INCOMING!

REAL REVELATION

I’ve just found RC177, when I bought another bike magazine. I’ve already read it cover to cover, a great magazine.

The front page and the article that followed on were terrific. The Triaki or Kawaumph is a revelation. This is the bike that Triumph or Kawasaki should have built. The finish is superb and it puts the new Street Twin in the shade. The paint job, particularly the tank, really set off the whole the bike. Just looking at the pictures you wouldn’t have known it wasn’t factory built.

When I’ve finished this I’m going over to the website to order a subscription. Keep up the good work!

Terry Pope, member

READING, RIDING REALCLASSIC

RealClassic writers and readers, by their own admission and evidenced by the content of the magazine, seem to have an eclectic taste in two-wheeled transport and an interest in its history. There are just the occasional letters from people who think the mag should be devoted solely to really old bikes. Maybe that is why the magazine has retained its popularity over the years and has a loyal and varied group of subscribers and contributors around the world. This is due in no small part to the feeling that you’re a member of a club, where you can contribute views, opinions and helpful tips – you’re not just a subscriber to a faceless magazine.

As for the bikes, in each issue there are some large capacity, tiny capacity, modern, some old, some not so old, some unusual, some weird or odd (maybe like some of the contributors!), some specials, and now and again some brand new machines – but those built with the old values of usability and value for money and not outright performance.

The appeal for me is that each issue is unpredictable, unlike many of the magazines out there. In RC there may be something out of the ordinary, or a visit to an area / era forgotten by the mainstream motorcycling press. You don’t have to like every article or bike