NORTON 750 COMMANDO
Some consider the Norton Commando to be the best-ever British twin. Others suggest that they can be a little rugged. FrankWestworth spent a day with a slightly civilised specimen…

FLAT TRACK TRIUMPH
Neal had a dream and Nige builds bikes. Between them they’ve created a cracking flat-tracker, and Odgie explains how it happened…

NORTON 961 COMMANDO
The seemingly interminable Norton saga opens a new chapter with the reintroduction of the 961 Commando. Alan Cathcart rides them both, with appropriate vigour.

HONDA TRANSALP
Which old bike is such a robust all-rounder that you’d choose to ride it only through the worst of the winter weather? Andy Havill argues that if Carlsberg did motorcycles then his Honda would be one of them.

NORTON DELUXE
Hang up your waxed cotton or leather jacket. Swap your lumpy bike boots for Oxfords (or even brogues). Commute to the city, dressed to do business. The new bodystyled Norton has arrived!

CHRISTMAS CRACKERS!
The very best present for your bosom biking buddy would of course be a year’s subscription to this very magazine – but if your pal already reads RC then here are a few other festive suggestions…

BSA MC4 PROTOTYPE
Way back in the 1950s, BSA’s chief designer produced a prototype 250 single based around the company’s 500 twin engine. The bikes and their engines were all destroyed, except… Ollie Hulme uncovered a sole survivor, and rode it, too.

KAWASAKI W800
RC readers have requested suggestions for manageable motorcycles that come with all mod cons and classic styling. Nick Adams delivers all of the above plus actual heritage…

HARLEY-DAVIDSON DYNA GLIDE 
Twenty years ago today… Harley-Davidson were building a touring bike for Europeans. Ian Woolley bought one.

BROUGH SUPERIOR SS80
Was the Brough Superior actually superior? Frank Westworth takes a ride, ignores advice from other riders, while Rowena Hoseason adds actual facts and stuff...

TASTY TINY ITALIANS
‘Tell us more about small capacity classics!’ you demanded. ‘OK!’ said Stu Thomson, because this just happens to be his specialist subject…

HARLEY-DAVIDSON WL
More than 90,000 ‘Liberators’ rolled off Milwaukee’s production lines during WW2. Stuart Francis has a soft spot for the hardworking winter warrior…

VELOCETTE VIPER
When half a ton of Triumph triple feels like three times as much motorcycle as you actually need, it’s time to lose a cylinder. Or maybe two. Peter Hatfield tells a singular tale of the joy of one…

TRIUMPH TIGER CUB
Triumph’s Cub may be small, but it still has the familiar Tiger bite. Frank Westworth enjoys life on a limit. Rowena Hoseason provides some actual facts..

ITALIAN AMERICAN
WHEN HARLY MET 'MACCHI

DUCATI 750
Paul Dale and his Ducati have been together for almost half a century: longer than most marriages! He reviews their times together, and
the modifications which have enhanced his riding relationship…

ROYAL ENFIELD BULSADER
Stephen Herbert squeezed an oversized BULLet 535 engine into a Cru-SADER frame to create the Bulsader, and navigated the red tape to
make it road legal. It was finally time to take to the road…

HONDA CB400A
Two wheels, two speeds, two cylinders and no clutch. Frank Westworth has been cruising around Cornwall aboard an almost automatic Honda…

TWO TRIUMPH TWINS
Are the Triumph 650 twins from the late 1960s really so superior to their oil-in-frame successors? Paul Henshaw has the chance to ride both types, back to back. He discovers that the apple didn’t fall too far from the tree…

TRIUMPH T160 TRIDENT
Was the last of the triples the best of the bunch? Frank Westworth thinks so. Well, he thinks so today, at least.

MATCHLESS G3L
Half a century ago, Frank Burbery bought an ex- WD 350 single. That started a relationship with these machines which continues to this day…

HONDA CX500
There are some bikes you just can’t see yourself ever selling. Trevor Cook celebrates 40 years with a Plastic Maggot.

ROYAL ENFIELD BRAKE REBUILD
Many Enfield owners have wondered how to improve their classic’s braking performance, and they experiment with multiple modifications. Marko Mudryj came up with his own solution…

MATCHLESS G5
Back when Chas was a lad, he made himself three promises regarding bicycles, guitars and a motorbike. The first two were fulfilled fairly fast, but his ultimate objective took a little longer to complete. Henry Gregson explains how a 350 lightweight played a pivotal role…

DOUGLAS 350 SPECIAL
If you’re looking for classic motorcycling with all mod cons, there’s an alternative to buying a current retro / replica. Doug Cross has converted his classic twin into a special designed to thrive in today’s riding conditions…

GILERA CX125
Ambition is a wonderful thing. Gilera wanted to build a range of radical new machinery, but managed only a single model for a single year. Alan Cath cart rode it…

GOLD STAR CARBWOES
When Greg Campbell’s Gold Star developed a high-rev stutter, his quest to perfect its carburetion began. And took more than two years to complete..

MOTO GUZZI AMBASSADOR
After three years of watching an aged Italian deteriorate by the roadside, Mick Webb couldn't stop himself rescuing the grand old girl, giving a 'Loop' Guzzi a new lease of life...

AJS ENGINE OVERHAUL
Half the fun of old bikes, says Neil Cairns, is keeping them running well - as he takes apart the engine of an AMC 500 single for routine maintenance...

TRIUMPH T120 BONNEVILLE
If there's one classic bike which everyone can recognise then it's the iconic Bonneville. But surely a late-1960s T120 is a cliche too far for Ace Tester Miles, a man famed for his idiosyncratic classic choices?

TECH TANK LINING
If your petrol tank is scruffy and rusty on the outside, then it's a fair bet that the inside is equally contaminated with corrosion. Not what you want clogging up your classic's carb! Rob Roy offers some observations on why lining your tank might not work quite right...

HONDA CD250U
Andy Hart needed a back-up old bike, a VMCCeligible machine which would start instantly if his BSA wasn’t available. Enter the Honda CD: the perfect machine for getting you there…

ELECTRICAL UPDATES
No need to blow a fuse, says Peter Hatfield, with old bike electrics. Try these modern modifications on your 12V British bike…

NORTON MODEL 18
Everybody knows the famous ES2, Norton’s handsome ohv single. Fewer folk are aware of the Model 18, its workaday stablemate. Frank Westworth encounters an old friend…

BMW R80 G/S
When BMW built their first Gelände / Straße boxer, no one knew they were inventing an entire class of modern motorcycle. Yet the original adventuresport machines are still going strong. Mick Webb’s airhead has taken him to the top of the world…

ROYAL ENFIELDWALLABY
Small, springy and built for life in the bush: the Wallaby is an indigenous marsupial native to Australia…and a really rather rare Royal Enfield. Rowena Hoseason reports.

TRIUMPHTERRIERTWO
Last time, Terrier and Tiger Cub expert Mike Estall had resolved various teething troubles with his 1956 T15. So it was now ready to ride off into the sunset, yes? Well, we all know how that turns out…

THE CONTENTS PAGE
Never ever in the entire history of motorcycle magazines have there been two stories about entirely mysterious V4 Suzukis. Strange but (almost certainly) true.

READERS’ FREE ADS
Variety is still plainly the spice of life. Two bikes here which found FW reaching for his chequebook. Luckily, help was at hand..

AJSMODEL 20
It’s sometimes a surprise when a bike gets dragged out into the light for the first time in years. And sometimes it’s no surprise at all. Frank Westworth unearths an old friend…

THE FINISHINGFLOURISH
Once themechanical rebuild has bankrupted your children’s college fund, you’re almost over the finishing line, surely? Not with that scabby petrol tank andmismatched sidepanels, you’re not. Morgan Rue sprays away..

TRIUMPH TlS
Once derided as mere hacks, winter's worst can bring out the best in an unglamorous bike. Frank Westworth tries to convince himself...

TOURING TRAUMA!
If at first you don 't succeed... Marion Thirsk tries and tries again, by BSA. And then by Enfield. And then by BSA again. And then the Enfield again. And then...

Racing on the Cheap: Back in the day, going fast on Britbikes could be achieved on a very tight budget David Kidd recalls his racing days...

NORTON P92 PROTOTYPE
As the old British industry floundered they produced some unusual ideas, like an lsolastic 500 single. Alan Cathcart rode it...

BSA ROYAL STAR
BSA's unit twins are always a popular choice for folks seeking a practical classic. Dave Narey opted for the smaller sibling to take him Continental touring...

TRIUMPH LEGEND TT
Revived Triumph's early triples are developing a new audience. Frank Westworth shared the new enthusiasm with this sparkling roadster ...

MOTOBECANE 175
Vintage motorcycles don't come cheap - especially not chic machines which are old enough to take part in the hobby's most prestigious events. Yet Odgie has found a classic bike old enough to take part in the Banbury Run, rebuilt to a very tight budget. This takes make do and mend to a whole new level...

ROYAL EN FIELD'S BIG TWIN
Roger Slater reveals how Enfield's big twin was so smooth and powerful, and shares his experience on how to make the most of this mighty motor...

TRIUMPH SPEED TWIN
Flick through Triumph’s current modern classics catalogue and the first motorcycle they boast about is the class-leading Speed Twin. Peter Hatfield tries Hinckley’s ‘performance icon’ for size…

PROJECT WORLD BEATER
Odgie is building a Can-Am flat-tracker and so far it’s all been happy chassis stuff. But nowhemust confront his nemesis: the Rotaxmotor in all its fiendish complexity...

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