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

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The way we were… • Send us your nostalgic snaps of you back in the day with your steed! Send to me at bertie.simmonds@kelsey.co.uk or via our vibrant Facebook page. C’mon, we’ll send you a T-shirt if you are our first pick!

FOREVER YOUNG! • That’s how those of a certain generation feel after riding the first of the YPVS line. The first Powervalve models really were a revelation when they were released back in 1983…

THE LC FAMILY TREE

TWO-STROKE HEAVEN! • What if two-strokes and the RD/LC family of motorcycles were still a thing? Wouldn’t it be good? We think it would be great – if they looked like this!

MARLBORO MAN! • With his love of 1990s sports-bikes and old-school racing, Bert’s a dead cert to be won over by this bike, isn’t he? Will this non-smoker finally start smoking?

THE CULT OF LC! • From the era that style forgot came a machine like no other: Yamaha’s RD350LC. What made this bike (and little brother and subsequent models) so well-loved?

GRIN AND BEAR IT! • Bertie said he loved the Enfield Bear last year, so now we will be running one to see how it holds up to some long-term testing.

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Not too salty! • 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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Yamaha RD350LC

Well, blow me! • No thanks Andy! But yes, we’d love to hear about your latest project! So, spit it out!

What’ll it do mister?

Grounded! • Malc should be grounded! Yet again no opening shot for this article and he can’t find a shot of the bike ‘as is’ after all his hard work which is recounted here… Oh well!

Spring has sprung! • We know it’s a dangerous thing to do, but we unleashed our Ralph on to the unsuspecting top-class suspension business that is Maxton. It’s good stuff!

Benelli 900 sei • Check out Italian six appeal at its very best, says Steve Cooper.

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…

Plastic fantastic! • Polyester resins, ABS plastics and vinyl are the headline acts in this episode of ‘What on earth is he calling this project this month?’

Massive magneto malevolence

Devil in the details! • It’s shakedown time for Scoop’s long-running Kawasaki hybrid. The saga may soon be over, but there are still a few niggling issues he has to deal with.

Why this bike took so long!

Flop Gear! • A track test reveals our PB has got a floppy rod problem. We’d just put that down to his age…

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