Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

DUKE OF Ducati ST3 SWIRL! tourer for £3000!

FIVE DECADES OF MODERN CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE MECHANICS INCLUDING:

TOOL OF THE MONTH: PADDOCK STANDS, BAY-WATCH. WORKSHOP: GLASS-FIBRE TANK LINING. 90s: DUCATI 748. 80s: KAWASAKI KMX125. 70s: KAWASAKI Z900 SPECIAL, HONDA CB400 FOUR, YAMAHA DT360, PROJECT RICKUKI SPECIAL. ALSO: YOUR BIKES AND MEMORIES!

FIVE DECADES OF MODERN CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE MECHANICS INCLUDING:

TOOL OF THE MONTH: PADDOCK STANDS, BAY-WATCH. WORKSHOP: TANK DERUSTING. 90s: SUZUKI SV650S, HONDA CBR900RR FIREBLADE URBAN TIGER. 70s: HONDA CB400 FOUR, SUZUKI GS1000, PROJECT RICKUKI SPECIAL. 60s: SUZUKI TRINVADER SPECIAL. ALSO: YOUR BIKES AND...

Should I go back? Or shouldn’t I?

Some years ago, I was doing one of my (now) rare visits to ride on a race circuit. It was the gorgeous Anglesey circuit in Wales. A certain Niall Mackenzie was there and as he scooted past me on a Yamaha YZF750, he tapped the seat unit as if to say:...

FIVE DECADES OF MODERN CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE MECHANICS INCLUDING:

TOOL OF THE MONTH. BAY-WATCH. WORKSHOP: LATHES PART 4. 90s: YAMAHA FZS600 FAZER. 80s: SUZUKI GSX-R750F. 70s: HONDA CB400 FOUR, SUZUKI GS550, SUZUKI/DUCATI SINGLE SPECIAL. 60s: SUZUKI INVADER THREE-CYLINDER SPECIAL. ALSO: Q&A: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED...

FIVE DECADES OF MODERN CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE MECHANICS INCLUDING:

TOOL OF THE MONTH. BAY-WATCH. 00s: YAMAHA YZF-R1, HONDA DN-01. 90s: SUZUKI SV650S, KAWASAKI KDX200. 70s: DAVE MARSDEN KAWASAKI Z1000 SPECIAL, SUZUKI GT550, HONDA CB400 FOUR, SUZUKI GT500 CAFÉ RACER. 60s: SUZUKI INVADER THREE-CYLINDER SPECIAL. ALSO:...

FIVE DECADES OF MODERN CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE MECHANICS INCLUDING:

TOOL OF THE MONTH. WORKSHOP: LATHES PART 3, BAY-WATCH. 90s: DUCATI 748. 70s: KAWASAKI Z900 SPECIAL, HONDA CB400 FOUR, SUZUKI GT500 CAFÉ RACER. 60s: SUZUKI INVADER THREE-CYLINDER SPECIAL. ALSO: Q&A: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND YOUR BIKES AND MEMORIES!

The positivity of bikers and biking

Some people really don’t understand why I love motorcycles and the people who ride them. If you’re reading this, then you know. I try to explain the whole camaraderie, the fraternity (whatever your gender or persuasion), the shared passion, but they...

FIVE DECADES OF MODERN CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE MECHANICS INCLUDING:

TOOL OF THE MONTH. WORKSHOP: LATHES PART 1, BAY-WATCH. 80s: KAWASAKI KDX200, HONDA CBR250R. 70s: HONDA CB400F FOUR, SUZUKI/DUCATI SINGLE SPECIAL. 60s: SUZUKI TRINVADER SPECIAL. ALSO: Q&A: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND YOUR BIKES AND MEMORIES!

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Riding Yamaha’s big XV1100

FIVE DECADES OF MODERN CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE MECHANICS INCLUDING:

TOOL OF THE MONTH. WORKSHOP: FOCUS ON REX’S SPEED SHOP, SHOW US YER SHED, BAY-WATCH. RETRO: ROYAL ENFIELD INTERCEPTOR. 00s: YAMAHA YZF-R1. 90s: DUCATI 748, HONDA XRV750 AFRICA TWIN. 80s: HONDA CBR250R. 60s: SUZUKI TRINVADER SPECIAL, BRIDGESTONE BS90....

The beauty of bike choice…

I guess we all have some affinity with a certain bike – or even maybe a manufacturer, or do we? Just thinking about our wonderful contributors… Well, Pip Higham is either a big Suzuki four-stroke man, or maybe a small Ducati man. But he’s doing a nice...

Celebrate the whole spectrum!

Heading back from Motorcycle Live and the NEC and it was clearer than ever that retros – motorcycles styled like the classics we know and love – are here to stay. Also, BMW has just announced an R 90 S retro-a-like, Honda’s GB350S looks like a good...

RETRO-SPECTIVE: Kawasaki Z400

TOOL OF THE MONTH. WORKSHOP: SHOW US YER SHED, BAY WATCH. 90s: DUCATI 748, KAWASAKI ZRX1100R. 70s: YAMAHA DT360, SUZUKI GT500 CAFÉ RACER. 60s: BRIDGESTONE BS90, HONDA SS50E. 50s: TRIUMPH SPOTTY BIKE SPECIAL. Also: Q&A: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND YOUR...

From the sublime to the ridiculous

It was a weird week for me – and a wonderful one, too. I’d joined ‘the’ national weekly motorcycle newspaper, and coming from a wellorganised bi-weekly local newspaper it was a bit of a culture shock… Out went the shirt and tie, in came jeans and...

Oooh suits you sir…

…or rather – it doesn’t suit me! Now, there are some plus points to being on the ‘large’ side. Being over six feet tall means I can reach the top shelves for various goods and special interest magazines. But being that tall AND carrying some extra...

FIVE DECADES OF MODERN CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE MECHANICS INCLUDING: G

TOOL OF THE MONTH. WORKSHOP: SHOW US YER SHED. 00s: HONDA NT700V DEAUVILLE. 90s: YAMAHA FZR1000 EXUP. 80s: YAMAHA RD250LC. 70s: HONDA CB750 DOHC, KAWASAKI Z900 SPECIAL, HONDA DT70. 60s: HONDA SS50E. 50s: TRIUMPH TIGER SPOTTY BIKE SPECIAL. Also: Q&A:...

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Harley-davidson ■ XR1200X creams corners!