Reviews

  • Bikes: Royal Enfield Bullet Electra X

    Bikes: Royal Enfield Bullet Electra X

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    A giant leap for mankind? Or just another new Bullet? Rowena Hoseason takes a quick spin on the latest Royal Enfield to go on sale in the UK…

  • Greeves Hawkstone Scrambler – Part 2

    Greeves Hawkstone Scrambler – Part 2

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    Last episode, Michael Eustace explained how he found his Greeves and got involved in Pre-65 off-road racing. After one race he had a fair bit of work to do over winter…

  • SOHC Honda CB750

    SOHC Honda CB750

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    Fancy a true Japanese classic? Steve The Toast has owned and run most examples of the Bike Which Changed The Worldâ„¢ and offers sage advice for 21st century riders…

  • 1973 Kawasaki Z1

    1973 Kawasaki Z1

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    What makes your dream bike so special? Andrew Peek’s first Zed One was too loud and too fast — and too good to be true. Here’s how he met his ultimate streetbike…

  • ‘Magnetic Speedometer Repair’ by Graham Blighe

    ‘Magnetic Speedometer Repair’ by Graham Blighe

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    This book promises ‘the definitive guide to the repair and calibration of Smiths magnetic speedos and tachos’ so you can ‘fix it yourself and never have to pay or wait for repairs again.’ An intrepid RC reader put it to the test…

  • Moto Morini 3 1/2: Tre

    Moto Morini 3 1/2: Tre

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    More Morini Meanderings from Martin Gelder; this time it’s rearsets, clip-ons and inevitable Italian illectrics – and a philosophical question for Real Classic bike owners…

  • ‘Museo Ducati’ by Jonnum and Harholdt

    ‘Museo Ducati’ by Jonnum and Harholdt

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    Nolan Woodbury meets 25 classics from the Ducati Museum, immortalised in this high-class publication…

  • Norton 1931 490cc Works Racer

    Norton 1931 490cc Works Racer

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    You might think that a 1931 ex-works Norton racer belongs in a museum, and indeed Steve Lacey’s Manx GP bike had pride of place at Brooklands for a while. It was originally raced by Ron Harris, then ridden by Phil Heath, and owned by Titch Allen. Steve tells its story

  • To Pakistan On A Norton 77

    To Pakistan On A Norton 77

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    Got an old British bike? Check. Read ‘Jupiter’s Travels’? Check. Must be time for an extraordinary adventure, then. Goat Maison’s Dominator took him halfway around the world…

  • ‘From Rocker to Racer’ by Reg Everett

    ‘From Rocker to Racer’ by Reg Everett

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    Reg Everett was a 1960s road racer who found himself up against the likes of Mike Hailwood and Derek Minter on works machines, when he was riding a home-built Greeves-powered special. Colin Sparrow recommends Everett’s autobiography…


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