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

Some seriously saucy Suzukis!

Finns ain’t the same!

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

Riding kitworn, tools twirled&tyres turned

SHOW SUPERSTAR GARDNER

NAUGHTY, BUT NOYCE!

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

New V7 Guzzi coming

Classic TT back on the Mountain

ENFIELD HITS HIGHS

Parrish at pub!

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’!

FEED BACK

Show us yours • We want to see YOUR pride and joy in our pages, so you can share what you ride and what you restore/build with fellow readers. Email your hi-res shots to bsimmonds@mortons.co.uk or mail in some photos at the address at the front of the mag. Let us know what you’ve done, how you’ve done it and send before and after shots if you can. Do get in touch – because the best of the month gets a free T-shirt!

The way we were…

Very tempted! • Gary fell for the charms of Suzuki’s GR650 Tempter but found it wouldn’t start! So he bought another two to help solve the mystery…

Black Beauity! • Steve Cooper falls for the charms of Suzuki’s second 750 four: the GSX750.

Owner’s story – Steve Hamilton

Partyin the Park! • Cadwell Park is 90 years old this year. CMM was invited to a very special birthday party by Classic Bike Trackdays

Cadwell Park’s history

The titans! • This year’s Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Stafford Show was all about Carl Fogarty, Frankie Chili, Ducati’s 916 and lots of other cool classics.

Bonhams’ £3.2m bonanza!

Winners all!

Kawasaki Z400 • It’s not just the whoppers that mark out the Zed family of Kawasakis – there were (and are) some cracking light to middleweight bikes worth recalling, too…

Socket to ‘em! • 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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Suzuki Katanas

Q&A • Our very own wizened sages, Messrs Mark Haycock and Steve Cooper, are here to answer all of your woes, be they mechanical or spiritual. Every month we will be giving advice, as well as some general tips. Don’t forget to send in your own tips, too.

Project Ducati 748 part 2 Belt and braces! • Can PB get his jaded Ducati 748 up to track-day and road-legal spec with just his meagre £3000 total budget? AND save on the belts?

Project Bridgestone BS90 part 6 On its wheels! • The Bridgestone BS90 Trail is off the bench and on two wheels, ready for final wiring and the engine to go in. We’ve covered a lot this issue, so check out our progress…

Project Yamaha DT360 part 6 Sympathetic Restoration? • At what point during a classic bike refurb do you give up and just make everything new and shiny looking? At this point, says Will Holman

Bay-Watch • Kev Raymond keeps his eye on the choppy waters of the classic world to see if any projects, donors and bargains are out there worthy of being dragged out of the surf for some mouth-to-mouth…

DUCATI 999 • The one-time ugly duckling that’s now almost a swan!

TRADE VIEW: Neil Ridgewell of Made in Italy Motorcycles

What to buy and how much topay

Project Triumph Spotty Bike part...