RealClassic - May 2025

In this issue

ENFIELD SILVER BULLET
It’s not easy to build a retro motorcycle which looks correct and rides just right. Many major manufacturers have fallen at this very hurdle. Henry Gregson talks us through a design masterpiece, built by two men in a shed…

HYDE BONNEVILLE SCRAMBLER
Before Triumph launched their own Scrambler in 2006, Norman Hyde had offered his very own alternative – in advance, as it were. Alan Cathcart
reports…

MATCHLESS MODEL X
Paul Henshaw has been lucky enough to ride three different vintage V-twins recently. How does the Matchless compare to its prewar competition?

RealClassic Magazine Description:

RealClassic magazine features the very best British motorcycles from all eras, plus charismatic Continental machines (and the odd Japanese classics crops up occasionally, too). Long term classic riders will recognise many of the members of the RC team, which includes authors, historians and journalists like Steve Wilson, Dave Minton, Matt Vale, Odgie, Jacqueline 'PUB' Bickerstaff, Rowena Hoseason and editor Frank Westworth -- but the magazine's key feature is that it is firmly grounded in the real world. Our articles are written by real life riders and reflect far more than a simple road test ever can. We're never scared of getting grubby in The Shed (and we even admit it when things go horribly wrong!)