Reviews

  • ‘Leanings’ and ‘Leanings 2’ by Peter Egan

    ‘Leanings’ and ‘Leanings 2’ by Peter Egan

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    Motorcycling may be an incurable ailment. These books have helped one RealClassic regular survive the experience with his sanity intact……

  • A Third Wheel: The Eccentric Alternative by Simon Potter

    A Third Wheel: The Eccentric Alternative by Simon Potter

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    Celia Walton has been riding and passengering sidecars for many a year, so she seemed the natural person to review this new book about riding with three wheels…

  • Sunbeam S8 Adventures – Part 4

    Sunbeam S8 Adventures – Part 4

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    He bought it, he broke it (OK; maybe it was broke already…) and now he’s nearly fixed it. Steve The Toaster finally gets his Sunbeam going again. Was it easy? Was it ‘eck as like…

  • Triumph T140D Bonneville Special

    Triumph T140D Bonneville Special

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    Was there really anything special about the T140D apart from its name? Steve Wilson rode one, and reports…

  • Triumph T100A – Part 7

    Triumph T100A – Part 7

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    After 14 months of hard labour, Dave has turned a miscellany of motorcycle spares into a real live classic bike. But now he has to make it legal…

  • ‘Vincent Motorcycles since 1955, the continuing story’ by David Wright

    ‘Vincent Motorcycles since 1955, the continuing story’ by David Wright

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    Jacqueline Bickerstaff, acknowledged expert on HRD-Vincent and an author on the subject herself, finds plenty to fascinate in this new hardback…

  • Ariel VB600: Slogger!

    Ariel VB600: Slogger!

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    The Ariel VB is a plodding old sidevalve single, with plenty of torque but with no power and no brakes. Right? ‘Borrow mine…’ suggested Tony Page. Frank Westworth took up his offer…

  • Triumph T140 Clutch Rebuild – Part 2

    Triumph T140 Clutch Rebuild – Part 2

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    Replacing a Triumph Bonneville clutch shouldn’t be too ghastly an enterprise. Yet, as NVNL discovered, there are always some questions to which the answers are not immediately apparent…

  • Lost Motorcycles of the 1920s by Jack Bacon

    Lost Motorcycles of the 1920s by Jack Bacon

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    There are over 50 vintage motorcycle marques detailed in this book, and the book itself was very nearly lost too…

  • 1969 BSA A65 Lightning

    1969 BSA A65 Lightning

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    Richard Green’s money was meant to be spent on a Gold Star. But he ended up with twice as much motor as he originally expected, and now rides a show-winning Beezer twin…


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