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  • Royal Enfield Bullet 500. Again.

    Royal Enfield Bullet 500. Again.

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    We feel that everyone should be told how Emm’s adventures with her Royal Enfield are progressing (even though we run the risk of becoming RealBullet.co.uk). This time, she gets in a bit of a flap…

  • On a Wing and a Prayer

    On a Wing and a Prayer

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    Sidecars are… different. But fun. Real Fun. Anarchy takes a walk around a German Gold Wing Classic Combo…

  • Hog Fever, by Richard La Plante

    Hog Fever, by Richard La Plante

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    In theory this book is about Harley-Davidsons but, as Dave Blendell discovers, the marque is almost immaterial. This could be the funniest book you’ll ever read about motorcycling in general…

  • Jawa 650

    Jawa 650

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    Another new-old bike hits the street, using a familiar Rotax engine in a classic-shaped chassis. Rowena Hoseason tells us all about it…

  • Laverda Twins & Triples Bible by Ian Falloon

    Laverda Twins & Triples Bible by Ian Falloon

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    Bru Enzer is best known to the RealClassic world as ‘Laverdabru’, and so it was almost inevitable that this book would land in his lap at some point…

  • 1954 Gripen Moped

    1954 Gripen Moped

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    How many classic motorcycles can you partly dismantle and carry home on an aeroplane as excess baggage? Matt Little explains how to brighten up a winter’s weekend in Sweden…

  • Motorcycling: An Illustrated Social History, by Roger Fogg

    Motorcycling: An Illustrated Social History, by Roger Fogg

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    A high quality hardback review of motorcycling from 1910 through to 1969, showcasing half a century of British bikes and the people who rode them…

  • 1976 MZ TS250/1 Supa 5 – An MZ Abroad – Part 3

    1976 MZ TS250/1 Supa 5 – An MZ Abroad – Part 3

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    After main bearing failure and repair, Phil Speakman finally arrives at his destination in Finland. Now all he needs is an ice-lolly…

  • Norton Dominator 99: Chapter Two

    Norton Dominator 99: Chapter Two

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    Chapter Two of Jim Algar’s Dominator Diary, wherein the classic Norton twin gets naked (small children to leave the room, please), and the cylinder head gets the better of him. Twice…

  • Post Office Bikes – Part 1

    Post Office Bikes – Part 1

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    Motorcycles have been used, in many different forms, for some 92 years in the UK’s mail and communications industry. Paul Wood explains how motorcycles have worked in the Post Office…

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