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

Unloved, overpriced, unfashionable…

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Stuff • Thelatestridingkit, top tools, tyres, retro clothing and more!

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Tested • Riding kitworn, tools twirled&tyres turned

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Mick Ofield: November 1949 – February 2025

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

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

GOT SOME FRONT! • Andy Bolas rides Yamaha’s GTS1000A, a bike that, more than 30 years ago now, was a bit full of itself. Have three decades brought it down a peg or two?

AN AMERICAN ABROAD • The 1970s half-litre two-stroke twin that’s not Japanese: come and meet Ossa’s amazing Yankee 500SS. Yee-ha!

The multi-tool • 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

Learn the lathe • In the first part of our tutorial on lathes, Ralph Ferrand identifies the various workings of the lathe along with a little bit of history.

The single life! • When Japanese engine meets Italian chassis: yes, we’re back on with Scoop’s ‘Singular Obsession’!

Play Misty for me • From his evil lair near Guildford, Mark Haycock admits to pulling the wool over the eyes of our kind-hearted editor and gets his cat Misty to find the parts for his latest project bike.

HONDA XBR500 • Overlooked and undervalued – Honda’s XBR500 really deserves a second look.

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…

Oil be alright! • Pip’s exciting twin-into-triple has some interesting challenges to sort: not least of which is how to get the two-stroke oil splashed around in the right areas.

Tired tyres! • Time to get some new rubber on to Donna’s little pocket rocket!

Shock tactics! • With the KDX’s frame painted, it’s time to start looking at the suspension so Kev can get it back together as a rolling chassis ASAP.

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