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  • Ariel Huntmaster: Ground-up build

    Ariel Huntmaster: Ground-up build

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    When retirement came a-calling, Bob decided that a ground-up classic bike build would be the ideal project to keep him out of trouble. Little did he know…

  • April 2024

    April 2024

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    RealClassic revels in the nuts and bolts of running, riding and rebuilding real classic motorcycles. Expert and enthusiastic real-life riders from across the world share their passion for old bikes.

  • BMW R65 Restoration | Part Three

    BMW R65 Restoration | Part Three

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    Last time, Ric Campbell checked the engine, clutch and gearbox and untangled the bike’s electrics. Now to fettle the fuel tank and find out if this scruffy old boxer will actually run…

  • March 2024

    March 2024

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    RealClassic revels in the nuts and bolts of running, riding and rebuilding real classic motorcycles. Expert and enthusiastic real-life riders from across the world share their passion for old bikes.

  • BMW R65 Restoration | Part Two

    BMW R65 Restoration | Part Two

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    Last time, Ric Campbell started the restoration of a really rather ratty BMW airhead. Now to inspect the engine and gearbox, and then tackle the electrics…

  • February 2024

    February 2024

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    RealClassic revels in the nuts and bolts of running, riding and rebuilding real classic motorcycles. Expert and enthusiastic real-life riders from across the world share their passion for old bikes.

  • BMW R65 Restoration | Part One

    BMW R65 Restoration | Part One

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    Some time ago, Ric Campbell took on the restoration of a really ratty BMW boxer…

  • Norton Model 50: Something a little different

    Norton Model 50: Something a little different

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    Norton was long associated with sporting singles, especially the firm’s highly competitive cammy racers of the pre-war era. But in the mid-1950s a very different single-cylinder 350 joined the line-up, as Rowena Hoseason reveals…

  • The BSA Rocket 3 with three lives

    The BSA Rocket 3 with three lives

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    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…

  • January 2024

    January 2024

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    RealClassic revels in the nuts and bolts of running, riding and rebuilding real classic motorcycles. Expert and enthusiastic real-life riders from across the world share their passion for old bikes.

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