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

NMM LIVE UPDATE!

2027 RETRO ZEDS!

MOTORCYCLE LIVE IS GO!

MCQUEEN BIKE TO AUCTION

MARVELS IN MINIATURE!

MARVELLOUS MARSH!

BMW’S 100 RING YEARS!

PADGETT’S HONOURED!

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FEEDBACK • We love to hear from you, so why not let us know what you like, or dislike in YOUR magazine. Simply get in touch by sending emails to: letters@classicmechanics.com or direct to the editor at bertie.simmonds@kelsey.co.uk or post your letters to the normal address. The best will win a top clothing/kit gift from our friends at Weise Clothing.

Show us yours • We want to see YOUR pride and joy in our pages, so you can share what you ride and what you 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 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!

SPECIAL F-X! • Often overlooked and considered ‘dull,’ the CBR600F-X nevertheless won hearts, minds and championships but never commanded a premium price second-hand. Have things changed 27 years on?

TWIN SET • Here are Yamaha’s first two sports 250s – the YDS1 and YDS2. The pearls of wisdom come from CMM’s own fashionista, Steve Cooper.

MEMORY MACHINE! • We all love a nostalgic look back at the good times – especially on two wheels. For one special CMM reader, that means the Yamaha XSR900 GP.

Sudden impact! • 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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RETRO REBOOT Honda CBX1300 • In an era of angular supernakeds and middleweight parallel twins, a sixcylinder roadster feels rebellious. Here’s how a modern CBX1300 could blend modern engineering with unapologetic excess.

V-fourced! • Guilty pleasure time… PB confesses to a soft spot for a bike he usually vilifies. And then buys one!

Painting by numbers! • Mark never likes spending a fortune, so how’s he going to sort the paint on his 400 Four?

Carb intake! • Details, details, details and a modified Mikuni VM carb this time.

HONDA VFR400R NC30 • If you can’t afford an RC30, maybe you can one of these? But only maybe… they have a cachet all of their own!

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Bay-watch! • *and FB Marketplace, and Gumtree, and anywhere else we spot something we like…

Generation game! • He may not know much about who sang what song (it was either George Benson or Whitney Houston) but he knows bikes! Our Andy buys a bike for his lad Alex.

Brat to basics • We welcome Bert’s old mate Adrian Stear to CMM’s pages and his quirky project. Take it away Ade!

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Well spoken! • After a little mishap, it’s time for Ralph to start lacing up...