In the November 2012 edition, RealClassic writers get to grips with…
• Ariel NG
A heart-warming tale of a long-term purchase process, an excellent restoration, and a fine result. Philip Tedstone tells it as it was, and everything which has been done in between, with plenty of hands-on advice and trade recommendations
• BSA Bantam
Few folk would choose to ride a small stroker more than a thousand miles in less than a week, but, as Rick Howell reports, his pretty poulet proved to be top of the pecking order
• Laverda 3C
The Italian triple. No, it’s not a Jota. Yes it is superb and desirable. Nolan Woodbury rides another Laverda; a 3C and investigates its introduction into America
• Moto Guzzi V7
Air-cooled, pushrod twin. Deliberately classic style, modern amenities. Sound good? Reuben Fowles thought so too, and bought his own Moto Guzzi 750
• Moto Morini 125 rebuild
Part Tre: Morini’s small capacity single-cylinder models are usually overshadowed by the popular 350 twins. Stuart Thomson stripped down his 125 single, and applied skill and paint…
• Norton International
Why do some folk go all misty-eyed whenever overhead-cam singles are mentioned? Frank Westworth takes a personal approach to a featherbed 580cc special
• Suzuki featherbed special
Martyn Roberts is an engineer, and like many engineers he decided to engineer his own motorcycle from a featherbed frame and a Suzuki single motor. Part one: the project begins
• Triumph sprint special
Two Triumph twins in perfect harmony. Sounds like the stuff of dreams? Odgie investigates, and explains life in the very fast lane…
• Triumph 6T Thunderbird
What to do when two of your friends ride Triumph 650 Thunderbirds? Martin Hughes-Games found Thunderbird 3 for himself
PLUS the slightly frightening French BFG; Dave Minton remembers the end of Phil Vincent’s career, PUB gets to grips with an AJS project, And Frank Westworth spends more time in the filing cabinet than in The Shed…
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