RealClassic 107/March 2013

In the new issue of RealClassic magazine we discover what might be the world’s first Triton, meet Ariels a-plenty at the house of the horse, consider whether Edward Turner did for Indian, and feature more classic machines from Morini, BSA, Bridgestone and Royal Enfield. Here’s how to get your paws on a copy…

ARIEL SINGLES
Allan Penrose owns several Ariel singles; a Red Hunter, a Black Ariel and even a trials special. One pre-war, one post-war, and one he built himself from an assortment of spare parts. So which one did he choose to ride for over 900 miles across Australia?

1970 BRIDGESTONE GTO
Never mind one lump or two: Rowena Hoseason finally understands the attraction of a two-stroke twin after a ride on this spiffy little 350 twin

BSA A10A
You don’t see many pre-unit Beesa twins equipped with both alternator and dynamo systems, although these were factory-built production machines. Rob Smith investigates the mystery of the missing A10As

EDWARD TURNER AND THE END OF INDIAN
Indian are most famous for building big V-twins, but they came close to joining the post-war boom with a different configuration. Tim Pickering explains how Triumph’s success brought about the end of Indian, and sank the American vertical twin from the get-go

MORINI STRADA 350
Most people opt for the Morini 350 Sport, but this owner chose a 1975 drum-braked touring Strada which needed some TLC to return it to top-notch condition

ROYAL ENFILED CRUSADER REBUILD, Pt2
Stephen Herbert’s eBay bargain begins to take shape, but he must now navigate the bodges of Proud Previous Owner…

TRITON SPECIAL
Take an International Norton. Throw most of it away. Add a swinging arm and a Triumph engine. Odgie rides the result, and shares a little industrial history

TRIUMPH T100C
If you were choosing a bike to ride on tight voyages of exploration, which would it be? Richard Holt chose a Triumph T100C, and he explained why to Frank Westworth

VELOCETTE KSS SPECIAL
Roger Slater wasn’t too impressed by the performance of the standard cammy Velo 350 roadster, and nor was the owner of this KSS. A project to boost the mid-range was on the cards…

PLUS! Graham Ham rides his Triumph Speed Twin in search of laverbread; Dave Minton wonders why people chose not to buy rotary Nortons; RC readers discuss instant gaskets, steam power, tech talk and more; PUB explores LEDs and Frank Westworth wonders what that strange spitting noise is that appears to be coming from his G12 engine…

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