Buy RealClassic 149 / September 2016

In this month’s magazine: a Honda! A Jawa! And heaps of old Brit bikes…

BSA B24 350
BSA’s pre-war singles were so sought-after that ne’er-do-wells resorted to stealing
them. Ken recalls a tale from his childhood involving a Silver Star which was lifted by the light-fingered on more than one occasion…

BSA A10 DIRT-TRACKER
A saga of rapid racing resurrection, in which Odgie discovers a 650 twin in hibernation and decides to turn it into a demon racer, almost overnight

ENFIELD BULLET BUILD, Part Three
Stephen Herbert completes his ‘modular’ rebuild of a much maltreated, 25 year-old Indian Enfield 350. It’s now a lot less rusty than it used to be, and rather more pink. But will it work?

HONDA XBR500
Thirty years ago, no one much liked Honda’s big single, but these days it’s developing a solid fan club. Maybe it just needed time to mature, like a good wine or strong cheddar? Other hors d’oeuvres include the GB and SRX singles

JAWA CALIFORNIAN
Four decades ago, Malcolm encountered his first Jawa Californian on the far side of the planet. What are the chances that another 250 two-stroke single would cross his path back in Britain in 21st century?

NORTON COMMANDO
One Commando is much like any other, right? Interstate owner Stuart Urquhart
tests this theory when he encounters a twice-rebuilt, mildly modded 750 Roadster

ROYAL ENFIELD CONTINENTAL TOUR
We’ve met Oily Boot Bob and his 250 Enfields before. When he’s not rebuilding them, it turns out he’s riding the things. In this adventure, Bob tackles 5000 curves and 350 miles with 3½ gears and considerable determination

TRIUMPH TIGER
An eBay bargain turned out to be a T100 of indeterminate vintage, a combination of 1961 and 63 machines. The delighted purchaser expected to complete the previous owner’s part-finished project and sell it on. And that’s what happened. Almost

TRIUMPH 6T PROJECT, Part Three
Over the last half century, Gordon had built up quite a stock of spare parts. Perhaps, he mused, it might be possible to assemble them into an actual motorcycle. Part The Last, in which Gordon completes his rather special project

PLUS Stu spends an entire £34 to transform the performance of his Gilera Giubileo with a Mikuni carb; the BSA B25SS sprouts a set of finely-fettled wheels; PUB the Vincent is a little bit under the weather so PUB the person takes alternative transport, and we found a cracking old photos of Draganfly’s first shop on fire…

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