INCOMING!

BONUS RC READING

The nights have definitely drawn in and our social diaries have been somewhat disrupted . It's just as well there are stacks of stories on line to keep us entertained - and we've been adding to the articles available on the RealClassic website. Some of these are brand-new, never seen before features, while others are updated articles from out of the archive.

Head over to www . Real-Classic.co.uk where you'll find these recent additions:

> VIRTUAL MUSEUM TOUR: a two-part photographic exploration of the Sammy Miller Museum, with mini-profiles of some of the extraordinary motorcycles therein

> TUNING FOR NEED: the opening episodes of Paul Friday's excellent technical series, in which he boosts the performance of his Moto Guzzi Nuovo Falcone with sneaky tweaks to the ignition, timing and such

> ROUND BRITAIN RALLYmemories : of rides gone by, and great reasons why you should sign up for this socially-distanced rally in 2021

> RELIABILITY  TRIALS: RC regular Stu suggests that there's no good reason for old bikes to be unreliable Plus a steady stream of news from the old bike world and selected features from RC's first twenty years on line!

OTHER ODDJOBS

RCl 99 has arrived, and what a lot we got for our subscription. You really provide so much reading pleasure, facts and figures and history. Ollie's ride on that Buell Ulysses caused him to ponder the chosen model name. The history of the US gives a clue. During their Civil War there was a general named Ulysses Grant who did well for his side. He may have been good at moving his troops cross-country, which is to say off-road.

Jonathan Lambley wrote of owning and riding a Vincent - very interesting. I smiled at his comment 'If you really want something then you can have it:Very true when applied to motorcycles and ownership in western Europe. His quoted prices for potential purchases were a bit eye-watering: £20,000 for a 500cc single! He suggested that a Comet 500 was certainly within reach of the average motorcyclist. Horses for courses ...

Would it possible for RC to produce a detailed history of what happened to Vincent on the run up to 1956, the year Jonathan reported that Vincent sank? And that happened despite their having had a go at producing military drones, lawn mowers and water scooters. Were they not also involved