“Oh God where do I start, this thing gives me goose bumps just looking at it! So it sounds a little quieter than a KR-1S but I can live with that as it looks a thousand times better than the Kawasaki could ever look. I’m not too keen on riding the RG

More than a few of us in classic motorcycle circles got excited when Suzuki teased us with news of the Katana model’s rebirth prior to launch in 2019. This was because – across the years – Suzuki has often led the line in breaking with convention; in

18 OCTOBER CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE MECHANICS OUT 21 Scorton Auto and Bike Jumble at North Yorkshire Events Centre, Atley Hill Road, Scorton, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 6EJ. Tel: Bert on 07909 904705. What3words: unfair.aims.gobbles 21 90th Celebration

My mate Gary Ward stripped the studs on the bottom of his Z1000 fork legs, thanks to a previous idiot that ‘didn’t need a torque wrench’, and stretched the studs. He wanted them changed in the middle of the riding season and, given how few nice ridin

Some very special motorcycles along with the legends who raced them will be centre-stage at this October’s Carole Nash-backed Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show. Held at the Stafford Showground over the weekend of October 12-13, motorcycle racing lege

This year marks a huge milestone for Cadwell Park as this iconic circuit celebrates its 90th birthday. September 21/22 will see the circuit burst into life with a huge celebration spanning the biking history of this awesome and much-loved venue and y

Please, please, please, Suzuki – bring back the humble Bandit… You’ll see we’ve not placed a capacity in our headline because, well, we’ve loved them all. Bandits in various specs and formats have offered back-to-basics biking and sold by the thousan

Last time out I had virtually finished the wiring look of Donna’s little 1989 Honda CBR250R MC19. This month I unearthed more defects on the unhappy 249cc four-cylinder screamer. On a positive, for me at least, if I didn’t have so many motorcycle def

History is said to be written by the victors – and motorcycle statuses are supposedly made or broken by sales figures. The former is often redefined when all the facts are available and impartially evaluated. And with bike reputations, poor sales fig

From stunt rider to radio DJ, and from Coventry to Hollywood, Peter Starr’s was a remarkable journey and earlier this summer his family and friends paid tribute to him when they scattered his ashes at one of his favourite racing circuits, Cadwell Par

G’day CMM friends: sorry about the delay. I am still injured! After breaking both hands way back in March 2022, and the insurance company paying for the surgery for the left hand in October 2022, I’ve been in a legal battle since to get the right han

There is a class of motorcycle which is revered by fans over here in the UK, a section of two-wheeled nostalgia that many of a certain age look back on with a smile. We’re talking about the 250cc two-stroke race-replica and today on test we have one

I live on the picturesque Moray coast and having recently moved into a bungalow with a detached garage I have been preparing it as my ‘old-age cage’ – I’m 73! Apart from keeping my bikes (Triumph Rocket III, Triumph T100C, Honda CBR1100XX Super Black

Let’s start with a reminder. I really do love this bike (at this point I’m actually trying to remind myself as much as you) but it has tested my patience to the point of breaking as I start to write this article. After finally gifting it a brilliant

When I bought my Aprilia Tuono off of editor Bert, I knew that I would change some things… my OCD wouldn't allow my eyes to look at blue wheels for a start. I know Bertie dreaded getting my messages and calls but it was all for the greater good and I

How do we go about choosing something for this section of CMM every month? Obviously it needs to be eye-catching and interesting, but this issue I stumbled upon this picture in our vaults simply captioned: ‘Flt. Lt. PR Evans a pilot in the Red Arrows

YAMAHA XS1100: Road test by John Nutting HONDA CBR600RR: 20 years on MZ ETZ 250: Buyer’s Guide GOING OUT IN STYLE: Motorcycle Funerals SHOW US YER SHED: WIN a £50 Venhill voucher if you show us YOURS! PROJECT BIKES: We will be showcasing some of the

As I write this in summer, the rain is beating on my office window and the garden looks like a rainforest. I love gardens, but I also spend all winter looking forward to riding my old XS, and so far this year I’ve done that once. And, for the first t