In the September 2012 edition, RealClassic writers get to grips with…

• Ariel (single) vs Triumph (twin)
Love at first sight. Comparing a 1947 Triumph twin to a 1944 Ariel single may appear to be a strange occupation, but Reg Eyre knows what he likes about motorcycles with military history

• BMW K75 refurb, part 2
Ex-Police motorcycles are often very affordable and well-equipped. Steve MacGregor returned a K75 RT to prolonged civilian life, and shares his conclusions with us

• Matchless trial single
The old traditional big Brit banger is alive and well, and surprisingly active in VMCC off-road events. Odgie examines a much-modded G80 500 single

• BSA star twin
Long-term ownership of a motorcycle is a sure way to learn all about it. Gordon Johnston and his BSA A7 500 twin have been together for more than thirty years…

• Kawasaki special
It’s a super-rapid retro! Jonathan Hoare inspected some serious muscle and attempted to explain why you’d dress up a recent Kawasaki to look like an old Triumph

• Morini Corsaro rebuild, part 1
Morini’s small capacity single-cylinder models are usually overshadowed by the popular 350 twins. Stuart Thomson picked 175cc single for his winter project

• 1930 Norton 16H
It’s nearly 90 years since the vintage era of sporting sidevalves. Rowena Hoseason encounters one of the long-lived survivors of that time

• Velocette MSS
It’s an easy starter. It rides like a gentleman. It is very quiet. How can this be a Velocette? Frank Westworth delights aboard an MSS

Meanwhile. Graham Hill goes Over The Hill on his trusty Speed Twin once again; PUB investigates more on Motosacoche; Dave Minton spends money on his old motorcycles, and Frank Westworth runs out of reasons not to start work on his Ariel 350 project.

Subscribe to RealClassic

Or search for specific bike articles

Or read it on your desktop: subscribe to the digital version of RealClassic – now available for iPad and Android.

RealClassic - running, riding and rebuilding RealClassic motorcycles