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".

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Show us yours • We want to see YOUR pride and joy in pages, so you can share what you ride and what restore/build with fellow readers. Email your hi-res shots to bertie.simmonds@kelsey.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… • Send us your 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!

THE BIG ONE! • Ignore the daft name for a moment, but this is one very well-thought-out, retro-looking machine from the early to mid-1990s. Andy Bolas sits down on a ‘Big One’ for us!

JUST LIKE FREDDIE’S? • Many manufacturers are looking to the past for design cues for their ‘retro’ or ‘heritage’ fleet of new motorcycles, often built on existing platforms. This is Honda’s take on the CB750 and CB900Fs of old… The Honda CB1000F.

FIELD OF DREAMS • Stuart Barker likes sports-tourers. But after riding the Bear 650 he asks if we really need 200bhp and electronic rider aids?

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.

TIME FOR A BOOST! • CMM reveals its plan for the long-term Yamaha XSR900 GP machine. Can we do it in time?

Sheer scope! • 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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Head case! • War and Peace was a quicker read! Yup, Ralph is now on part 14 of the Zed special build!

Mile muncher! • Idiot editor needed a practical bike which was cheap as chips. Has he actually made a decent purchase?

Light! Fantastic! • That headline is now being retired! But not before Kev explains what on earth he means…

MV AGUSTA 350 • Welcome to your entry level into the exclusive world of MV Agusta classics, says Steve Cooper!

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.

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…

Yo-Yo bike… • It moved, it didn’t get stripped down and then it came back. Is Bert’s Kawasaki...