RealClassic

Ollie’s ODDJOBS

Who among us has not been bitten by the bug of wanting to relive some dear dead days beyond accurate recall? And thus we surf the internet, semi-casually hunting for bargains, and pore over the classified columns in search of some relic of our past when waistlines were slenderer and / or we could get out of an armchair without grunting.

My third motorcycle was so terrible, I’m amazed I kept on riding the damn things. A Honda CB200 bought from a back-street Exeter bike shop, it was horribly unreliable and as I was then devoid of even basic mechanical skills, I was able

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from RealClassic

RealClassic6 min read
A VINTAGE Invitation
None of us had any say in when we were born, nor when we might subsequently enter the classic motorcycle scene. A number of us enthusiasts not only started young, say in our early teens, but are still taking an active part in motorcycling in our latt
RealClassic1 min read
Real Classic
MAYDAY! MAYDAY! Celebrate the glorious revolution with this, the May 2024 issue of RealClassic magazine, brought to you by Frank Westworth and Rowena Hoseason of the Cosmic Bike Co Ltd. Dazzling page design comes courtesy of Chris Abrams of AT Graphi
RealClassic1 min read
Ducati Dilemma
I've just read the brilliant Ducati article in RC240 and asked myself the inevitable question. If I could own one of those four bikes which would it be? For me it would have to be the Darmah. Chris White, member I hada Ducati 750GT in the late 1970s,

Related Books & Audiobooks