Automotive
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Chain Reactions
Mark sorted the sprockets last month and found some odd things. Sorting the chain should be simple, right?
5 min |
May 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Golden Wonder
Our Scottie is wondering what lies beneath the battered panels of his SRAD!
4 min |
May 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Crankshaft Dreaming...
The home-build genius tells us how he gets that EUREKA moment when designing and building his amazing specials. Crank it out, Allen…
5 min |
May 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Sheene Machines At Prescott
Prescott Bike Fest will feature a number of very special bikes this year – including some once ridden by the legendary Barry Sheene
2 min |
June 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
From Canine To K6!
One man’s loving restoration of a dog to a classy Honda CB175 K6.
6 min |
June 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Purple Haze!
Far out, man. This 1973 Candytone Purple H2 750 has totally blown Jeff’s brain
5 min |
June 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
The End
There’s set up, a rotten rotor to sort and then a test ride: the mighty Zed is finished!
7 min |
June 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Project Kawasaki Hybrid Part 7 A Bit Of Push And Shove
Scoop’s Kawasaki Hybrid engine is doing the hokey-cokey this month.
4 min |
July 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Master Blaster!
Yamaha’s 500cc V4 two-stroke was in 1984 the first bike to offer the average rider the experience of what a Grand Prix racer might be like. John Nutting enjoys a blast on the special Yamaha RZV500R.
9 min |
July 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Mick And The RZV
With this month’s test on the rare Yamaha RZV 500R, we figured we’d show this as-rare shot from Mick Doohan’s own archive of the time he rode one.
1 min |
July 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Be An Award Winner!
Two CMM track days are taking place this year, but it’s not all about what happens on the tarmac – we have awards too!
2 min |
July 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
The Kitchen Zinc…
When it comes to zinc plate, you only get good results with decent preparation! Scoop talks about preparing for zinc plating.
1 min |
July 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Import-ant
With this issue seeing a test of the rare RZV500R, we ask about the relevance of imports and why two-strokes are going up in value.
4 min |
July 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Out Of The Bag
The new ‘retro’ Suzuki Katana has arrived in the UK and a damp Bertie Simmonds splashes his way through Warwickshire.
6 min |
July 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Points Make… ...
prizes! Allen sorts out the ignition for his Velocette V-twin and the timing.
5 min |
July 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Kawasaki ZZ-R600
Back in 1990, Kawasaki launched two rather good rocket ships for real roads.
2 min |
November 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Hot Legs!
Waiting for engine parts is a bind for down-under Jeff. So, what’s to do, mate?
2 min |
November 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Makeover Time!
After some time away, Mark’s K2 is back for some cosmetic surgery…
4 min |
November 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Faffing Fiddly!
Progress is being made despite Yamaha’s book of myths and legends that stump our Scoop!
5 min |
November 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Enjoy a ‘de-coke'
One of the quickest ways to restore two-stroke performance is to de-coke the exhaust system.
2 min |
November 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Flattering Ram
Scoop rides a bike he almost bought and comes away smiling: Suzuki’s GT250 Ram Air…
7 min |
November 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Project Suzuki RG500 Part 6 - Rotary Club
He’s nearly there! Our Jeff sorts the rotary discs out on the square four and fires her up…
4 min |
February 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Project Yamaha CS3C Part 7 - Going Cranky!
Scoop and his mates carry out various surgeries to the CS3C’s heart. Nurse, scalpel!
4 min |
February 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Satan's Stinger!
Negotiating an agreeable Brexit for both the 52% and the 48% would have been easier and taken less time, but (drum roll) Scoop’s Suzuki T125 ‘Project Stinger’ hits the road – at last!
9 min |
February 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Racing Certainties...
How do you price up a classic race bike? And when do you know when to buy? We’re not sure anyone really knows…
4 min |
February 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Yamaha RD350 Part 7 Out On The Road
Scoop has finally got the RD MoT’d – but what issues have surfaced now?
6 min |
March 2017
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Loving LEV!
Our Pip rescues and restores a famous Ducati Daytona. Here’s the tale in his inimitable words.
8 min |
March 2017
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Regressive Theory
Mark Forsyth samples the sublime 1998 Yamaha YZF-R1 asks the question: when sportsbike design start going backwards?
8 min |
September 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
The Frame Game...
By the time you read this, the beauty pictured above will be at Salon Prive; but how was the frame made? Allen tells all...
5 min |
September 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Project Honda CBR1000F Part 1 - Saints Be Praised!
A 21-year-old range-topping sports-tourer for little more than a bag of sand? Heavens above!
4 min |