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

Celebrate the whole spectrum!

Far from home

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

Tested • Riding kit worn, tools twirled & tyres turned

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CLASSICS ROCK MOTORCYCLE LIVE!

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

RETRO BEEMER ANNOUNCED

COLE’S TO NEWCASTLE! Well, kinda…

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’!

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The way we were…

Four-midable! • Steve Pendlebury stored his beloved Honda CB400/Four at his dad’s for 30 years. When dad sadly passed away, he decided to honour him by getting the Honda back to its beautiful best.

LITTLE GEM… • Twenty-five years on and still going strong: what is it about Suzuki’s seminal SV650 family that makes them marvellousl motorcycles? Readon…

Still going strong…

SUZUKI SV650 TIMELINE

Suzuki SV650 racing

Enfield of dreams! • What’s it like to live with a modern classic? Do they live up to the promise of timeless looks with modern performance? CMM contributor Dan Sager talks of his times with his Royal Enfield Interceptor 650.

Gold Standard • BSA kindly came to CMM and asked us to run one of their ‘new’ Gold Stars for a few months this summer past. Here’s part one of our report.

Suzuki TL1000R • We’ve begged for one of these to return before – but we think the time is ripe right now. Please Suzuki, listen to us!

Bright spark! • 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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Q&A

Balancing the books! • PB knocks on the door of blowing his 748 project £748 budget apart.

Brace yerself! • It’s his bike and he wants to do it HIS way – you can’t argue with that! Ralph gets on with bracing the frame of his flexible friend.

Braking bad! • Brakes that have stood for some time are never going to be working at 100 per cent of their maximum. Probably not even 10 per cent! Ralph sorts these anchors out.

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…

SUZUKI GT380 • Suzuki’s smallest triple has a lot going for it, reckons Steve Cooper.

IT’S MY BIKE: Steve Sullivan

What to buy and how much to pay

Totally Stroked! • The Bridgestone BS90 Trail engine is rebuilt and ready to fire. Meanwhile, the wiring is complete, and we are ready to fit the engine to the chassis.

Bruno lives! • Some years after taking delivery of Bruno, an original but rough RG250HB replica, Jeff finally hits the hills and smokes out the wildlife down under!

SHOW US YER SHED! • We want to see YOUR shed, your workshop, your garage space, your man/person cave – call it what you will! We want to know what you love and loathe about the space you have to fettle and – each month – we have a £50 Venhill voucher for you to spend on Venhill’s British-made control cables and hoses if you’re selected! Contact us at: bsimmonds@mortons.co.uk. Don’t forget the...