Automotive
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Fab At 50!
Honda’s 750 Four set the world alight when it appeared in 1968 to establish the Superbike age. John Nutting rides one of the earliest examples to sample the sound and the glory.
10 min |
October 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Honda's Superb CB750
Fifty shades of grey nicely sums up the current Honda CB750 market.
3 min |
October 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Meet Tel at Stafford!
The Carole Nash CMM Show at Stafford on October 13-14 promises to be a biggie… just ask Terry Rymer.
3 min |
October 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
The Price Is Right
Our resident expert Paul Jayson from The Motorcycle Broker spills the beans on prices for the ultimate CB750 models.
2 min |
October 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Suzuki GSX-R1100
How does a bored-out GSX-R1000 K5 in Slabbie styling sound to you?
2 min |
October 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Sort The Suspenders
He’s still not finished it: this is like War and Peace! Ralph sorts the suspenders…
6 min |
October 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Game Changer...
This month marks the 50thanniversary of Honda’s seminalCB750. It was 50 years ago that the almost futuristic shape of the Honda CB750 Four was first revealed at the Tokyo Automobile Show in October 1968.
1 min |
October 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Right Said Fred
Steve Cooper discovers a famous racing machine right on his door-step: Fred Merkel’s title-winning Honda RC30.
4 min |
October 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Frame Game
It’s time to finally get the RC374 on its wheels…
5 min |
October 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Putting A Damper On...
Scottie’s got an issue with his frame: and it’s all thanks to a safety device!
3 min |
October 2018
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 |
September 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Project Aprilia RS250 Part 2 - Harada And Faster!
Last issue we got the rolling chassis and the engine fitted and plumbed up. Now it’s time to get the RS on the road…
4 min |
September 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
The First Cut Is The Deepest
What’s it like building one of CRK’s custom conversions? Nutters is about to tear apart a perfectly good Triumph tourer to find out. Ouch!
7 min |
March 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
A Space Oddity!
This month Scoop is hooning around on one of the 1970s’ seriously overlooked strokers, the GT185. But why this cubic capacity Suzuki?
8 min |
March 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Bobber Dazzler?
Bertie Simmonds rides a characterful Moto Guzzi, but asks if this is just a fad too far?
5 min |
December 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Tight Fit!
Gawd he’s taken forever and been as miserly as Scrooge – but we can’t deny that (at last) Mark’s CB750 K2 looks magical!
5 min |
December 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Retro Reboot - Yamaha RD350N
Pure, stripped down fantasy, this is what a rebooted naked Powervalve could look like.
2 min |
December 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Parallel Lines
While the R1-Z didn’t officially come into the UK, there is a lot to love about this Yamaha parallel-twin two-stroke, according to Andy Bolas.
6 min |
December 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Race Paint Reps
As the saying goes: ‘You can’t polish a turd, but you can paint it!’ Scott Redmond looks at prices of the custom-painted race replica
3 min |
April 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Project Kawasaki H2C Part 1 Purple Pain!
Meet Purple Pain (apologies to Prince). She is Ralph’s widow maker and she is not quite right, as you will find out.
6 min |
August 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Project Triumph Daytona 1200 Part 1 Mellow Yellow!
What’s this big yellow lump doing in the collection of our mate Andy Bolas? Doesn’t he only like Jap bikes?
5 min |
August 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Project Honda VFR800 Part 1 - Hedge fun-d!
Meet biking barber Jonny Hedges: he's a whipper-snapper who collects bikes, wheelies dirt bikes and loves his Honda V4s!
3 min |
August 2019
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Birth Of Zed Power
Every month we take a look at the classic motorcycle market with a range of industry experts. This month, Paul Jayson from The Motorcycle Broker and our very own Scott Redmond look at high-performance yardsticks and Kawasakis in particular.
2 min |
July 2018
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Honda VF1000R
So Honda finally gave us the V4 sports bike we’d been waiting for but the beautiful RC213V is horrendously expensive. How about a V4 for us non-lottery winners?
2 min |