Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Dedicated to the later classics and Japanese machines, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics has it all. Now 116 pages of road tests, rebuild guides, 'Street Specials' reviews and much much more... Staff Bikes - Classic Motorcycle Mechanics is the only magazine that "Buys its own bikes, rebuilds 'em and rides 'em".

Classic Motorcycle Mechanics • September 2024 Issue 443

Sit on a whopper, while you can!

Ferocious Frankie!

cmm Stuff • The latest riding kit, top tools, tyres, retro clothing and more!

Tested

GUERRILLA WARFARE!

Delightful Donington!

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SCOOPERMAN! • The sunny side of the classic world, with the VJMC’s Steve Cooper

Cool crank raises funds

Final Fowlers night!

2025 TT DATES CONFIRMED!

cmm events • Wanna get into CMM’s new events section? Then contact us at: BSimmonds@mortons.co.uk – you may even become ‘Event of the Month!’

FEEDBACK • Post to Mechanics, PO Box 99, Horncastle, Lincs LN9 6LZ or email your pictures to editorial@classicmechanics.com

Show us yours

The way we were…

First ofthe many! • When it comes to classic motorcycles the first or the last of a particular model are often well sought-after. So check out this unique Yamaha RD250LC: Pre-production Line ‘Number 1’!

Beef encounter! • Big, bad-ass, British and brilliant – the immense Triumph Rocket III is now 20 years old and as beefy as ever…

The thoroughly modern ROCKET 3

Twin shock tactics! • Carlsberg never made classic trail bikes but if they did, it would be just like this: Yamaha’s sublime DT175 twin shock.

The owner’s view by Dave Payne

Yamaha 175 trail bike genealogy

RETRO REBOOT Kawasaki KR1000 H2 • A modern road-legal take on Kawasaki’s championship-winning endurance racer? Yes please…

Hammer time! • Ralph Ferrand works with tools all day long – he sells them too at bikerstoolbox.co.uk so he knows what works.

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Moto Guzzi V7 Custom

Q&A

EYUP! It’s an EXUP! • Our very own PB tells a tale of (yet another) bike he didn’t plan on buying, but just so happened to fall into his garage/workshop/storage unit! What’s he done now?

FA-nally finished! • Dave’s done it! In (lucky) 13 instalments the dreary DOHC Honda is now dreamy once more. Result!

A guide to guides • Ralph wants decent oomph from this special – so he’s having to fettle the head of his Z900 and is swopping out the valve guides.

Bay-watch* • *and FB Marketplace, and Gumtree, and anywhere else we spot something we like…

HONDA CB72/77 • They may be more than 60 years old but the CB72/77 is still a class act.

THE AUCTIONEER’S PRE-SALE REPORT

BACK ISSUES • Whether it’s recent releases or vintage copies, step back in time and browse through the ages with the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics back issue collection.

DeeTee done? • Mark is putting back the diminutive DT’s motor this month and hoping everything is in order!

Cringe and brackets! • Stripping and bracket-making make our old Pip moan this month! Well, he wanted to build this bike!

SHOW US YER SHED!

Deliciously dull! • With a big tour coming up, our Vic needed a cheap distance bike that fitted the CMM brief. What did he get?

In this we rust! • Kev makes some progress on the big bore SS50. About bloody time, too.

Next month •  IN YOUR RADICALLY RESTORED CMM!

Oh Dash!