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Real Classic - June 2016

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WHAT LIES WITHIN

TRIUMPH TR6 TROPHY .................................6

Who needs twin carbs on their Triumph?
Frank Westworth rides something really
rather special

DREAMLINER ..............................................24
Back in the 1950s, innovative thinkers dared
to dream about the potential benefits
of streamlining. Sixty years later, Richard
Harvey aspires to bring the Dreamliner
back to life

MOTO GUZZI CONVERT ..............................32
Moto Guzzi V-twins are something of an
acquired taste. Motorcycles with automatic
transmission are even more unusual.
Only a true connoisseur could appreciate
both at once. Garron Clark-Darby is a man
converted – twice…

BENELLI 2C..................................................40
Benelli’s two-stroke 2C Elettronica is not
your typical classic Italian twin. Dave
Simmons wondered whether it would
make an adequate substitute until a
suitable Vee came along…

MATADOR BRADSHAW...............................48
Preston in Lancashire is seldom associated
with motorcycle production. It’s more
famous for being the site of the first UK
motorway, the home of the Bond Bug,
Deltic locomotive DP1 and the Canberra
bomber. However, as Henry Gregson
discovers, Preston also produced some
cracking vintage bikes…

BSA BANTAM ..............................................56
Iain Houghton celebrates a quarter century
with a fabulous fowl with a Highland
fling…

BSA B33 OUTFIT..........................................62
Almost every component on this unique
outfit began life attached to something
else. In fact, the whole project kicked
off some 20 years ago with an unloved
lawnmower, as Odgie explains…

ARIEL LEADER BUILD..................................82
The legendary curse of the Ariel Leader
continues. John Jordan makes great
progress with the rebuild of his unique
British two-stroke. Until suddenly, it all goes
pear-shaped…

NORTON UNIFIED TWIN .............................88
Last month, we thought it was all over. This
month, mild mechanical mayhem means
that Richard Negus has a further tale to tell
about bringing a factory prototype engine
back to life…

RE CRUSADER REFIT ...................................94
After spending several years in France,
Oily Boot Bob concludes his 50,000 miles
roadtest of Enfield 250s back in Blighty

RC REGULARS

THE CONTENTS PAGE .................................... 4

A unique machine! It’s not often we get to
say that and actually mean it. No no, not
the Triumph…

WE’VE GOT MAIL! ........................................16
Loads and loads of experience, opinion,
one or two lonesome facts and hillocks of
entertainment here as always. More please!

EVENTS ........................................................72
It’s the alleged warm season, so there’s
lots on, lots to do and lots to see

READERS’ FREE ADS ....................................76
A truly intriguing selection of machines. Is
that a Condor? A CZ? Only exotics in here
this month

PUB TALK ...................................................100
PUB has been studying her Shakespeare
– but Shakespeare County Raceway, not
the bard’s plays or anniversary. Some
very famous Vincents were in attendance.
Vincents also featured in the Bonhams
Classic Bike Show auction, but were well
outperformed by ‘the Broughs of Bodmin
Moor’

TALES FROM THE SHED .............................106
Heavy lifting time for Frank Westworth.
It’s always best to get someone else to do
the hard work…

RC COMPASS CHALLENGE.........................114
Some truly remarkable navigational skills
and imaginations are on display here. Get
riding; it’ll soon be winter!

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