…
-
Little Engine touring
Posted
by
Velocette’s LE – for Little Engine – doesn’t perhaps spring immediately to mind as a long-distance mount, but that didn’t deter this 1956 tourist.
-
Colourful Crafar!
Posted
by
Simon Crafar has the strange honour of being the best rider never to have won a World Superbike race, and yet when he went to 500cc GPs he became one of the few to beat the dominant Mick Doohan…
-
Forza Ducati!
Posted
by
After an 11-year title drought, Ducati finally recaptured the World Superbike crown in 2022. It was a remarkable year for the Italian manufacturer, where it also took the MotoGP championship, the Bologna-based factory now has a total of 15 titles in the WSB series since its inception in 1988. Impressive.
