Automotive
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Honda ST1100 Pan European part 2- Squeaking Pan
Something’s going ‘squeak’ in Allen’s Pan… wonder what it is?
6 min |
March 2020
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
The magic of Marcus
Rex’s Speed Shop in Sussex is a vital source of replacement ignition, generator and ignition systems for classic Japanese machines. John Nutting talked to Marcus Rex
7 min |
January 2020
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Show time!
He’s been a busy bee, has our Allen, guest at three shows, he also continues his account of his SS100.
4 min |
January 2020
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Sweet 16!
Ducati’s 916 and racing homologation SP/SPS is a real keeper in the classic world, so says Paul Jayson.
4 min |
January 2020
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Project Yamaha TX750 part 1 Pond hopping…
Oh dear, our Mark has had a few drinks and bought a bike online... from the USA! Welcome to his Yamaha TX750.
4 min |
January 2020
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Curse of the clutch!
As things progress on the Teutonic Boxer twin, Ralph asks: “Is this revenge for Brexit?”
5 min |
January 2020
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
50-Cent!
Young Jack Watts returns to CMM with a restoration love story that cost a pretty penny!
3 min |
January 2020
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Ducati1098
With the aesthetically challenged 999 gone, Ducati went back to what they did best with the 1098.
2 min |
December 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Special Ks!
Paul Jayson from The Motorcycle Broker examines what happened to the market when our cover star and test machine was sold for £160,000.
4 min |
December 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Super Stafford!
You came, we saw, you conquered the muddy car park. But it was still another superb Stafford Show!
2 min |
December 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Project Suzuki GSF600 Bandit Part 1 Game Changer
Modern bikes have gear position indicators, Bandits do not. Mike Cowton (below) gets help to fit one from Martin Goodwin (above!)
6 min |
December 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Magic Mini-Twin!
What do you do when someone wants to show your one-off special, but you’ve sold it? If you’re Allen, you build another.
5 min |
December 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Project Steve Parrish Yamaha YDS3 Part 1 First Love!
Former British bike champ, world truck driving champ, commentator and full-time comedian Steve ‘Stavros’ Parrish buys his first love…
4 min |
December 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Honda CL350 Part 9 Final Fling!
It’s done and working – or is it? Mark and the CL head off into a haze of blue smoke…
5 min |
December 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Dirty Deeds...
Done dirt cheap… CMM reader Keith Dickinson restores and rebuilds Honda’s CRM250 AR.
8 min |
December 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Chain Alignment Tools
This month’s ‘Tool of the Month’ will be of interest to all those who do even the simplest maintenance to all save shaf-driven bikes. I am going to look at the thorny issue of final drive chain alignment, a problem that many doing basic home servicing seem to gloss over. It is of paramount importance that the final drive chain and its driving and driven sprockets line up accurately.
3 min |
December 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
1998 Honda NT650V Deauville
Dismiss the Deauville at your peril. After all, couriers, paramedics and the Police can’t be wrong, right?
4 min |
December 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Super Stafford!
Millyard, mad motorcycles, Webbo and wicked restorations – what’s not to like about this year’s CMM/Carole Nash Stafford show?
1 min |
October 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Bye, Bye Blackbird…
With a decade-long lifespan, there’s a Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird out there for everybody…
3 min |
October 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Yamaha FZS600 Fazer Part 4 Feeling Flushed!
The mighty Fazer 600 is up and running – though not quite as smoothly as we’d hoped.
8 min |
September 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Team Allspeed Part 5 Ups And Downs…
The Spa endurance race looms large, but all is not running smoothly at Team Allspeed as time runs out on them.
6 min |
September 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Suzuki RM80X Part 2 - Small Matters!
Jeff’s 1981 RM80X might be small, but it has a huge heart. This month the bike is stripped bare and the frame repainted ready for assembly.
3 min |
September 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Project Kawasaki ZXR750J Classic TT racer part 1 Vac-packed!
CMM welcomes Mike Booth from our sister title Fast Bikes. Boothy wants to go to the classic TT with a ‘Hoover-pipe’ Kawasaki ZXR from 1991…
5 min |
September 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Honda VFR750R (RC30)
If Honda built an RC30 tomorrow, it might just look like this.
2 min |
April 2017
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Capable Classic
Scoop reckons the Kawasaki Z650 may just be the best 1970s all-round classic out there.
7 min |
April 2017
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Power To The People
In Its 'Naked' Guise the Final Incarnation of the Venerable Powervalve Was Actually (if Not Politically) Correct and Lusted After as a Result. Andy Bolas Comes Over All 'Citizen Smith' for the N2!
7 min |
April 2017
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
2002 Triumph Speed Four
Under-rated and over-looked, Bertie Simmonds makes a case for remembering one of Triumph’s forgotten fours.
4 min |
September 2017
classic motorcycle mechanics
1999 honda cbr600 f-x
often overlooked and considered ‘dull’ the cbr600 f-x nevertheless won hearts, minds and championships. how about 18 years on?
4 min |
february 2017
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
1984 Honda Nighthawk CB650 SC
It’s easy to fall into the trap of underestimating a motorcycle just because you don’t like its style – just ask Bertie Simmonds.
6 min |
March 2017
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Shadow Boxer
Scoop finds out if Suzuki’s GT550J is still living in shadow of Kawasaki’s 500cc two-stroke triples.
10 min |