15 May 2013
It’s nice being proved wrong. No, seriously. It’s good for the soul...

Hello... May 2013
17 April 2013
Some bikes are marked out as a future classic as soon as they’re launched. The Ducati Monster M900 was one of those machines. Raw, naked and pared to the bone, the bike simply oozed malevolence...
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Hello... April 2013
20 March 2013
Never meet your heroes - unless they’re grounded ex-bike racers...
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Hello... March 2013
20 February 2013
Is it really 23 years since the Kawasaki ZZ-R slipstreamed its way into our collective motorcycling psyche?
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Hello... February 2013
16 January 2013
It’s a terrible admission to make, but here it is: I’ve never owned a big-bore two-stroke...
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Hello... January 2013
19 December 2012
Twenty years ago I was a junior reporter on a local paper. I didn’t have a driving licence so two wheels got me about...
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Hello... December 2012
21 November 2012
This is the time of year when you need to start dropping hints to the family about Christmas presents. It gives them a whole month to get you what you really want...
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Hello... November 2012
17 October 2012
Hard to believe, but it’s 40 years since Kawasaki launched its opening salvo into the high performance motorcycle market. And what a machine it was.
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Hello... October 2012
19 September 2012
Welcome to the 300th issue of CMM. 1983 was the year of our first. It was also, according to some, another year of draconian legislation. But did the introduction of the 125 learner law do its part in driving the technological development of better...
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Hello... September 2012
15 August 2012
As you’ll have noticed, our cover bike this month is Kawasaki’s GPz1100A Unitrack. Now, you’d barely believe the trouble we had finding one at all, let alone finding one in great condition.
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Current Issue: June 2013 - Issue 308

• Stan Stephens
Super Stan on the Suzuki RGV250
• Bowden cables
With Mark as our very own cable guy
• Valve clearances
Scoop sorts out his FZR clearances. With help!
• Steve Parrish
Stavros strips his FZ750 to the frame...
• Emerging classics
The Thundercat is a sure-fire emerging classic
• Buying guide
Another CBX, this time the CBX1000 Pro-Link

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June 2013 - Issue 308

Running, riding & repairing Japanese & European classics

About the Editor

Bertie Simmonds, Editor
Bertie Simmonds, Editor

CMM editor Bertie Simmonds cut his teeth on a Kawa 125 while working on a local paper. He soon got the bike bug and progressed and has tried and worked on most of the modern ‘classics’.

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